Jacobs
Location
Wokingham, Berkshire | United Kingdom
Job description
Your Impact:
Are you ready to start your career in an inclusive, flexible, and dynamic work environment?
What are you waiting for? Apply today!
Your impact
Join the Jacobs Graduate Development Programme (GDP) and have a meaningful, positive impact on our environments, communities, and societies worldwide. As a Jacobs Graduate you will be part of a larger network of talent who are Challenging Today and Reinventing Tomorrow.
What we do at Jacobs
Our People & Places Solutions business focuses on providing solutions to future challenges such as climate change, the need for renewable energy, low carbon economies, transportation, and material resource and waste management. While we shape some of the very largest and most challenging landmark projects in the UK, we also deliver local projects that protect communities.
What will you get?
Our Graduate Development Programme is a structured two-year scheme where we provide the framework, mentoring and experiences to help you maximise your skills and ambitions. On joining our scheme in September 2024, you’ll rapidly gain knowledge of how our company works and the impact that you can have to help us move towards a more connected and sustainable world.
About the opportunities
Jacobs has an ever-increasing portfolio of work across some of the UK and Ireland’s most high-profile projects and programmes. Working within large multidisciplinary teams, we deliver environmental monitoring programmes, support planning applications, undertake consenting and advisory roles and post project appraisal. We are currently working across a range of sectors and projects including delivering a number of high profile national infrastructure developments, power, water and transport infrastructure projects, national flood defence and habitat restoration schemes.
We are looking for a Graduate Aquatic Ecologist to join our team in Reading, Winnersh .
Here’s What You’ll Need:
Be working towards a Degree in Oceanography, Environmental Sciences (with freshwater focus), Aquatic Resource Management, Freshwater or Marine Ecology
A flexible self-starter who is keen to drive your career forward
Adaptable to change, with a thirst for learning new things
You must have the permanent right to work in the UK
Selection Process
Step 1: Apply Online
Step 2: Solo Video Assessment
Step 3: Interview
What else we provide
A flexible workstyl e, embracing a hybrid working pattern and supporting those who need to balance work/life commitments a bit differently than others
Free single medical cover and digital GP service
Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships
An inclusive and diverse work environment, embracing the variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees through our Jacobs Employee Networks
A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a culture of caring and positive mental health champion network
Opportunities to give back to our communities through our Collectively program, incorporating matched-funding, paid volunteering time and charitable donations.
We want you to bring your whole, authentic self to Jacobs.
Jacobs partners with VERCIDA to help us attract and retain diverse talent. For greater online accessibility please visit to view and access our roles. As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role .
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team .
Your application experience is important to us and we’re keen to adapt to make every interaction even better. We welcome feedback on our recruitment process and if you need more from us before deciding to join Jacobs then please let us know.
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