Graduate Scheme

Why choose the JBA Water Management and Geoscience graduate pathway?

Join our specialist teams in developing leading resilience strategies and solutions founded on modelling and assessment of water and environmental processes.

Water touches almost everything in our lives, from the food we eat, the energy we use and even the emails and social media messages we send. In our pursuit for resilience to climate change at JBA, we think about water in an ‘Integrated way’, so if you have a passion for tackling challenging issues that make a difference for everyone, the JBA Water Management and Geoscience graduate pathway is for you.

Our work sees us manage and model risks in both surface and subsurface environments, work with regulators, local authorities and with communities directly to build resilience on a varied range of flood protection, water quality and water supply projects. Discover the role you'll play in supporting this below.

On this pathway, you could:

Contribute to Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programmes, working collaboratively across our disciplines to deliver innovative solutions to improve community resilience in the face of climate change.
Model and assess how existing water infrastructure, such as reservoirs and canals, can be optimised to reduce flood risk, improve water resources and generate more hydropower whilst at the same time meeting the environmental needs of the river.
Join us as an Energy Graduate and have the opportunity to work across a wide range of areas, from existing and well-established sectors through to emerging new technologies. As well as supporting our clients to explore technical, policy and funding opportunities whilst helping to shape a sustainable energy future for us all.

Join our Water Resources, Water and Wastewater Management graduates in contributing to projects that secure resilient water supplies across a range of sectors and uses, improving wastewater management, and helping to enhance the health of rivers, wetlands, and ecosystems.
Help embed 3D hydraulic modelling techniques to inform next-generation flood alleviation schemes.
Model the environmental impacts of groundwater augmentation schemes
Contribute to schemes reducing discharges from sewer overflows to rivers and the sea, and to mitigating the harm that spills can create.

You could join our graduates and deliver innovative projects such as...

‘ResilienTogether’ Flood & Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme

“With support from JBA Consulting, ResilienTogether is creating a ‘Smart’ catchment, through innovative technologies and techniques, to reduce flood risk to people and places, enhance the water environment in the Pix Brook catchment and improve community resilience in the face of climate change. The project is achieving this through a close-knit partnership that collaborate to deliver six inter-related work packages. I am a Project Support Officer for ResilienTogether. This role includes working with the clients, project partners and stakeholders, organising and attending meetings and ensuring actions are met. I also provide technical support managing, analysing and mapping data and producing outputs for the wider project and individual work packages.”

Melody Burgess, Flood Resilience Analyst

Felindre Property Flood Resilience

“The Felindre Property Flood Resilience (PFR) project involved undertaking PFR surveys of properties at flood risk and those that have previously experienced flooding. The surveys involved an external property survey, engaging with residents about flood history and identifying ingress points and sources of flooding. In my role as assistant surveyor, I accompanied colleagues to site to take measurements, write notes and take photographs. I was also involved in writing up the information into reports, creating figures and summarising the resilience measures and options suitable for the property, occupants and the nature of flood risk.”

Rebekah Alford, Flood Risk Analyst

Water and Energy

It is important to understand the future needs that other sectors have for water. At JBA we are working with regulators, water companies and the energy industry to better understand the future water demands of the sector. This allows for better long term water resources planning, supports changes to policy, or enables understanding of where future regulation may be needed.

Charles McAllister, Energy Lead

Applications for this pathway will open in Autumn 2026. Register your interest today.