Permitting, Management Systems, & Sustainability Graduate 2027

Location
240 Blackfriars Road, London, with additional opportunities in Manchester and Leeds. Please specify your location preferences on application.
Hours
Full time, with hybrid and flexible working arrangements.
Salary
Negotiable
About the Role
Launch your career at Ramboll and become part of a supportive and engaging environment where you can explore your professional interests and passions. This graduate role offers the opportunity to develop fluency in a wide range of environmental regulatory requirements as they apply to our clients. You will assess clients’ operations for regulatory compliance, advise on performance improvements, and support environmental permitting applications, typically for industrial or commercial properties including emerging green transition sectors such as hydrogen, EV, batteries, and carbon capture.
The role combines desk-based analysis with client site visits, providing first-hand insight into facility operations from an environmental compliance and permitting perspective. You will also assess environmental impacts across clients’ value chains to support sustainability initiatives and recommend ways to reduce environmental hotspots. Additional opportunities include supporting the development of environmental and sustainability management systems, circular economy, and resource management initiatives.
During your first two years, you will also gain experience in the Graduate ESG/EHS Due Diligence & Strategy Consultant role to broaden your skills. You will be part of Ramboll’s Early Careers Programme, which includes mentoring, professional development frameworks, and the Early Careers Design Challenge, a collaborative project experience.
Ramboll is a foundation-owned multinational company committed to sustainable change, reinvesting profits into employee development and charitable projects. Working here means contributing to projects that positively impact people, communities, and the environment.
Experience
No specific prior experience required, but familiarity with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook is expected. Numerical competence is essential.
About you
You should possess excellent English communication skills, both oral and written, and have strong report writing abilities. A passion for sustainability and environmental issues, along with a proactive and curious mindset, will help you thrive in this role.
Qualifications
A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Sustainability, Geography, Environmental Science, Environmental Law/Policy, Chemical Engineering, or a related field is required.
Benefits
Hybrid and flexible working arrangements
27 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays
Professional subscription and support in becoming chartered
Range of employee benefits including cycle-to-work scheme, private medical insurance, discounted Taste card subscription, Gymflex, and more.
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