Graduate Environmental Planning Consultant

**Do you have what it takes to transform society?**

We are currently looking for a talented and motivated **Graduate Environmental Planning Consultant **to join our busy team in Manchester.

**What does the role involve?**

In this busy role you will help with the delivery of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA's) on a range or projects, this may involve coordination of tasks such as site visits, land access and consultation. You will undertake elements of the environmental impact assessment of projects such as baseline data collection, consultation and report writing as well as attending and participating in meetings and site visits.

**To be successful in this role you’ll possess**:

- You may have a relevant Masters although this is not essential.
- Experience in a comparable role is desirable.
- A full UK driving licence.

In terms of your personal qualities you with be inquisitive, enthusiastic, diligent and determined, you will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal, the ability to organise and prioritise work to ensure that deadline are met and be able to demonstrate pride in your work.

**What’s in it for you?**

You’ll be working for a top ten civil engineering firm (recognised by New Civil Engineer, (NCE). You’ll experience an inclusive, friendly and flexible working environment where colleagues are encouraged to grow and develop. A meaningful job where you’ll help to transform society by being a trusted consultant to our clients.

Our Graduate Consultants form an important component of our teams and have a varied, interesting workload, with a mixture of office based and site work. Previous graduates relished the real responsibility they were given from the outset. On the job training and support is provided by senior personnel and the company offers approved training agreements with a range of professional institutions. This is an excellent opportunity for an individual to become part of a growing team and benefit from good career development prospects.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

If you believe you have the skill set required, are keen to join a business with genuine opportunities for career progression, then we’d love to hear from you.

**About Us**

Transforming society together, we're planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.

Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.

We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.

Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

**Equality, Diversity & Inclusion**

It’s important to us that that all our colleagues thrive at work - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects the contribution individuals can bring to Sweco. We aim to promote equality, inclusivity and diversity for everyone.

We have signed the Armed Forces Covenant to ensure those who serve or have served, and their families, are treated fairly. To find out more The Armed Forces Covenant - Our Commitments | Sweco UK.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer, and will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

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Upon receipt of this information, we’ll respond to you promptly to obtain more information about your request.

**Please note: we reserve the right to close vacancies before the advertised closing date.