Sustainability Intern
Environmental and Social Governance
Posted on 10/7/2025

Ferrovial
No salary listed
Madrid, Spain
In Person
Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity
Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Listed on three major stock markets: Nasdaq (US), Euronext Amsterdam (Netherlands) and IBEX 35 (Spain), we are also member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and FTSE4Good. We operate in more than 15 countries and have a workforce of over 24,000 professionals worldwide. Ferrovial’s activity is carried out through our business units, including Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.
Cintra is the highways business unit of Ferrovial, one of the world’s leading infrastructure operators committed to developing sustainable solutions. Today, its portfolio includes nearly 1,200 miles of managed highways globally, representing a total global investment in roadway improvements of over $24.8 billion.
We provide the maximum value in each project, managing all phases of the life cycle of our state-of-the-art infrastructure assets, such as the 407 ETR in Canada, the Managed Lanes LBJ and NTE in Texas, I-77 in North Carolina, I-66 in Virginia and our projects in Europe, South America, and India.
Why Ferrovial?
- Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company that is shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
- Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- Inclusive Culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates what makes us unique and turns differences into innovation.
- Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
- Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package that rewards your hard work and dedication and take advantage of initiatives designed to support your physical and psychological health.
- Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.
Job Description:
About the role
As the Sustainability Intern (12-month full-time internship) fully integrated in the team, you will have the opportunity to contribute to Cintra’s success by supporting the company’s Environmental and Social Governance (ESG) strategy. The Sustainability Intern, located at our Madrid Headquarters, will assist the Sustainability Manager with ESG reporting efforts, due diligence analysis, and provide support for ISO compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Support the reporting efforts for subsidiaries and support wider adoption of framework.
- Support subsidiaries with additional ad-hoc ESG questionnaires, including coordinating data collections, analysis, drafting, and proofing.
- Support improvements of data collection efforts to streamline, reduce administrative burden, and improve quality of data for assurance purposes.
- Help with providing analysis of Cintra’s ESG Strategy and objectives with Ferrovial to ensure alignment.
- Assist in developing ESG presentations and dashboards for target setting and monitoring of achievements and other ESG topics.
- Provide support to subsidiaries with ISO 14001/9001 management systems.
- Assist in developing ESG due diligence assessments.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Environmental Science, Business, Sustainability, or a related field. Master´s degree preferred.
- Advanced level of Spanish and English (C1-C2) is a must since you will be working in our Madrid HQ and collaborating with our US team.
- Passion for sustainability and a commitment to driving positive environmental and social change.
- Superior writing and verbal communication skills.
- Analytical skills to collect, interpret, and present ESG data and metrics effectively.
- Knowledge of ISO 14001/9001 standards and environmental legislation a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and data analysis tools and software (e.g., Excel, PowerBI).
What We Offer
- 12 months of full-time paid internship.
- 22 days of rest days.
- Meal allowance: 11€ for each full-time day.
- Work-life balance: shorter working days on Fridays, Christmas time, eastern and summer, company specially days-off.
- Vending Machines card refreshments in the cafeteria
- Healthy snacks
Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges, and we collaborate across our business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here!
Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer. We treat all jobs applications equally, regardless of gender, color, race, ethnicity, religion, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, covered veteran status or protected genetic information (each, a “Protected Class”), or any other protected class in accordance with applicable laws.
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