Graduate Environmental Consultant

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We're seeking a motivated and enthusiastic graduate, eager to begin their career in Environmental Consultancy to join Hollis.

Introducing an amazing opportunity for a Graduate Environmental Consultant. Join our well-established, expert teams and assist them in all aspects of environmental consulting. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to develop your skills and contribute to the ongoing success and evolution of Hollis.

We'll also enrol you onto our IEMA programme from the jump and start working towards professional membership.

PLEASE NOTE: You must follow the application instructions correctly. Failure to do so may mean that your application is not considered.

• Write Phase 1 reports (relating to TDD instructions) and carry out site inspections.
• Opportunity to supervise UK wide site investigation work across a variety of projects.
• Assist with the design of scopes of work for environmental projects.
• Assist with the delivery of routine projects, with scope to work on more complex projects (with guidance).
• Assist with drafting the key client communications and fee proposals.
• Assist on site work.
• Manage your own time and workload.
• Communicate effectively with clients (written and verbal).
• Field queries from internal colleagues and provide robust advice.
• Complete accurate technical research and data gathering tasks.
• Draft high quality reports.
• Support business development and profile raising.
• Pro-actively learn from senior colleagues.
• Maintain awareness of current and evolving challenges in the sector.

• Independence around your workload and continuous professional learning.

• Respect company values and culture.

Skills and experience:

• Degree or MSc in a related subject (e.g. Environmental Science, Chemistry, Biology, Geology, Geography).
• Work experience in a commercial property environment is ideal, but not essential.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Clean driving licence (desired but not essential).

All about you:

• You're professional, self-motivated, enthusiastic, proactive, able to prioritise and multi-task with a can-do attitude.
• You are highly organised with the ability to balance tasks and ensure deadlines are met.
• You're flexible and able to adapt quickly to shifting priorities and tight timelines.
• You have a passion for the built environment.

We welcome applicants with language skills, and encourage employees to work abroad in our offices across Europe. At the same time, we recruit nationals from Europe to participate in UK training before relocating.

We're incredibly proud to have a long tradition of recruiting and nurturing future talent. 72 of our current employees started with us on our emerging talent programmes (11 are now directors), with the longest serving being with us for a whopping 26 years! We currently have 70 graduates, 18 apprentices and 8 placements across our different programmes, so you'll be in the best hands to learn and evolve. We're also humbled by our 88% pass rate over the last 12 months, so you'll be in the best hands to succeed.

We are hardworking, progressive, successful and fun! We're independently-owned and independently-minded, not afraid to give honest advice or to be ourselves. We aim to achieve the right balance for you, delivering excellent client service whilst supporting you in fulfilling your potential and achieving your goals.

Our mission is to address complex challenges for our clients while expanding into new markets. Our environmental consultants collaborate closely with other teams, utilisING our Hollis 'One Team' approach to deliver comprehensive, interdisciplinary solutions.

You will be asked to answer three questions:

• Two role specific questions
• One Hollis-related question

For each question, you may choose to respond with either a written answer or a video.

Each candidate must submit at least one video response, but you can choose which question to answer by video.

Make sure all three questions are answered before submitting your application.

Written responses should be no more than 250 words each.

Video responses should be no longer than 1 minute each.

Good luck!