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Job Description
Our Soil, Groundwater and Remediation (SGR) Services team are looking for enthusiastic Environmental Graduate Consultants in our Croydon office with immediate effect.

KNOWLEDGE:

• Practical application of geological and hydro-geological concepts•
• Chemistry
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• You must have an interest in contaminated land

SKILLS:

• Willingness and ability to work outdoors in sometimes challenging conditions
• Willingness and ability to travel and work away from home for periods of time (supported by the business)
• A full driving licence, or access to reliable transport, would be beneficial as the role will involve travel for site surveys possibly with equipment which could not be transported via public transport.
• Flexible with working hours and locations, frequent travel within 1 – 2 hrs drive of home office, and occasionally further afield.
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Willingness and ability to learn and rapidly master new tasks and work under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus
• Strong research and report writing (including web-based research)
• Strong numerate skills
• Self-starter, develops and delivers work under own initiative. Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
• Solid attention to detail and thorough approach to work
• Commercial awareness for business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Field investigation experience
• Experience collecting groundwater data and samples
• Understanding of contaminated land assessment
• Understanding of field sampling and data review.
• Some experience of working in a corporate environment (within or outside of environmental consultancy)
• Fluency in other languages is an advantage
• Previous experience of working in a consultancy environment would be beneficial, including work placements or relevant voluntary experience.
  We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at ReasonableAccommodations@aecom.com
  At AECOM, we value everyone’s unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!
  Additional Information
  Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.
  Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
  You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

When a graduate starts with us, we pair them with an experienced member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects. You work as part of a team who will support you in your learning and development through our mentoring and graduate development programme.
Key duties will include:
Designing and undertaking desk studies, site investigations, risk assessments and remediation solutions including laboratory procurement for environmental analysis, data analysis, factual and interpretative report writing.
You will coordinate field service/ laboratory subcontractors and fully supervise ground investigation works, collecting soil and groundwater samples/ data during assessment and remedial action activities at various sites in the UK and overseas.
You will learn to compile and interpret field and analytical data into conceptual models to inform risk assessments for human health, ground/ surface water and ground gas/vapour and design mitigation measures/remediation solutions.
You will be an advocate of best health and safety practice and make sure issues are addressed throughout the life of a project.
You will learn how to implement AECOM’s industry leading principles of environmental protection and sustainability (our role within the circular economy) within the context of the SGR Services business.