Placement Student- Consulting

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Start Date – 1st September 2025
Salary – £24,282
Location – Belfast

Shape tomorrow’s world with Amey

Amey has a bold new vision for the future, establishing us as an energy transition engineering and consultancy business with contracting execution capability. We are developing new service capabilities and expanding into new markets, with consulting at the forefront of this vision.

Amey Consulting stands as a beacon of engineering excellence in the UK, committed to inspiring change and enhancing the nation’s critical infrastructure. Join us to create a lasting, sustainable impact on society and future generations.

Why Choose Amey?

• Real Responsibilities: Dive into challenging projects from day one, working alongside experienced engineers on cutting-edge infrastructure designs.
• Career Development: Tailored career paths that grow with you, supported by mentors and a strong peer network.
• Generous Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, pension scheme, minimum 24 days holiday plus bank holidays, and flexible benefits like cycle-to-work and gym membership.
• Social Impact: Two Social Impact Days annually for volunteering and opportunities to support community initiatives.
• Wellbeing Focus: Access to mental health support, a 24/7 helpline, and wellbeing resources because your health matters.
• Modern Perks: Discounts on shopping, healthcare benefits, and more through our online voucher portal.

The Team

The Energy Transition and Sustainability team, they undertake environmental assessments and reviews for a range of infrastructure projects. These include road schemes, rail maintenance and flood alleviation schemes. Disciplines range from ecology, landscape/visual, cultural heritage, air quality, noise as well as generalists.

The Placement Programme

Our one year placements are designed for students currently pursuing a degree and seeking practical work experience. During your placement:

• You will assist in providing support to a team of Environmental Consultants in Belfast and across the wider UK team. This will include: assist the team in collating baseline environmental data for particular schemes and projects. This is addressed through consultation and through review of published information on the web and GIS databases. Assisting the relevant technical specialists in gathering site information, such as Phase I habitat surveys, water constraint mapping, general site walkovers. You will assist in producing reports or early determination of environmental constraints and will be provided the opportunity to undertake environment impact reporting and to gain more involvement in a particular area of interest, where feasible.  You will also assist in general administration and correspondence within the Environment team.

• Gain hands-on experience supporting the environmental assessment and monitoring of infrastructure schemes at pre and post planning stage.
• Benefit from mentorship by industry experts, learning from some of the best minds in the field.

You’ll have a dedicated ‘buddy’ and mentor to guide you, helping you settle into your role and develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed.

Where Could This lead?

While this placement offers valuable experience, it’s also a pathway to future opportunities at Amey Consulting, setting the stage for potential career growth

within our organisation.

What we need from you

Minimum requirements:

• Able to start the placement on 1st September 2025
• Commitment to complete the placement for the duration.
• Currently studying towards a degree in a related subject.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.