Permitting, Management Systems, & Sustainability Graduate

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. Please ensure you specify your location preferences on your application.

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

• 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.

Selection Process

• Step 1: Apply online
• Step 2: Shortlisting
• Step 3: Interviews and/or Assessment Centre

How to Apply

Apply online. Attach your CV, cover letter and any other relevant documents showcasing why you are the right fit for the role in line with the requirements above.

In a separate document, please address the following question: and attach to your application.

What are the main environmental challenges where you live, why they are important to you, and how you would help solve them? (max. 500 words)

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED IF THE APPLICATION QUESTIONS ARE NOT COMPLETED.

We personally review every application, as our selection process is fully human-led. It’s absolutely fine to use tools to support you—for example, to check spelling and grammar or to gather background research—but we ask that your answers reflect your own original thoughts. That way, we get to know the real you, and your responses will be a true foundation for your interview.

Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early.