Permitting, Management Systems, & Sustainability Graduate 2027

Ramboll3; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Holiday entitlement 27 days + 8 bank

Chartered status support

Cycle-to-work

Private medical insurance

Job summary

Ramboll’s early career opportunity in the UK offers graduates a structured programme to develop regulatory and permitting expertise. You will learn how to assess operations for compliance, conduct desktop and site work, and support projects across environmental and sustainability services with mentorship and clear development milestones.

You will gain exposure to client engagements in industrial settings, data centers, and the growing green transition space, while growing technical and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Sustainability, Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Law/Policy or Chemical Engineering.
• Experience with IT packages including Word, Excel and Outlook.
• Be numerically competent; possess excellent English communication skills; strong report writing.

Responsibilities

• Develop expertise in environmental regulatory requirements and permitting for clients.
• Conduct desktop analyses and support site visits for environmental compliance teams.
• Assist in preparing technical permit applications for industrial or commercial properties.
• Assess environmental impacts across value chains to support sustainability initiatives.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to broaden skills across ESG/ due diligence projects.

Skills

Numerical competence

English communication

Report writing

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Sustainability, Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Law/Policy or Chemical Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

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 the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.

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 provide the opportunity to become fluent in a wide range of environmental regulatory requirements as they apply to our clients. You will develop the skills and knowledge to assess our clients' operations and activities in the context of regulatory compliance while also advising them on how improve their performance or achieve compliance. You will undertake desk-top analysis and confirmatory site visits to support our environmental compliance assurance team and our environmental permitting team. The role will support detailed technical applications for environmental permits, typically for industrial or commercial (e.g., data centre) properties, but with the anticipated increase in opportunities in the green transition space (hydrogen, EV, batteries, carbon capture). Further to this, the role typically provides a mix of desk‑based and client site‑based activities and will give you the opportunity to see many facilities first hand and to gain an excellent understanding of industrial and commercial facility operations from an environmental compliance and permitting perspective. Alongside permitting support, the role will involve assessing the environmental impacts of our clients' products and services across their value chain. This work supports regulatory compliance but also sustainability initiatives by identifying and recommending how to reduce environmental impact hotspots. Additional opportunities are also likely in supporting the development of client's environmental and sustainability management systems, and circular economy and resource management initiatives. Whilst the focus of this role is Environmental Permitting, Management Systems and Compliance, graduates in this role would also be expected to spend some time working within the Graduate ESG/EHS Due Diligence & Strategy Consultant role during their first two years of working at Ramboll in order to gain a breadth of skills and experience. We have opportunities available in our teams based in London, Manchester, Leeds.

Your skills and experience

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• A Bachelors or Masters level degree in a topic such as Sustainability, Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Law/Policy or Chemical Engineering
• Have experience with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
• 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 holiday
• Professional subscription and support in becoming chartered
• Range of employee benefits, such as cycle-to-work scheme, private medical insurance, discounted Taste card subscription, Gymflex and many more.