Location
Cardiff

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 in 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, working alongside client 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 development.

As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW, you will specialise in your chosen discipline from day one. Working in teams of consultants, you will be responsible for your own deliverables, liaise with clients, and have every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You will work on a range of environmental and planning projects including major infrastructure, urban regeneration, and community-focused projects, exposing you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists.

In Environmental Management, you will be instrumental in reducing environmental impacts and enhancing environmental performance of clients’ projects. You will help coordinate environmental assessments and provide environmental advice across diverse sectors, working on world-renowned large-scale infrastructure projects, mixed-use development schemes, public realm, and master planning projects. Your work will span the full project lifecycle from feasibility studies and Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEA) through to Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA) supporting planning applications.

Experience
You will be graduating in 2027 or have recently graduated in 2026, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree. Experience working on environmental or planning projects is advantageous but not essential as full training and support are provided.

About you
You demonstrate resilience, creativity, analytical thinking, and are a strong team player. You have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders. You are willing and able to travel frequently and stay away from home as required. A significant portion of your time will involve site work, which may require extended periods away from your home office.

Qualifications
You hold or are completing a BEng/BSc/BA/MEng/MSc/MA in Environmental disciplines such as Environmental Impact Assessment, Environmental Science, Environmental Management, Earth Sciences (e.g. Geology) or equivalent, ideally with accreditation from ISEP or equivalent. You hold a full UK driving licence allowing you to drive in the UK.