Graduate Environmental Consultant

Job Description

Overview

Shape a sustainable tomorrow.

Do you want to join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently

We are AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. When you join us youll help create world-class sustainable solutions that connect people data and technology. Were transforming infrastructure and energy systems growing partnerships with our clients and bringing the most complex projects across the globe to life. Join us and engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

Our global team of 36000 employees speak over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors including transportation infrastructure environment water energy defence technology and aerospace.

On our Graduate Development programme you take the drivers seat in your career. Grow personally and professionally guided by inspiring managers. Say yes to opportunities that spark your interest knowing youll have training and the support you need to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and feeling like you belong. Find out more about our global programme Different makes a difference.

Where could you work

As a Graduate environmental engineer youll enjoy variety working on large and small projects with the opportunity to explore different career pathways including consulting and design. Youll be a part of our vibrant and expanding multidisciplinary team. Were the gateway to planning urban design and Environmental Impact Assessment within the organisation comprising a vibrant network of people providing world-class consultancy and advisory services.

Were committed to providing the best outcomes for our clients always with sustainability in mind. We share our understanding of the unprecedented challenges they face climate change rapid urbanisation biodiversity decline consumerisation economic uncertainty security threats and technology-driven change to create a better future. The work we do is important and influential it shapes the way our clients think enables them to make better informed choices and deliver their projects effectively in a world of disruption and change.

As a graduate youll have plenty of opportunities to be involved in a variety of projects ranging from energy and renewables water nuclear property rail highways international projects planning and stakeholder engagement.

Your role

• Supporting with the coordination of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) and other non-statutory environmental appraisals.
• Supporting with coordinating a multi-disciplinary team of environmental specialists inputting to environmental assessments and environmental design inputs.
• Collecting and analysing data including conducting field surveys where required.
• Carrying out desk-based baseline constraints studies and appraisals.
• Writing factual reports and sharing findings with multi-disciplinary colleagues clients sub-contractors and/or regulators or other stakeholders.
• Supporting Senior environmental engineers / consultants as required in the delivery of robust planning documentation to required best practice standards in accordance with an agreed scope of work and to the agreed delivery programme.
• Working with colleagues clients environmental specialists and engineering teams to help promote sustainable design solutions and environmental enhancement.

About you

• Minimum Level 8 degree in Earth Science Environmental Assessment & Management Environmental Geoscience Environmental Impact Assessment Environmental Science Environmental Studies Geography or Sustainability.
• A passion for working in a consultancy environment.
• Championing a culture where everyone belongs.
• A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach challenging yourself to find new solutions.
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team.
• Motivation to achieve professional accreditation as your career progresses (where applicable).
• Comfortably embrace agile ways of working and learning new technologies.
• Commitment to spend a minimum of three days a week in the office or on client site (project dependent). Being together in person helps us build stronger relationships collaborate more effectively and accelerate your learning and development.

Training and development

Our graduate development programme is designed to give you an insight into many areas of work and the chance to explore where your own skills and interests lie. It features a series of training events and modules professional development mentoring and on-the-job experience as well as practical skills development.

From day one youll work on real projects that offer scale and variety collaborating with colleagues and creating meaningful impact on the world around us. Youll work towards your professional accreditation (where applicable) - whichever path you take your future starts here.

Were proud to have been an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited employer since 2021. This means youll be supported by a true learning and development organization dedicated to your future.

We can advise on the next deadline for applications (previous deadline was Sunday 4th January 2026). As our graduate development programmes are incredibly popular we recommend that you apply early as some roles may close sooner.

Rewards & benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries and a brilliant range of health wellbeing financial and lifestyle benefits. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture international remote working opportunities and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life.

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About AtkinsRéalis

Were AtkinsRéalis a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people data and technology to transform the worlds infrastructure and energy systems. Together with our industry partners and clients and our global team of consultants designers engineers and project managers we can change the world. Were committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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Additional information

We are committed to creating a culture where everyone feels that they belong - a place where we can all be ourselves thrive and develop to be the best we can be. So we offer a range of family friendly inclusive employment policies flexible working arrangements and employee resource groups to support all employees. As an Equal Opportunities Employer we value applications from all backgrounds cultures and ability.

Salary: 38000

Location:AtkinsRéalis House 150 Airside Business Park Swords Co Dublin K67K5W4

Hours worked: 37.5 hours per week

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At AtkinsRéalis we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender ethnic or national origin sexual identity and orientation age religion or disability but enriches itself through these differences.