Graduate Environmental Management Consultant

Arcadis; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Arcadis is launching a two-year Graduate GROW Programme in the UK. You will join client work and real projects from day one, building technical expertise while developing business acumen through centrally delivered graduate cohort training.

There are no formal rotations, but graduates are encouraged to seek opportunities, travel to site, and contribute to environmental assessments on large-scale infrastructure and master planning projects.

Qualifications

• Graduating in 2027 or recently graduated in 2025/2026 with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree.
• Demonstrates Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK and travel frequently.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate environmental assessments across major infrastructure projects.
• Provide environmental advice for a diverse range of sectors from feasibility to planning.
• Develop SEA and EIA input to support planning applications.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and stakeholders on project delivery.

Skills

Resilience

Creativity

Analytical Thinking

Team Player

Education

Environmental degree (ISEP accreditation preferred)

Job description

Application Closing Date: 6th November 2026 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.

We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our two-year Graduate GROW Programme supports your transition from student to professional, sitting along client work and real projects from day one. Each graduate’s journey is unique, shaped by their chosen specialism and the variety of projects they contribute to. You will build your technical expertise by contributing to meaningful client engagements and project work, whilst business acumen and professional skills will be developed through centrally delivered graduate cohort training. Although there are no formal rotations, graduates are encouraged and supported by their managers to proactively seek opportunities, to broaden their experience and support their development.

Role accountabilities:

Environmental Management - As part of our integrated town planning, environmental assessment and management service you’ll be instrumental in reducing environmental impacts and where possible enhancing the environmental performance of our clients’ projects. You will be helping to coordinate environmental assessments and providing environmental advice for a diverse range of sectors, working across world-renowned large scale infrastructure projects, mixed-use development schemes, public realm and master planning projects. You will be involved in a variety of work across the life cycle of projects and programmes from initial feasibility studies / optioneering assessments and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) through to Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) to support planning applications.

Accepted degrees:

BEng/BSc/BA/MEng/MSc/ MA in an Environmental (Environmental Impact Assessment; Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Earth Sciences (e.g. Geology) subject or equivalent, ideally with accreditation from ISEP or equivalent.

Qualifications & Experience:

• You will be graduating in 2027 or have recently graduated in 2025 or 2026, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree
• You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK
• You must be willing and able to travel frequently and stay away from home as required. A significant portion of your time will involve site work, which may require extended periods away from your home office.

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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