Graduate Consultant - Contaminated Land (2025 Intake)

Geology, Hydrology.

Work at the heart of sustainable change with Ramboll in the United Kingdom and Ireland

People at the heart of sustainable change
At Ramboll, we are architects, engineers and consultants providing solutions and expertise to clients throughout the built and natural environment.

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, we believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people. So, that’s where we start – and how we work.

Our history is rooted in a clear vision of how a responsible company should act and being open and curious is a cornerstone of our culture. Ramboll in the United Kingdom and Ireland has a proven track record of sustainable and responsible business and is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices.

Ramboll experts deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health, and Energy. In 2024, Ramboll was included in the Sunday Times’ list of Best Places to Work.

Job Description

To be considered for this role, please make sure you read the job description carefully. Ensure that you submit all of the relevant documents as PDFs, including the application questions at the bottom of the advert.

Launch your career and find your professional home at Ramboll. Be part of a welcoming and engaging environment, where you can develop and explore your professional interests and passions, and curiosity in ways that make the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.

At Ramboll, we offer a unique work environment. Our culture is built on openness, understanding, and respect, allowing you to shape your role to match your working style, aspirations, and personal life. Our Nordic heritage drives our commitment to improving conditions for people and nature through our projects.

As a foundation-owned multinational company, the profit we make is reinvested into the company. This ensures the continued development of employees or is used to fund research, charity, and humanitarian projects. Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' ensures your work makes a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.

Our Early Careers Programme – EarlyCareers@Ramboll

We have designed a training program that will boost your personal, commercial and technical development to kick-start your career with Ramboll. You will also be paired with a mentor and have access to a clear framework to work towards your professional development.

The Early Careers Challenge is one of the highlights of the graduate training. This is a fun and exciting event where you get to travel around the UK and work on a project that will provide you with an insight into the concept of design. You also get the opportunity to collaborate and network with amazing people and peers.

About the Opportunity

We invite you to bring your desire and passion to make meaningful change for the environment into this role as a consultant for Ramboll Environment & Health UK. As a Graduate Contaminated Land Consultant, you would be an active member of an established national team, including preparation and managing of environmental and contaminated land projects, supervision of site investigations and environmental monitoring, and remediation supervision.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

Phase 1 environmental site assessments:

  • Undertaking desk-based research.
  • Carrying out site visits.
  • Preparing factual and interpretative reports.
  • Coordinating portfolios or Phase I environmental site assessments. 

Phase 2 environmental and geo-environmental site investigations including:

  • Planning and supervising environmental and geo-environmental site investigations.
  • Assessment and interpretation of soil and groundwater analytical data.
  • Environmental risk assessments and detailed quantitative risk assessments.
  • Interpretative report writing and client liaison.

Your skills and experience

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

  • A Bachelor's or Master's level degree in one or more of the following subjects: Geology, Geography, Hydrogeology or Contaminated land
  • Have experience with IT packages including Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook;
  • Be numerically competent;
  • Possess excellent English communication skills, both oral and written;
  • Have excellent report writing skills
  • Hold a full clean driving licence (by the point of application)

We don’t expect you to know everything, but that you show curiosity, take responsibility, and want to deliver high-quality work. Ramboll strives to deliver excellent cross-functional solutions in a professional and well-coordinated manner to our clients. Therefore, we believe you have good communication and collaboration skills.

Benefits you will enjoy:

  • Hybrid & Flexible Working
  • 27 days' holiday per year + 8 days bank holiday
  • Professional subscription + support on becoming chartered
  • Matched pension scheme
  • Private Medical Insurance
  • A great list of flexible benefits you can choose from including discounted taste card subscription, cycle to work scheme, gym flex and many more!

Selection Process:

We aim to have applications shortlisted by the beginning of March and we will invite successful candidates to an assessment centre at the beginning of April in our Birmingham office. 

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How to Apply

Apply online. Attach your CV and Cover Letter. In a separate document, please address the following questions:

  • What are the main environmental challenges where you live, why they are important to you, and how you would help solve them? (max. 500 words)
  • We are aiming to recruit into our Chester, Corsham, Edinburgh, Leeds, London or Southampton offices. If you were offered a role with Ramboll which of these offices would you be willing to join (please choose maximum of 3)?
  • Do you currently have a full UK driving licence?

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early.

We look forward to receiving your application.

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  • Deadline
    February 19th, 2025
  • Starting
    September 2025
  • Salary
    Competitive + benefits
  • Degree required
    2:1 and above
  • Location
    London
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Preferred Disciplines...
  • Geology
  • Water/Hydrology
Also Accepting...
  • Environment & Sustainability
  • Environmental Science
  • Geophysics
  • Geotechnical
  • Sustainability
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