This is a fantastic opportunity to kick start your career in air quality by gaining valuable work experience within an established consultancy. The role will involve working closely alongside experienced and senior members of the team assisting with air quality assessments for a variety of projects with local authorities, government, infrastructure providers, developers and industrial clients. Project involvement may include National Highways air quality assessments; air quality management studies for numerous local authorities; passive and continuous monitoring for the Silvertown Tunnel and HS2; and the development of emission inventories and digital tools.

Air Quality is part of AECOM's Environment business which provides environmental management services for feasibility, impact analysis and operational compliance as well as remediation, restoration and re-use of impacted property.

Here's what you'll do:

• Air quality monitoring; including site assessment, preparation and maintenance
• Air quality dispersion modelling in combination with GIS
• Data analysis and emissions inventory work
• Air quality input into environmental statements
• Assistance towards the coordination of multi-disciplinary project teams
• Tender and proposal preparation

Enjoy the perks:

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries.

Graduate Development Programme

Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role. Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and can join the ADVANCE webinar series. We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution.

The professional institute you will work towards is the Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM).

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Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what's possible?

• ideally an MSc or PhD in Air Quality (Meteorology, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Environmental Engineering and Project Management and Climate Science, Environmental Management will be considered if there is an Air Quality focus)
• Strong numeracy
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation and communication with the team as a whole
• Strong attention to detail
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm, hard working with ambition and drive
• Excellent research and report writing skills
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands.

Preferred Qualifications

• Awareness of GIS, modelling or programming skills would be an advantage
• Previous experience of working in a consultancy environment would be beneficial, including work placements or relevant voluntary experience
• A full driving license would be beneficial as the role will involve travel for site surveys often with equipment

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.

Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.