Environmental Impact Assessment Graduate - Basingstoke - immediate start

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

Job Description

Our Impact Assessment team are currently recruiting a graduate within our Basingstoke office for an immediate start.

About our Team

Impact Assessment is part of the Environment business, which comprises around 730 professionals across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The team delivers environment and sustainability solutions to both public and private sector clients and plays a leading role in addressing the climate and biodiversity emergencies.

The team is organised across various practice areas: Acoustics; Air Quality; Ecology; Geospatial & Data Services; Heritage; Landscape; Water Environment; Impact Assessment; Planning; Climate Change, Sustainability & Resilience; Stakeholder Engagement; and ESIA & ESDD (international environment and sustainability work).

• Coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs across a wide range of infrastructure development projects, helping them to gain development consent
• Working with clients and design teams to identify environmental constraints, avoid impacts and develop solutions, as well as delivering benefits where possible
• Coordinating the preparation of environmental assessment reports
• Post-planning consent support to projects (including during project construction and operation)

Projects

AECOM are at the forefront of delivering Environmental Impact Assessments for the nationally significant infrastructure projects that are providing for our future. Key projects include sustainable energy generation and transmission and water distribution.

Responsibilities

We need people with inquiring minds who can ask the questions to understand and then shape projects to achieve environmentally beneficial outcomes. The ability to work with people with different perspectives is essential to understand what Clients really need, what the design means and how it matters to stakeholders. So, communication - verbal and written - to interact with others and seek understanding, is important, but we accept that it is a skill that develops over time.

Perks and Support

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

On the job support and learning: When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries.

Graduate Development Programme: Our 2 year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend a number of instructor led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADVANCE webinar series.

Qualifications

We are looking for a candidate with a relevant first degree and, potentially, a relevant post graduate degree. Relevant subjects include environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, geography, housing (sustainable, planning, regeneration and urban management), social science, and sustainable development.

• Strong digital literacy - ability to help deliver our digital transformation agenda
• Willingness and ability to travel - a full driving licence or reliable transport is beneficial as the role will involve site surveys and transportation of site equipment
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands
• Good communications skills - verbal and written, fluent in English, confident in engaging with a variety of people and explaining technical issues
• Team oriented, with strong time management, organisational and numerical skills
• Self starter, enthusiastic, and able to deliver work under own initiative
• Strong research and report writing skills, including summarising technical information effectively
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and comfortable with research tools
• Commercial awareness for business development, marketing and proposal preparation

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact .

Application Details

Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades. Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advance offer start. You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle. We thrive on solving complex challenges for transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment. Our teams are driven by equity, diversity, inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities.

You will have the flexibility to work with hybrid work options, fostering a safe and respectful workplace where everyone can bring their whole selves. AECOM provides comprehensive compensation, benefits, and well being programs. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential and help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long term condition, provided they meet the minimum criteria for the role. For the Disability Confident Interview Scheme, please email .

All information supplied will be kept confidential in accordance with EEO guidelines.