Environmental Due Diligence Graduate - Croydon

Our UK and Ireland Environmental Due Diligence (EDD) team is seeking a graduate to join the team in Croydon from January 25 onwards.

The EDD team sits in AECOM's Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) Practice. The EHS practice is a cornerstone of our commitment to creating safe and sustainable environments. Our experts bring a wealth of knowledge and experience to address complex challenges in environmental compliance, health, and safety. From developing robust EHS management systems to providing comprehensive training and advisory services, we empower organisations to navigate regulatory landscapes and foster a culture of safety and environmental responsibility.

We have a regional, as well as a global, network of qualified local staff within the organisation. These contacts provide the local perspective on potential environmental liabilities and allow us to quickly mobilize to sites throughout our core operating countries globally.

About our Team

Our team of environmental consultants help clients identify, understand, mitigate and manage the environmental risks associated with Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A), infrastructure and real estate and standing assets transactions. Our team collaborates closely with other teams to provide advice on complex technical, safety, environmental, ESG and other salient issues. We help reduce our clients' exposure and costs, improve returns on investment, facilitate the deal and protect reputations.

Our team provides Phase I and II Environmental Site Assessments (ESA) services to commercial and industrial clients with the primary goal of identifying and eliminating or controlling environmental or permitting liabilities. One key objective is to identify whether there are or could be contaminated land issues associated with the land on which the property is located that could represent a constraint to acquisition. AECOM assesses existing and reasonably foreseeable material soil and groundwater contamination, presence of contaminants such as asbestos, and whether there has been any regulatory enforcement relating to contaminated land. We also assess the geology, hydrogeology, nearby surface water courses and nearby designated ecological sites. We can tailor our assessments to incorporate any of our environmental specialist services that the client or its governance requires.

Here's what you'll do:

Successful candidates will have the opportunity to contribute to a wide range of technical projects, with a wealth of experience from within the team to support you and develop your knowledge and skills. Whilst the precise work will be dependent on current projects, it is likely that your involvement would include the following:

• Supporting site investigations.


• Undertaking Phase I Environmental Site Assessments (desk-based and site visits).


• Undertaking review of environmental compliance (to include topic areas around permits, licences, carbon obligations, tank storage, deleterious materials etc).


• Report writing including Red Flag Portfolio Summary Reports.


• Supporting business development and developing client stewardship skills.


There will also be an opportunity to work with our remediation practice and other due diligence teams, including technical, commercial and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and support ESG assessments in the context of property or company transactions., The professional institute you will work towards will be either the Institute for Environmental Management & Assessment (IEMA) or Institute of Environmental Science (IES).

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?, Ideally, you will have a relevant first degree and, potentially, a relevant post-graduate degree.

• Relevant first or post-graduate degree subjects include: earth science, environmental management, environmental science, geography.


• A good understanding of the potential for digital solutions to assist in tackling environment and sustainability challenges and be able to help us in delivering our digital transformation agenda.


• Willingness and ability to travel is essential. A full driving licence or access to reliable transport would be beneficial as the role will involve travel for site surveys and possible transportation of site equipment


• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands


• Good communications skills - verbal and written (fluent in English) - with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback


• Ability to work as a team


• Time Management - Work within schedules to coordinate the completion of tasks through to final project completion


• Willingness and ability to learn


• Strong research and report writing skills (including web-based research) to support team on technical issues influencing project development


• Ability to summarise technical information effectively and demonstrate diligent research techniques


• Strong skills in Microsoft Office specifically Word, Excel, PowerPoint


• Strong numerate skills.


• Self-starter and enthusiastic, develops and delivers work under own initiative.


• Solid attention to detail and thorough approach to work.


• Strong organisational skills


• Commercial awareness for business development, marketing, and proposal preparation.
  
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When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries.

Graduate Development Programme

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We have more than 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work., AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle - from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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