Graduate Sustainability Advisory Consultant

TN United Kingdom; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Graduate Sustainability Advisory Consultant in Glasgow, where you'll embark on a transformative 3-year GROW programme. This role empowers you to develop essential skills while working on impactful environmental projects. Collaborate with experts to tackle climate challenges and deliver sustainable solutions. With a commitment to equality and diversity, you'll thrive in an inclusive environment that values your contributions. Make a meaningful impact on the planet and your career in this exciting opportunity.

Qualifications

• Graduating with at least a 2:2 in a relevant degree.
• Demonstrating strong communication and analytical skills.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for deliverables and liaising with clients.
• Working on environmental and planning projects.

Skills

Analytical Thinking

Creativity

Teamwork

Communication Skills

Resilience

Education

BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc in Engineering

BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc in Environmental Sciences

Job description

Graduate Sustainability Advisory Consultant, Glasgow

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 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.

Our graduate GROW programme is a structured 3-year programme designed to help you evolve and develop skills to become an experienced professional in your chosen field. You will benefit from training, development, mentoring, and assistance for relevant accreditations, as well as support and guidance to develop and succeed. As a GROW graduate, you will be empowered to drive your career and will be exposed to various experiences to help you gain the skills you need to succeed.

As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW, you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline. Working in teams of consultants, you'll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given opportunities to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You will work on environmental and planning projects, including major infrastructure, urban regeneration, and community-focused projects, exposing you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists.

Sustainability Advisory: Be a decisive part of this decade of change. Working across sectors, you will join an expert team advising some of the largest clients in the built environment sector on tackling the climate emergency and achieving broader sustainability outcomes. Our mission is to improve quality of life aligned with a 1.5-degree pathway through services such as Energy Transformation, ESG, Carbon Advisory, Climate Adaptation, and Strategic Planning. #GradSustainability

• Accepted degrees include: BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc in Engineering or Environmental Sciences, such as Building Services Engineering, Chemical/Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Energy Engineering, Electromechanical Engineering, Process Engineering, Environmental Science, or similar.

Qualifications & Experience:

• You will be graduating in or have recently graduated with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree.
• You will demonstrate skills including resilience, creativity, analytical thinking, and teamwork.
• You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
• You should be willing to travel and stay away from home when required (we embrace virtual working where possible).
• You must hold a full UK driving licence.
• You should be comfortable with site-based work when required for projects.

We believe everyone's contribution matters. We are pioneering a skills-based approach, allowing you to harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize our collective impact.

You'll do meaningful work, helping deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark on your career, colleagues, clients, life, and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to bring your best self to work every day. We take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves accountable. Our goal is to be an employer of choice and a great place to work for all. We believe diverse teams develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity, and inclusion are central to how we improve quality of life, working across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+, and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.