Graduate Environmentalist in Glasgow

Location: Polmadie Rd, Glasgow, G5 0HD

Starting Salary: £30,000.00

Working Hours: Monday-Friday 09:00am-17:00pm (37.5hrs/week)

Start Date: September 2026

Our 2-year Graduate programme at Amey will challenge and inspire you to reach your full potential and build your career with a guaranteed permanent position after completion. Throughout your programme, you will receive first‑class mentoring and a structured learning and development programme to enable your professional and personal development. We’ll also support and pay towards a relevant professional qualification.

The Graduate Environmentalist will be fully involved at the operational level, making an impact in environment and sustainability, helping to drive change to meet the Amey Group and client environmental and sustainability goals, making our highways activities future‑proof. You will play a key role in transforming the carbon and climate change ambitions of key clients into real actions, whilst we help you develop essential skills for building future‑proof organisations in line with the ISEP Sustainability Skills Map.

What You Will Do

• Embody a collaborative approach, working with environment, carbon and sustainability professionals across Amey and others (including clients, key partners and supply chain members) to deliver zero carbon solutions, nature‑based solutions and compliant, resilient & industry best‑practice solutions across our value chain, helping reduce the environmental impact of our construction, operation and maintenance activities.
• Provide environmental advice and support to operational team members, helping to transfer knowledge and improve individual understanding.
• Work with other health, safety, environment and quality professionals to provide assurance to operate within the applicable regulations.
• Review and brief changes in law and standards.
• Ensure environmental and social issues are identified and factored into decision‑making processes, developing, reviewing and revising appropriate policies and procedures.
• Work with operational team members to identify environmental risks and opportunities, improving understanding of how our activities interact with the environment and determine effective operational control measures to mitigate significant impacts, including in the event of an emergency and in a changing climate.
• Support development of effective environmental and carbon management plans.
• Undertake environmental permission applications (authorised waste, consents to discharge/abstract).
• Undertake environmental assessments and implement mitigation into working practices.
• Determine competence and awareness requirements, providing briefings and training as necessary.
• Monitor compliance, undertake inspections and audits.
• Undertake environmental performance monitoring, analysis and evaluation, write reports and make recommendations to our business leaders to drive continual improvement.
• Investigate events with the potential for or that have caused pollution or damage to environmental assets.
• Maintain ISO 14001 certification of our integrated management systems.

What You Will Bring

• Graduate from a university environmental programme (e.g., bachelor’s or master’s in Ecology, Environment or Sustainability).
• ISEP membership is not essential.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Reasonably good oral communication skills, able to present arguments and ideas.
• Ability to produce reports to a good standard.
• Problem‑solving skills.
• Passion for developing your skills, both professionally and personally; enthusiasm to be part of a high‑performing team and a drive for success.
• Drive and determination.
• Team player in your own team and across virtual teams.
• Ability to work to deadlines and on your own initiative.
• Hold yourself accountable to meet commitments, accepting responsibility for your own work, both successes and failures, and handling the fair share without excuses.
• Meet commitments to others consistently.
• Adapt approach and demeanour in real time to match shifting demands of different situations, adopting new behaviours accordingly.
• Demonstrate a commitment to professional training, willingness to accept training and development opportunities, and desire to achieve completion within agreed timescales.

Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be considered for the role. Successful applicants will be required to undergo drug and alcohol testing in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment. We welcome applications from a diverse range of candidates.

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary with potential for yearly reviews.
• Structured learning and development programme with first‑class mentoring for professional and personal growth.
• Unlock potential with comprehensive training, including fully funded leadership programmes tailored to your personal growth.
• 24 days leave plus bank holidays and the opportunity to buy more.
• Generous pension scheme with extra contributions from Amey.
• Flexible benefits – customise options such as insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership.
• Access to an online portal with discounts from leading retailers, healthcare services, and more.
• Two Social Impact Days per year for volunteering and fundraising opportunities.
• Family‑friendly policies for new parents or those caring for a dependant.
• Membership of Amey’s Affinity Networks, which connect, support and inspire diverse communities within the company.

Application Guidance and Diversity & Inclusion

At Amey we constantly evolve how we work to reflect the different needs and backgrounds of our employees. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or age. We believe everyone deserves an opportunity to shine. As a disability‑confident leader, we’re proud to guarantee applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.