Job Description

Due to exceptional growth in demand for our services we are currently recruiting for enthusiastic graduate Sustainability/Environmental Social Governance Consultants to join our well-established and growing UK-wide Carbon & Environmental Social Governance Practice in Manchester. 

About our Team 

Are you ready to be part of the change? We're expanding our Carbon & Environmental Social Governance Practice and looking for dynamic, self-motivated individuals to help us deliver groundbreaking projects that redefine the standards of sustainability.

Building on our well-established expertise and proficiency in carbon accounting, net-zero road-mapping, and Environmental Social Governance reporting, our Practice has been a trailblazer in sustainability for over two decades. Recognised as a leader in the field, AECOM has secured a spot in the Environment Analyst latest rankings of the 25 leading players in the UK environmental and sustainability consulting landscape. This accolade underscores our commitment to excellence in addressing climate-related issues, including climate justice, circular economy, waste management, and human rights, aligning our strategies with global objectives and fostering lasting positive impacts.

With a rich track record spanning over 20 years, we have been advising clients across diverse sectors, including infrastructure, energy, industrial, and corporate, on sustainability and social governance. Our comprehensive support enhances the resilience of businesses and projects, emphasizing key areas such as net-zero carbon, climate resilience, sustainable production and consumption, and social equality.

Projects

Renowned for our reliable climate assessments and carbon footprints, our active engagement in various climate projects for both UK and multinational businesses is a testament to our expertise. Examples of our work include major infrastructure developments in highways, rail, aviation, power, and urban regeneration. We contribute to the development and review of carbon calculation tools, guide clients on low carbon strategies using a science-based approach and assist in creating associated mitigation plans. Our involvement extends to supporting clients with climate and nature reporting frameworks, undertaking waste management and circular economy assessments for government clients, and conducting social equality impact assessments and research studies for large developments and public sector clients.

Here's what you'll do: 

  • Provide technical assistance and desk-based support to senior members of the team, including research tasks, data synthesis and analysis, calculations, report writing.
  •  Specific tasks could include:
    • Undertake carbon footprinting and management projects including for environmental impact assessment projects;
    • Conducting climate change risk assessments and developing adaptation plans and strategies;
    • Supporting our work on Environmental Social Governance reporting for business;  
    • Providing support on wider sustainability and resource efficiency projects conducted by the team to include desk-based research, qualitative and quantitative assessment, data analysis and report writing; and,
    • Undertake qualitative or quantitative research to inform social and equality impact assessments.
  • Work with the team and Project Managers/Project Directors to ensure the smooth running of projects; 
  • Participate in team meetings, client briefs and other meetings as and when required;
  • Help prioritise project actions and meet commitments on an on-going basis while taking ownership and responsibility for the quality and completion of work;
  • Understand and implement project management principles and appreciate the need to work within project budgets;
  • Stay abreast of climate change/sustainability legislation/policy/guidance;
  • Ensure health and safety issues are addressed throughout a project; and,
  • Contribute to business development proposals to enhance our service offering.

This is a fantastic opportunity to establish and further your career, gaining valuable work experience, within the largest Environmental consultancy in the UK and Ireland working on some of the most challenging and high-profile projects our clients are developing.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries. 

Graduate Development Programme

Our 2 year  graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend a number of instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role.   Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engae with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADV ANCE webinar series.  We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution.  

We have more than 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.

See our digital early careers e-brochure here

Professional institute qualifications you may be able to work towards include the Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) and Institute of Environmental Science (IES).

Type:
Permanent
Contract Length:
N/A
Job Reference:
406000275624073
Job ID:
1258000000000347563

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