Impact Assessment Graduate

This role involves undertaking environmental management and assessment, with opportunities to work on both UK national project environmental impact assessments and international environmental and social impact assessments. You will be part of Ramboll’s Impact Assessment Global Service Line.

Key Tasks and Responsibilities:

• Supporting early-stage feasibility assessment, site selection, and environmental constraints analysis, and understanding the implications of planning policy.
• All stages of environmental impact assessment, including screening, scoping, preparing Environmental Statements, and post-consent support.
• Environmental management to coordinate environmental disciplines and deliver baseline surveys (e.g., ecology, peat, noise, air quality).
• Conducting site inspections and walkover surveys.
• Supporting stakeholder engagement, public consultation events, and engagement with regulators/planning authorities.
• Managing environmental information inputs to design, interfacing with design and client teams, and managing the delivery of surveys and Environmental Statements.
• Drafting Environmental Statement chapters, including introductory chapters, cumulative assessment chapters, and Non-Technical Summaries.
• Developing skills in contributing to individual disciplines and preparing environmental chapters.
• Supporting business development and proposal preparation.

Locations

Edinburgh, Manchester, Leeds, Chester, Cambridge. Please specify your location preferences on your application.

Your Skills and Experience

• A Bachelors or Masters level degree in Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Assessment and Management, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Oceanography, marine-related degrees, or Geography, attained no earlier than 2026.
• Enthusiasm for learning, research, and teamwork.
• Adaptability, good time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Good digital literacy; experience with GIS and AI literacy (e.g. LLMs) would be beneficial.
• Numerical competence.
• Excellent English communication skills (oral and written).
• Excellent report writing skills.

Benefits

• 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: cycle-to-work scheme, private medical insurance, discounted Taste card subscription, Gymflex, and more.

How to Apply

Apply online, attaching your CV, cover letter, and any other relevant documents. In a separate document, address the following question (max. 500 words): "What are the main environmental challenges where you live, why they are important to you, and how you would help solve them?"

Please note: Your application will be rejected if the application questions are not completed. Applications may close early based on volume received.