Location
Bristol

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. With over 34,000 people across more than 30 countries, we are dedicated to improving quality of life. Our two-year Graduate GROW Programme supports your transition from student to professional, involving real client work and projects from day one. Each graduate’s journey is unique, shaped by their chosen specialism and the variety of projects they contribute to. You will build technical expertise by contributing to meaningful client engagements and project work, while developing business acumen and professional skills through centrally delivered graduate cohort training. Graduates are encouraged and supported to proactively seek opportunities to broaden their experience and support their development.

As a Graduate Economic Advisory Consultant within our Local Government Economic Advisory team, you will help clients realise their placemaking ambitions by developing place-based economic strategies, programme-level delivery plans, business cases, investment propositions, and other services that shape decision-making and unlock investments. You will play a key role in designing and using place analytics and economic impact assessment tools, leveraging a wide range of data sources to conduct research and analysis and produce high-quality reports. Working collaboratively across disciplines, you will bring valuable insight to clients. This is an exciting opportunity to join and shape a growing Economic Advisory service within a market-leading Local Government consultancy team and contribute to transformational regeneration projects across the UK.

Experience
Graduating in 2027 or recently graduated in 2026 with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree. Demonstrated resilience, creativity, analytical thinking, and teamwork skills. Excellent communication skills with the ability to use technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders. Willingness to travel and stay away from home when required, with virtual working embraced where possible.

About you
You are motivated to develop your career in economic advisory consulting, eager to learn and contribute within a diverse team. You have strong analytical skills and a passion for delivering sustainable solutions that improve quality of life. You are proactive in seeking opportunities to broaden your experience and build long-term relationships with clients and colleagues.

Qualifications
BSc or MSc in Social Science, Economics, Data, Business, or a related degree background or similar.