Graduate Environmental Scientist / Planner

Roughan & O'donovan; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000

Job description

Graduate Environmental Scientist / Planner

Roughan & O’Donovan (ROD) is looking to recruit a graduate environmental scientist/planner for a permanent position within our expanding environment and ecology team.

Job type: Permanent

Location: Sandyford, D.18 or Santry, D.17

About the role

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will gain valuable experience delivering projects across a range of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure development, and tourism.

Your professional development will be supported through on-the-job learning and access to Continuous Professional Development (CPD) opportunities, both in-house and with external professional bodies. This will deepen your understanding of planning, environmental, and sustainability issues and help you to build the necessary knowledge, skills, and competencies to become chartered.

• SEA and AA of Waterford and Wexford Visitor Experience Development Plans on behalf of Fáilte Ireland.

Responsibilities

• Planning and environmental appraisal of sites/lands.
• Preparation of supporting documentation for feasibility studies and planning applications.
• Preparation of inputs for and coordination of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs).
• Preparation of inputs for and coordination of Strategic Environmental Assessments (SEAs).
• Inputs to assessments of Climate Action Plans.
• Liaison with clients, stakeholders, regulators, subcontractors, and other internal disciplines as required.
• Knowledge of EIA and SEA processes.
• Good knowledge of planning, environmental, climate, and sustainability issues.
• Excellent scientific report writing and interpersonal skills.
• Comfortable working in a busy environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and quality outputs.
• IT skills, including MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency/high proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Self-motivated, positive, proactive, and focused.
• Experience using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) or similar.
• A desire for the delivery of environmentally sustainable solutions.

About Roughan & O'Donovan

Roughan & O'Donovan (ROD) is a leading civil, environmental, and structural engineering consultancy. An independently owned firm, we employ a multidisciplinary team of more than 260 people of 20 different nationalities in our Dublin, Cork, and UK offices.

Our people are the heart of our business, and we invest heavily in their personal and professional development through all stages of career development. We are an Engineers Ireland CPD Accredited Employer and operate an Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) training scheme.

We offer wellness packages, flexible working, and life-event supports, so whatever challenges life may bring, you can feel secure in the knowledge that you will be taken care of.

How to apply

• Address your cover letter to Human Resources.

Roughan & O'Donovan is an equal opportunity employer.