Impact Assessment Graduate 2027

Ramboll3; Chester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid and flexible working

27 holiday days (UK)

Job summary

Ramboll in the UK is offering an Environmental Impact Assessment Graduate role within our expanding team. You will undertake environmental management and assessments on national and international projects, with training and mentoring as part of our Early Careers programme.

We welcome new graduates from Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Science, Geography and related fields who are curious, collaborative and keen to develop skills in GIS, data analysis and report writing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Environmental Impact Assessment or related field.
• Enthusiasm for learning, research, teamwork.
• Adaptability, good time management, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Good digital literacy; GIS experience and AI literacy (LLMs) beneficial.
• Numerical competence.
• Excellent English communication skills, both oral and written.
• Excellent report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Support early stage feasibility assessment, site selection and environmental constraints analysis.
• All stages of environmental impact assessment including screening, scoping and Environmental Statements.
• Coordinate environmental disciplines and deliver baseline surveys (ecology, peat, noise, air quality).
• Site inspections and walkover surveys.
• Support stakeholder engagement with public consultations and regulators.
• Manage inputs of environmental information to design and interface with client teams.
• Draft Environmental Statement chapters, including introductory and cumulative assessment chapters.
• Develop skills across disciplines and prepare environmental chapters.
• Support business development and the preparation of proposals.

Skills

Enthusiasm for learning

Teamwork

Adaptability

Time management

Problem solving

Analytical skills

Digital literacy

English communication

Report writing

GIS

AI literacy (LLMs)

Education

Environmental Impact Assessment / related degree

Tools

GIS

Job description

Please note - Ramboll cannot sponsor any post-study or Skilled Worker visas for our early career roles, as the Home Office's eligibility criteria would not be met.

Launch your career and find your professional home at Ramboll. Be part of a supportive and engaging environment, where you can challenge and explore your professional interests, passions and curiosity in ways that make a positive difference to individuals, communities and the environment.

We value the things that make you unique. Ramboll's Nordic heritage and founding aim, of improving conditions for people and nature, continue to guide our decision-making. As a foundation-owned multinational company, with 97.5% shares owned by the Ramboll Foundation, profits are reinvested into the company for the continued development of employees or used to fund research, charitable and humanitarian projects.

Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' and to act responsibly in everything that we do, means that you'll be working on projects that make a positive difference to individuals, communities and the environment.

Our Early Careers Programme - EarlyCareers@Ramboll

We have designed a training programme that will boost your personal, commercial and technical development to kick-start your career with Ramboll. You will also be paired with a mentor and have access to a clear framework to work towards your professional development.

The Early Careers Design Challenge is one of the highlights of the graduate training. This is a fun and exciting event where you get to work on a project for one of our clients that will provide you with an insight into the concept of design. You also get the opportunity to collaborate and network with amazing people and peers.

About this opportunity

The role will involve the opportunity to undertake environmental management and assessment with opportunities to work on both UK national project environmental impact assessments, and International environmental and social impact assessments. The team forms part of Ramboll's Impact Assessment Global Service Line, a team of over 450 Impact Assessment specialists working across a broad range of sectors including Energy, Infrastructure, Development & Planning, Marine and International Finance. The UK Impact Assessment team covers environmental impact assessment, planning and socio-economic assessments.

We are looking for Impact Assessment Graduates in our teams based in Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Chester, Cambridge. Please ensure you specify your location preferences on your application.

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Supporting early stage feasibility assessment/ site selection and environmental constraints analysis and working with our Planning team to understand the implications of planning policy
• All stages of environmental impact assessment including screening, scoping and preparing Environmental Statements and post-consent support managing compliance with environmental commitments/ planning conditions/ DCO requirements
• Environmental management to coordinate environmental disciplines and deliver baseline surveys - opportunities to support surveys in disciplines such as ecology, peat, noise and air quality.
• Site inspections and walkover surveys.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement as part of application proposals, with public consultation events and engagement with regulators/planning authorities
• Managing the inputs of environmental information to the design, and interfacing with design and client teams, managing the delivery of surveys and of the Environmental Statement.
• Drafting Environmental Statement chapters, including Introductory chapters, cumulative assessment chapters and Non-Technical Summaries.
• Opportunities to develop skills contributing to individual disciplines, and preparation of environmental chapters.
• Support business development and the preparation of proposals.

Your skills and experience

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• A Bachelors or Masters level degree in one or more of the following subjects: Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Assessment and Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Oceanography, marine related degrees or Geography.
• Enthusiasm for learning, research, teamwork
• Bring adaptability and have good time management, problem solving and analytical skills
• Good digital literacy - experience with GIS and AI literacy (e.g. LLMs) would be beneficial;
• Be numerically competent;
• Possess excellent English communication skills, both oral and written;
• Have excellent report writing skills

Benefits you will enjoy

• Hybrid and flexible working
• 27 days holiday per year and 8 days bank holid