2025 Graduate Programme - Sustainability Consultant
Job Description
What if you could do the kind of work the world needs?
At WSP, you can access our global scale, contribute to landmark projects and connect with the brightest minds in your field to do the best work of your life. You can embrace your curiosity in a culture that celebrates new ideas and diverse perspectives. You can experience a world of opportunity and the chance to shape a career as unique as you.
A little bit more about your role and the team ...
We are recruiting for graduates for our Earth & Environment Ground and Water team in Ireland, who have a flexible approach and an appetite to learn in a leading Engineering and professional services consultancy. We want you to enjoy working in a collaborative environment where you can apply your skills working for a diverse range of clients and projects. You'll be part of a dynamic and growing team that:
* Prepares the groundwork for organisations to be able to pursue meaningful and purpose-led Sustainability and ESG strategies, including, setting targets (e.g. science-based, and net zero road maps and strategies)
* Liaises with multiple technical teams, including design teams, engineers and ecologists and external stakeholders
* Has great opportunities for learning, development, and progression
You'll be delivering project work and contributing towards our thought-leadership initiatives. You will enjoy dealing with data, people and be solutions-oriented with some applied experience in the carbon, climate, sustainability, environmental, social and/or HSE realms. You'll be familiar with the challenges companies, projects and programmes are facing and be enthusiastic to learn and contribute directly towards enhancing them and striving for the transition to safer, greener, cleaner and net zero emissions future.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
* Collating, handling and organising data in order to calculate carbon baselines and footprints for development projects, companies and strategic plans
* Contributing to net zero emissions strategies for public and private sector organisations by taking part in stakeholder engagement events, data analysis and reporting
* Helping to research and/or author a specialist chapter as part of an EIA (Ireland) Environmental & Social Impact Assessment (international) on topics such as carbon, climate, resources/wastes, Major Accident Hazards, etc.
* Analysing and researching clients' sustainability challenges and using quantified information to provide robust evidence bases for packages of solutions and making recommendations.
ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
You'll have graduated with at least a 2:2 in a master's or bachelor's degree in Environmental Sciences or Sustainability.
* Candidates must complete the application form in full answering all specific questions. This requirement applies to all candidates, inclusive of their background. Successful completion of this stage is mandatory. Candidates who pass this initial stage will then be required to complete an online behavioural assessment. Both the application form and the behavioural assessment are essential parts of the early careers recruitment process.
* You'll be looking to start work in April 2025
* Have a passion for Environmental Consulting and/or sustainable engineering solutions
* An enthusiasm for creativity and a drive to solve problems
* You'll want to inspire us, sharing new ideas you have
* In this team, you will be dealing with internal and external stakeholders and collaborating with colleagues and adapting to active project environments.
How long does the process take?
You'll receive an email acknowledging receipt of your application within 5 days of submission. After reviewing your application, if we feel your background and skills are suitable, you will be sent through to the second stage in the process which is an online behavioural assessment.
Imagine a better future for you and a better future for us all.
Join our close-knit community of talented individuals who share your passion for making a positive impact. Our global team includes more than 69,000 employees, working together to make a difference in communities both close to home and around the world.
With us, you can. Apply today.
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WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU
Work-life balance?
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Inclusivity & Diversity?
We want our people to achieve rewarding careers, bringing their whole selves to work. We celebrate integrity and treat people with respect, supporting each other and embracing diversity to create a culture of inclusion and belonging at WSP.
Health & Wellbeing?
We are committed to supporting our people, giving you the tools to make improvements to your health and wellbeing through our Thrive programme.
Flex your time?
For improved work life balance, WSP offers the "WSP Hour" which enables you to take one hour per day to do as you wish and make up the time earlier or later that day. We also offer part time and flexible working arrangements plus the option to flex your bank holiday entitlement to suit you.
Your development?
We appreciate that development and training is important to you and that's why we have a supportive environment that invests in your development, whether that's chartership, training or mentoring.
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