JBA Graduate Scheme Pathways

Environmental Management and Sustainability

Are you ready to tackle complex climate, nature, water and place challenges?

Turn your passion for the environment into meaningful impact. Our Sustainability and Environment teams work on some of the most exciting and challenging projects in climate, nature, water and place. They are helping our clients create resilient communities, restore natural environments and build a more sustainable future.

You'll work alongside specialists in fields including ecology, rivers, sustainability, landscape, heritage, environmental planning, climate adaptation, natural capital, social value and environmental science.

From Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and hydrogeology to planning, permitting and environmental management, you'll gain valuable experience across a diverse range of projects. Your work will help to deliver sustainable outcomes, meet environmental obligations and create lasting value for people, places and nature.

Is this the right pathway for you?

Your degree might be in...

Environmental Science
Environmental Management
Geography
Earth Sciences
Geology
Hydrogeology
Landscape Architecture
Environmental Planning
Other related disciplines.

You're interested in...

Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs)
Landscape and Visual Impact Assessments (LVIAs)
Hydrogeological studies
Environmental permitting
Environmental management plans
Environmental compliance monitoring
Nature-based solutions (NbS)
Planning and consent support
Due diligence.

Explore some of the projects our recent graduates are working on:

Outstrays to Skeffling Managed Realignment

The Outstrays Managed Realignment Scheme aims to address the impacts of rising sea levels and support flood risk management around the Humber by creating new, ecologically valuable habitats on former arable land. This large-scale habitat creation project involved close collaboration between our engineering and environmental teams. Given the site’s ecological sensitivity, we supported the design phase by undertaking a range of ecological surveys to establish a detailed baseline of existing habitats and species. This enabled us to identify potential environmental impacts early, provide informed recommendations, and develop mitigation measures that helped minimise the effects of the scheme while enhancing biodiversity and delivering long-term environmental benefits.

River Aller Stage 0 river restoration

Combining expertise in geomorphology, ecology, heritage, engineering, modelling, GIS and landscape, we contributed to this National Trust project, one of the UK’s first large-scale ‘Stage 0’ river restoration schemes. By reconnecting the River Aller with its floodplain and restoring a more natural, multi-threaded wetland system, the scheme demonstrates how nature-based solutions can help mitigate the effects of climate change, reduce flood risk, improve water quality, store carbon and create more space for nature.

Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme – York

The Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme in York is a project aimed at reducing flood risk across York and the wider River Ouse catchment. The programme focuses on implementing Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and Natural Flood Management (NFM) measures to help communities become more resilient to flooding, particularly as climate change increases flood risk. The project uses innovative catchment-scale modelling to understand how upstream interventions can benefit downstream communities, while also engaging local stakeholders and landowners to encourage long-term flood resilience.

Applications for this pathway are opening on 16 September!