Overview
We’re looking for a Sustainability Graduate to join our Construction team based in London
Within this role you can enjoy 26 days annual leave, 24/7 Wellbeing Support Programme, and even more https://jobs.kier.co.uk/benefits/
We are a leading UK national contractor delivering projects of all sizes and complexities in the public and private sectors, including education, healthcare, defence and justice and borders. We design and deliver buildings that are key to the UK’s infrastructure – from hospitals and treatment centres, to schools, leisure centres and prisons.
Construction comprises our Regional Building, Strategic Projects, Kier Places, KME and we operate across all regions– London & Southern, Western & Wales, Eastern & Midlands and North & Scotland. https://www.kier.co.uk/who-we-are/our-business-divisions/
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a leading construction and infrastructure services company on our structured graduate development programme. These programmes have been designed to provide you with the experiences and tools needed for progression within your chosen career.
Location: London – With flexibility to travel/relocate across the region
Starting Salary: £30,000 per annum
Pathway: Permanent, Full-time 2-year programme, leading to assistant level role upon completion with salary potential of CIRCA £38k
Starting date: September 2026
We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.
What you will be responsible for?
As a Sustainability Graduate, you’ll be across our projects with the Social Value and Environmental team. Working closely with our team of Environmental Advisors and Social Value Coordinators, supporting them in delivering targets across a wide range of contracts in Kier Places.
You will proactively work with project teams, subcontractors, and local stakeholder partners, to establish and develop social engagement sessions to help support the needs of our local community. The role will also involve ensuring environmental compliance through our system Rio, as well as reporting, monitoring, and analysing our social value and environmental data
What will your day-to-day duties include?
- Working alongside our Environment Advisor and Social Value Coordinators to deliver agreed Environment and Social Sustainability targets during the lifecycle of the project.
- Be an active contributor to the Places strategy on all things Sustainability.
- Liaising with subcontractors to collate documentation and data for Environment and Social value.
- Uploading environmental information and documentation onto Rio ensuring legal compliance
- Attending meetings with projects and the Sustainability team.
- Assisting with arranging and delivery of engagement sessions/workshops/events with local education, employability, and community-based partners.
Benefits for you
- Practical experience: gain valuable hands-on experience in your field.
- Skill improvement: develop technical and professional skills.
- Networking: build professional relationships and expand your network.
- Career insight: gain insights into your chosen industry and potential career paths.
What are we looking for?
We’re looking for people due to graduate in 2026, or have recently graduated within the past three years, with a degree in Environmental/ Sustainability or a related field.
The role of Sustainability Graduate is great for you if:
- Data handling and using it to tell a story – through verification and reporting
- Engaged with a commitment to create and sustain relationships at all levels
- Flexibility and willingness to travel as part of the role
- Confidence in meeting and working with a diverse range of people from a variety of backgrounds
- Willingness to support colleagues with environment and social value delivery, as required (team player).
- Hold a full UK driving licence
Rewards and benefits
We are proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a variety of flexible benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.
Diversity and inclusion
Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a high priority for us. We’re proud of the steps we’ve taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier’s diversity and inclusion initiatives, and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.
As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We look forward to seeing your application to #joinkier
Recruitment timeline
October 2025: Initial applications
November 2025: Application reviews
January 2026 onwards: Virtual and in-person assessment centres
