Application Closing Date: 7th November 2025 - Please note we reserve the right to close roles sooner, so Early Application is encouraged.

Arcadis is the world's leading company delivering sustainable design, engineering, and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets. We are more than 36,000 people, in over 70 countries, dedicated to improving quality of life. Everyone has an important role to play. With the power of many curious minds, together we can solve the world’s most complex challenges and deliver more impact together.

Role description:

Our Intern & Placement programme is designed to give you a hands-on insight into the work we do as a company and help to develop skills and knowledge within your chosen field. Supported by signposted training, the programme is based on Arcadis’ core values, giving you both technical training and support to help you develop both personally and professionally whilst with us. You will be exposed to real projects and clients and given a range of experiences to immerse yourself into over the course of your 10–12-week internship.

As a specialist and science student joining us, you will specialise from day one in your chosen discipline. Working in teams of consultants you’ll be responsible for your own deliverables, liaising with clients, and given every opportunity to build your skillsets and technical expertise. You’ll work on a range of environmental and planning projects which may include major infrastructure, urban regeneration and community focussed projects that will expose you to a variety of challenges and technical specialists. 

Role accountabilities:

Regeneration & Construction - Join our multi-award-winning Site Evaluation and Restoration (SER) team as part of the project and development management function. We specialise in transforming contaminated brownfield sites into thriving, valuable places, combining commercial development management skills with technical expertise in contaminated sites.

We mainly operate in the redefining and planning phases of the asset lifecycle, working with clients to appraise site options, advise on development routes, and deliver balanced solutions for risk, commercial, programme, and value. Our team has experience across public and private sectors, leading multi-disciplinary teams to advise on site risks and development opportunities.

Demolition is often a key part of our work, with the Development Services and Demolition (D6) teams working together to provide the right expertise and project experience. You will assist with Technical Due Diligence reports, demolition management, contractor procurement, clerk of works roles, and project management, gaining technical knowledge from our multi-faceted team and projects across various industries and clients.

Accepted degrees: Geography, Land Economy, Property development and Planning, Environmental Science, Geophysics, Environmental Consultancy or similar.

Qualifications & Experience:

You will be working towards a degree in a relevant subject
You will demonstrate typical Arcadian skills including Resilience, Creativity, Analytical Thinking and being a Team Player
You will have excellent communication skills and the ability to use your technical knowledge to influence and consult stakeholders.
Willing to travel and stay away from home when required (where possible we embrace virtual working)
Hold a full driving licence which allows you to drive in the UK
Comfortable with Site based working, when required for projects

Why Arcadis?

We can only achieve our goals when everyone is empowered to be their best. We believe everyone's contribution matters. It’s why we are pioneering a skills-based approach, where you can harness your unique experience and expertise to carve your career path and maximize the impact we can make together.

You’ll do meaningful work, and no matter what role, you’ll be helping to deliver sustainable solutions for a more prosperous planet. Make your mark, on your career, your colleagues, your clients, your life and the world around you.

Together, we can create a lasting legacy.

Join Arcadis. Create a Legacy.

Our Commitment to Equality, Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging

We want you to be able to bring your best self to work every day which is why we take equality and inclusion seriously and hold ourselves to account for our actions. Our ambition is to be an employer of choice and provide a great place to work for all our people. We believe that by working together diverse people with different experiences develop the most innovative ideas. Equality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of how we improve quality of life and we work closely with our people across six ED&I Workstreams: Age, Disability, Faith, Gender, LGBT+ and Race. A diverse and skilled workforce is essential to our success.

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