Graduate Environmentalist

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Join Amey and start building a career with real impact.

We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for a Environmental Sustainability Graduate to join our Environmental E&S Highways team based in Nationwide. Whether you are finishing university or looking for the next step in your career, this is a great place to develop your skills, confidence and future career.

Starting Salary: £30,000.00 per annum (Subject to review)

Location: Nationwide

Working hours per week: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.

Start date: April 2027

Our two-year Graduate Pathway will challenge and inspire you to reach your full potential and build your career, with a guaranteed permanent position to transition into on completion. Throughout the programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and structured learning and development to support your professional and personal growth. We will also contribute towards a relevant professional qualification.

About the team: Join our supportive and inclusive team within Environmental E&S Highways, where you will work on projects that make a real difference to communities across the UK.

As an Environment and Sustainability Graduate, you will be fully involved at operational level, helping to drive change and support Amey Group and client environmental and sustainability goals. You will help turn carbon and climate-change ambitions into practical actions while developing essential skills in line with the ISEP Sustainability Skills Map.

What you will do:

• Embodying a collaborative approach, working with environment, carbon and sustainability professionals across Amey and others (including Clients, our key partners and Supply Chain members) to deliver: Zero Carbon Solutions, Nature Based Solutions and Compliant, Resilient & Industry Best Practice Solutions​ across our value chain, helping reduce the environmental impact of our construction, operation and maintenance activities.
• Providing environmental advice and support to operational team members, helping to transfer knowledge and improve individual understanding.
• Working with other Health, Safety, Environment and Quality professionals to provide assurance to operate within the Highways domain.
• Reviewing and briefing changes in law and standards.
• Ensuring environmental and social issues are identified and factored into the decision-making processes, developing, reviewing and revising appropriate policies and procedures.
• Working with operational team members to identify environmental risks and opportunities, improving understanding of how our activities interact with the environment and determine effective operational control measures to mitigate significant impacts, including in the event of an emergency, as well as in a changing climate.
• Supporting development of effective environmental and carbon management plans.
• Undertaking environmental permission applications (authorised waste, consents to discharge/abstract).
• Determining competence and awareness requirements, providing briefings and training as necessary.
• Monitoring compliance, undertaking inspections and audits.
• Undertaking environmental performance monitoring, analysis and evaluation, writing reports and making recommendations to our business leaders to drive continual improvement.
• Undertaking investigations into events with the potential for or that have caused pollution or damage to environmental assets.
• Maintaining ISO 14001 certification of our integrated management systems.

What you will bring:

We are looking for someone who is enthusiastic, keen to learn and ready to develop their career within a supportive and collaborative team.

• Bachelor's or master's degree in a relevant field such as ecology, environmental studies, sustainability or engineering. Student ISEP membership is desirable but not essential.
• Limited experience in the field of project management.
• Full UK driving licence.

Behavioural competencies:

• Analytical Thinking.
• Problem reframing and resolution.
• Effective communication.
• Relationship Development.
• Drive & determination.
• Team player in both own team and across virtual teams.
• Ability to work to deadlines and on own initiative.
• Holds self-accountable to meet commitments.
• Usually meets commitments to others.
• Adapts approach and demeanour in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Must demonstrate a commitment to the process of professional training, a willingness to accept training and development opportunities when they arise and a desire to achieve completion within the agreed timescale.

Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing, in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.

Apply today. We are excited to hear from you!