Graduate - Environment & Sustainability (Emiratization)

Energy Vault; Sharjah; On-site; AED 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading sustainable engineering firm as part of their Environment & Sustainability graduate program. This role involves providing technical contributions to environmental assessments and promoting sustainable practices within infrastructure projects, ideal for graduates passionate about environmental issues and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Experience in consultancy or as an environmental specialist on large infrastructure projects.
• Good understanding of Middle East environmental legislation and practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs for Environmental and Social Impact Assessments.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders to support project delivery.
• Assess environmental performance on various projects.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Stakeholder engagement

Environmental management

Sustainability knowledge

Education

Relevant Degree

Job description

Description

We currently have an opening for graduates with a passion for the environment and for sustainability who wish to join our Environment & Sustainability graduate program. We are looking for candidates with degrees in:

- process engineering
- chemical engineering
- industrial engineering
- occupational health
- environmental engineering
- architecture
- geology
- geography
- biology
- chemistry
- electrical
- mechanical engineering

Responsibilities

• Provide technical inputs within Environmental (and Social) Impact Assessments, CEMPs, EMS and other environmental related documentation
• Support my immediate team and wider WSP group for inputs into projects and proposals
• Coordinate with subconsultants where necessary and undertake baseline surveys for inputs into EIAs and monitoring
• Ensure that all environmental and sustainability permitting requirements are achieved during design and construction phases
• Have a good understanding of environmental management plans and systems and how they are implemented on a practical level
• Assess environmental performance on projects
• Have a reasonable commercial acumen and familiarity with writing on proposals and project work
• Ensure the progression of my professional development, through involvement in different types of projects, mentoring and internal/external support and training where necessary
• Coordinate with necessary internal and external stakeholders to support the successful delivery of projects as appropriate within the environmental scope
• Experience in liaising with international lenders for lenders’ technical advisory roles and international assessments would be beneficial

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree
• Comfortable liaising directly with contractors and undertaking site work
• Speciality in an environmental field would be beneficial
• Experience of working in consultancy or as environmental specialist on large infrastructure projects
• Good understanding of a range of technical environmental disciplines
• Good understanding of Middle East environmental legislation and practices
• Experience of working in Saudi Arabia would be advantageous
• Stakeholder and public engagement experience
• Great communication and team working skills
• Professional level of written and speaking English
• Other languages particularly Arabic or French would be beneficial
• A reasonable level of sustainability knowledge would be beneficial

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