We are Balfour Beatty. You may not know us by name, but you'll recognise what we do. We're a leading international infrastructure group, building, maintaining and improving infrastructure that supports communities for generations to come.
As a Graduate - Environmental & Sustainability , you'll join our 2027 Early Careers programme and gain hands on experience while contributing to some of the UK's most significant infrastructure projects. From day one, you'll take on real responsibility, develop technical and professional skills, and work alongside experienced colleagues who will support your growth. You'll also be part of a supportive graduate community, building the skills, experience and industry recognised accreditations needed for a successful career.
In this role, you'll join one of our Balfour Beatty Power T&D teams as a Graduate - Environmental & Sustainability , based in Derby, supporting projects across the country.
As a Graduate - Environmental & Sustainability you'll play an important role in helping projects manage environmental risks, improve sustainability performance, and comply with environmental legislation, planning requirements, client expectations, and company standards. Working alongside experienced environmental and sustainability professionals, you'll apply your academic knowledge in a practical environment while supporting projects across bid, pre construction, delivery, and continuous improvement activities.
You'll gain experience across environmental management, sustainability planning, ecological protection, stakeholder engagement, regulatory compliance, reporting, and project assurance. Through a structured graduate development programme, you'll build the technical, professional, and leadership skills needed for a successful career in environmental and sustainability management.
You'll support with:
We value your potential over past experience and are looking for graduates with a degree in Environment and/or Sustainability, and a genuine interest in our industry. To be eligible, you'll need to achieve a minimum 2:2 honours degree by the time you start.
An interest in Data and/or Carbon would be beneficial.
We'd love to receive your application if you:
Please note that this role may require travel to various locations, which means you may occasionally need to work and stay away from home. Flexibility is essential, as assignments can vary based on project needs. All reasonable travel and accommodation expenses will be reimbursed in accordance with company policy. Before joining Balfour Beatty, you must hold a full UK driver's license.
The power sector is one of the fastest-growing areas in infrastructure, helping to keep homes, businesses and communities connected. It plays a vital role in supporting the UK's transition to a low carbon future by strengthening electricity networks and enabling the integration of renewable energy sources.
At Balfour Beatty, our Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to deliver engineering solutions across the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From early-stage planning and design through to construction and maintenance, our teams help deliver some of the UK's most ambitious power projects, improving network resilience and supporting a more sustainable energy future.
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. For more info, visit
We're committed to making our recruitment process as inclusive as possible. If you need any adjustments, please let us know at any stage of the process.
