Graduate Environmental Consultant

ISEP; Stafford; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

My client, a market leading Environmental and Engineering Consultancy, is seeking a Graduate Environmental Consultant to join the Hydro-Ecology Team based in Stafford. The role involves varied hydrological and hydro-ecology projects across infrastructure, renewables and developments in the UK, with hybrid working from the Stafford office.

Ideal candidates will have a strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS, and excellent report writing and communication

Qualifications

• Strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS.
• Excellent written and verbal communication to write reports.
• Experience with river habitat surveys, environmental permitting or compliance is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Watercourse assessments.
• River habitat surveys.
• Habitat regulation assessments.
• Protected species surveys for local aquatic species.
• Water framework directive assessments.
• Water resource assessments.
• Hydrological assessments.
• Water quality sampling and monitoring.
• Data analysis of monitoring data.
• Flood risk assessments.
• GIS mapping.
• Climate risk and resilience assessments.
• Environmental permitting applications and compliance.
• Site visits and sampling of river environments.

Skills

Hydrology

Flood risk

Water resources

GIS

Report writing

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Science / Hydrology / Geography

Tools

GIS software

Job description

My client a market leading Environmental and Engineering Consultancy, is searching for a Graduate Environmental Consultant to join their Hydro-Ecology Team based in Stafford.

Candidates are required to have a strong academic background in hydrology, flood risk, water resources or GIS and have a keen interest in hydrology, water quality and hydro-ecology.

Experience working for a UK based Consultancy or completing projects covering river habitat surveys, environmental permitting or compliance is also advantageous.

You will also be required to have excellent written and verbal communication skills to write reports.

As a Graduate Environmental Consultant you will join an experienced team to complete varied hydrological, water quality, hydro-ecology, flood risk and water resources projects for infrastructure, renewable energy and developments across the UK. You will be trained and supported to complete;

• Watercourse assessments.
• River habitat surveys.
• Habitat regulation assessments.
• Protected species surveys for white clawed cray fish and water voles.
• Water framework directive assessments.
• Water resource assessments
• Hydrological assessments
• Water quality sampling, assessments and monitoring.
• Data analysis of monitoring data.
• Flood risk assessments.
• GIS mapping.
• Climate risk and resilience assessments .
• Environmental permitting applications and compliance.
• Site visits, sampling and of river environments.

This role offers a competitive salary, career progression, flexible working and innovative projects across the UK. This role is based from the Stafford office on a hybrid basis.