Environmental Intern

We are on the lookout for an Environmental Intern to join our team in Southampton on a 12 month FTC. The Environmental intern will assist the Senior Environmental Advisor in implementing and maintaining environmental policies and practices across the organisation. This role offers an opportunity for professional growth, providing on-the-job training and hands-on experience in environmental management, compliance, and sustainability initiatives.

How will you contribute

• Assist with the daily administration of environmental systems, ensuring compliance with environmental legislation and company policies.
• Support the completion of environmental assessments, identifying potential risks, and recommending appropriate mitigation measures.
• Contribute to sustainability projects, including waste management, carbon and energy reduction, and resource efficiency programs.
• Help ensure the organisation adheres to environmental laws and regulations by maintaining records and updating policies as needed.
• Assist in organising and delivering environmental awareness training sessions for staff, promoting understanding of environmental best practices and regulations.
• Help record and investigate environmental incidents, assisting in the development of reports and corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain accurate records of environmental activities, assessments, and training, and assist in generating reports for management review.
• Support internal audits of environmental practices, ensuring compliance with required environmental management standards.
• Promote a culture of environmental responsibility by communicating key messages, posting updates, and supporting sustainability campaigns.
• Attend relevant workshops and training to expand knowledge of environmental management, legislation, and best practices.
• Provide general administrative support to the Environmental team and assist with additional duties as required.

What will you bring

• Minimum Requirement: Achieved or be on track to achieve a 2:2 or higher in an Environmental Science or Environment Management degree
• Basic understanding of environmental regulations or a passion for sustainability and environmental protection.
• You are an exceptional listener. You communicate clearly. You write exceptionally well and you speak eloquently. You can explain just about anything to anyone. You’re comfortable on the phone or to groups of people – at any level. You are incredibly tactful when delivering the facts.
• You enjoy solving problems. Getting to the root cause. You love taking on difficult challenges and finding creative, innovative solutions. You don’t get flustered easily. If you don’t know the answer, you’ll dig until you find it.
• You pay strong attention to the details as it is one of your core qualities. As far as you are concerned, anything worth doing is worth doing right, every single time. You stay focused and nothing falls through the cracks on your watch.
• Exceptional critical thinking skills – You can identify gaps in logic and underlying causes of issues; You think on your feet. You like learning new things, and you can learn quickly.
• You can work independently because you self-manage, with limited direction and guidance, but you also enjoy collaborating across dynamic and multi-cultural teams and are personable, helpful and incredibly organised.
• You are proactive in handling competing priorities and meet your deadlines and commitments; you always demonstrate a “can do” positive attitude.
• You consider and protect the confidentiality of company data at ALL times.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and other basic office software
• Ideally a full driving license

Compensation

DP World offers exciting and challenging roles within a growing international organization. We strive to hire and develop the right people, locally and globally, stimulating personal growth and self-development within an informal atmosphere. We offer a market competitive compensation package.

About DP World

Trade is the lifeblood of the global economy, creating opportunities and improving the quality of life for people around the world. DP World exists to make the world’s trade flow better, changing what’s possible for the customers and communities we serve globally.

With a dedicated, diverse and professional team of more than 103,000 employees spanning 75 countries on six continents, DP World is pushing trade further and faster towards a seamless supply chain that’s fit for the future.

We’re rapidly transforming and integrating our businesses — Ports and Terminals, Marine Services, Logistics and Technology – and uniting our global infrastructure with local expertise to create stronger, more efficient end-to-end supply chain solutions that can change the way the world trades. The DP World family comprises of syncreon, Imperial and P&O.

What\’s more, we\’re reshaping the future by investing in innovation. From intelligent delivery systems to automated warehouse stacking, we’re at the cutting edge of disruptive technology, pushing the sector towards better ways to trade, minimising disruptions from the factory floor to the customer’s door.

WE MAKE TRADE FLOW

TO CHANGE WHAT\’S POSSIBLE FOR EVERYONE