Hydrogeology Graduates / Multipe Locatios (2025 starts)

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

Start here. Grow here. 

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

About Our Team:

At AECOM, our water scientists in the Water Envionmental Team work for clients from across the public and private sectors, including the Environment Agency, Local Authorities, Highways England, Natural England, Water Utilities, Rivers and Wildlife Trusts, as well as commercial developers and overseas clients. We are also involved in major ongoing projects such as HS2  and as a team are responsible for coordinating & leading water environment chapters in Environmental Statements as well as coordinating Water Framwork Directive (WFD) assessments. The role will involve water quality studies (e.g. baseline studies, environmental impact assessment, nutrient loading studies and pollution studies including monitoring and modelling, Hydrological investigations such as flood, drought and water resource allocation); WFD; environmental Compliance studies; EIA; pollution prevention advice including preparing Water Management Plans, acting as Environmental Clerk of Works, and developing sustainable treatment trains; and applications for various permissions such as Environmental Permits for flood risk activities and discharges, water Abstraction, impoundment Licences, and Land Drainage Consents.

Here’s what you’ll do:

An integral part of your role will be report writing, analysis, interpretation and presentation of data. You’ll also be involved in field work such as water feature surveys, borehole drilling supervision, pumping test supervision and monitoring. 
Your initial focus on gaining site experience will gradually transition into taking more responsibility for interpreting data and preparing reports. 

Your responsibilities will include:
•    Site work, including collection of groundwater and surface water data and supervision of borehole drilling and testing
•    Collation, processing and analysis of data into existing and new databases
•    Use of specialist groundwater software, including AquiferWin32
•    Desk study evaluation of project hydrogeology and contributions to factual and assessment reports 
•    Preparation of graphical and GIS deliverables
•    Contributing to continued innovation and business development
•    Involvement with and support to the groundwater team and other disciplines such as hydrology, flood, geotechnics, contaminated land and ecology

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!

We support our graduates to pursue their professional development through professional organisations such as ICE or CIWEM. This is further complimented by AECOM’s Graduate Development programme, providing broader development and training and an opportunity to meet with other graduates. 

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• MSc or above in hydrogeology or similar
• First degree in either Geochemistry, applied geology degree ie engineering/environmental geology, Geophysics, Geography, Earth Science, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Bioscience must have a focus on Hydrogeology  
• Ability to conceptualise hydrogeological issues 
• Self-motivation, enthusiasm, hard working with ambition and drive 
• Excellent research and report writing skills.
• Ability to work as part of a team, collaborating with colleagues, client and stakeholders as appropriate and independently without losing initiative & focus.
• Ability to work flexibly under pressure, responding to changing project and programme demands.
• Strong in 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 with the team as a whole
• Strong attention to detail

Additional Information

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.