Location
Basingstoke, UK

Hours
Full Time

About the Role
Join AECOM's Impact Assessment team in Basingstoke for an immediate start as a Graduate. You will be part of a multidisciplinary environment and sustainability team delivering environment and sustainability solutions to public and private sector clients. The team plays a leading role in addressing climate and biodiversity emergencies through areas including Acoustics, Air Quality, Ecology, Heritage, Landscape, Water Environment, Impact Assessment, Climate Change, Sustainability & Resilience, Stakeholder Engagement, and international environment and sustainability work.

Your work will involve coordinating environmental inputs across infrastructure projects to help clients gain development consent, identifying environmental constraints, avoiding impacts, and developing solutions that deliver benefits. You will assist in preparing environmental assessment reports and provide post-planning consent support during project construction and operation.

Key projects include nationally significant infrastructure developments in sustainable energy generation, transmission, and water distribution. This role requires curiosity, strong communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders to achieve environmentally beneficial outcomes.

At AECOM, you will benefit from a supportive environment including a dedicated mentor, a structured 2-year graduate development programme (ADVANCE), access to AECOM University, and opportunities for professional development including potential Chartership with relevant institutions. You will enjoy flexible hybrid working arrangements and a range of personalised benefits designed to support your career and well-being.

Experience
No prior professional experience required; enthusiasm and a willingness to learn are essential. Experience or knowledge in environmental impact assessment or related fields is advantageous but not mandatory.

About you
- Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, with confidence to engage clients, colleagues, stakeholders, and subcontractors.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Excellent time management skills to meet project deadlines.
- Willingness and ability to travel for site surveys and project needs.
- Self-starter with strong organisational skills and attention to detail.
- Commercial awareness to support business development and proposal preparation.
- Ability to work flexibly under pressure and adapt to changing project demands.
- Strong research and report writing skills, including web-based research.
- Numerate with proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Enthusiastic about learning and personal development.
- Commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.

Qualifications
Ideally a relevant first degree, and potentially a postgraduate degree, in one or more of the following areas: environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, geography, sustainable housing/planning/regeneration/urban management, social science, or sustainable development.

Understanding of digital solutions to support environmental and sustainability challenges is desirable.

A full driving licence or access to reliable transport is beneficial due to travel requirements.

Fluency in English is required.