Environmental Impact Assessment Graduate - Birmingham - June-Sept 2026 start

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Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we deliver a better world by solving complex infrastructure challenges and building legacies for future generations.

Our Impact Assessment Practice Area (IAPA) team is recruiting a graduate in Birmingham for a June Sept 2026 start.

IAPA is part of the Environment & Sustainability (E&S) business with 730 staff across the UK and Republic of Ireland. IAPA work includes coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs across infrastructure development projects, working with clients and design teams to identify constraints, preparing assessment reports, and supporting projects post planning consent during construction and operation.

We deliver Environmental Impact Assessments for national infrastructure projects in sustainable energy generation, transmission, and water distribution.

We need people with inquiring minds who ask questions to shape projects for environmentally beneficial outcomes. Your communication skills will help you understand client needs, design implications, and stakeholder impact. We value an appetite to learn and develop personal responsibility.

Core and personalized benefits support your future and well being, including career development opportunities, a flexible hybrid working model, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Our 2 year ADVANCE programme builds your career with instructor led training, AECOM University online curriculum, and opportunities for chartership with IEMA or IES.

• A relevant first degree (and potentially a postgraduate degree) in environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, geography, housing (sustainable, planning, regeneration and urban management), social science, sustainable development, or similar.
• A good understanding of digital solutions to tackle environment and sustainability challenges.
• Willingness and ability to travel; a full driving licence or reliable transport is beneficial.
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written, fluent in English) and the confidence to engage a variety of people.
• Team working, time management, and strong research and report writing skills.
• Strong numerate skills, Microsoft Office proficiency, and self starter initiative.
• Commercial awareness for business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.

Applicants are encouraged to apply early; we review CVs and select candidates for an advanced offer start. Include a covering letter and provide academic grades. Permanent right to work in the UK is required; we do not sponsor visas.

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services from advisory to construction management. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through technical and digital expertise, equity, diversity, inclusion, and ESG priorities.

Hybrid work options and a dynamic environment support your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit, and pioneering mindset. We foster a safe and respectful workplace and offer a wide array of compensation, benefits and well being programs.

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