Graduate Nuclear Safety Consultant

Job description

**Application Closing Date: 6th November 2026 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.** Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 34,000 people, in over 30 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together. **Role description:** Our two-year Graduate GROW Programme supports your transition from student to professional, sitting along client work and real 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 your technical expertise by contributing to meaningful client engagements and project work, whilst business acumen and professional skills will be developed through centrally delivered graduate cohort training. Although there are no formal rotations, graduates are encouraged and supported by their managers to proactively seek opportunities, to broaden their experience and support their development. As a specialist and science graduate joining GROW you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline. Working in teams of consultants you’ll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You’ll work on a range of environmental and planning projects which may include major infrastructure, urban regeneration and community focussed projects that will expose you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists. **Role accountabilities:** **Nuclear Safety** - Nuclear has an increasing profile in supporting Net Carbon Zero targets both in the UK and internationally, and as such is seeing vast investments from public and private companies. The UK skills base needs to expand to provide high quality professionals to support this vital mission. Arcadis has a strong presence in the sector and works across cutting edge clients driving the nuclear agenda from Nuclear Fusion to conventional Fission in current and future reactors. Importantly, our reach is not just in the UK but also international with our support being required in Czech Republic, Finland, Belgium, Japan, Canada and more. It’s an exciting time to join a rapidly growing sector. - **Accepted Degrees**: Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Nuclear **This role can be based at one of the following Arcadis offices or client sites: Warrington, Cumbria, London, Manchester, Bristol or Edinburgh** **Qualifications & Experience:** - You will be graduating in 2027 or have recently graduated in 2025 or 2026, with at least a 2:2 in a relevant master's or bachelor's degree - You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player - You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders. - Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working) - Comfortable with Site based working, when required for projects **Why Arcadis?** We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together. You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you. Together, we can create a lasting legacy. Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy. **Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging** We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success. **#EarlyCareersUK&I #GraduateUK&I #GraduateS&S** **#LI-HV1**