Environmental Impact Assessment Graduate - Dublin - Start between Nov 26 - Jan 27

Our Impact Assessment Practice team are currently recruiting a graduate within our Dublin office to start between Nov 26 - Jan 27. About our Team Impact Assessment is part of the Environment business, which comprises around 730 professionals across the UK and Republic of Ireland. The team delivers environment and sustainability solutions to both public and private sector clients and plays a leading role in addressing the climate and biodiversity emergencies. It comprises the following practice areas: Acoustics; Air Quality; Ecology; Geospatial & Data Services; Heritage; Landscape; Water Environment; Impact Assessment; Planning; Climate Change, Sustainability & Resilience; Stakeholder Engagement; and ESIA & ESDD (international environment and sustainability work). Our IAPA work includes: Coordinating multidisciplinary environmental inputs across a wide range of infrastructure development projects, helping them to gain development consent Working with clients and design teams to identify environmental constraints, avoid impacts and develop solutions, as well as delivering benefits where possible Coordinating the preparation of environmental assessment reports Post-planning consent support to projects (including during project construction and operation) Projects AECOM are at the forefront of delivering Environmental Impact Assessments for the nationally significant infrastructure projects that are providing for our future. Key projects include sustainable energy generation and transmission and water distribution. Here's what you'll do: We need people with inquiring minds who can ask the questions to understand and then shape projects to achieve environmentally beneficial outcomes. The ability to work with people with different perspectives is essential to understand what Clients really need, what the design means and how it matters to stakeholders. So, communication – verbal and written – to interact with others and seek understanding, is important, but we accept that it is a skill that develops over time. We like people with an appetite to learn and develop – taking personal responsibility, but understanding how to confirm that we are getting to a good outcome. Enjoy the Perks At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days. Here is what you will get from us! On the job support and learning 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 Our 2 year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend a number of instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and have the opportunity to join the ADVANCE webinar series. We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution eg Institute for Sustainability and Environmental Professionals (ISEP), Institute of Environmental Science (IES). 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. See our digital early careers e-brochure here Ready to push the limits of what’s possible? Here’s what we’re looking for: Ideally, you will have a relevant first degree and, potentially, a relevant post-graduate degree. Relevant first or post-graduate degree subjects include: environmental impact assessment, environmental economics, environmental management, environmental planning, environmental policy, environmental science, geography, housing (sustainable, planning, regeneration and urban management), social science, sustainable development. 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. We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you! Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advanced offer start. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades. You must have permanent right to work in the Republic of Ireland as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment. About AECOM 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 $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at and @AECOM. Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too. Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours. We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations. There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world. We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.