If you are looking for a graduate scheme that will kick-start your career in sustainability, RSK want to hear from you. They have the following routes available:

• Environment and ecology
• Geosciences
• Construction and engineering
• Business support.

How is the scheme structured?

During the 18-month programme, you will start with a comprehensive induction, learning about the culture at RSK and gaining an understanding of the businesses that make up the RSK Group.

Following your induction, you will be placed with an RSK business or support function, spending your first nine months working on a variety of projects so you can get a feel for where you want to take your career. You will then move on to a second rotation with another business or support function for the remaining nine months. Throughout the course of the scheme, you will learn from our experts, discover the impactful projects we deliver across the globe and develop skills that you will take with you for your entire career.

Training and development

During your placements, you will attend training days to develop your skills, from communication and leadership to commercial awareness and sustainability. Throughout your placements, you will be expected to contribute towards supporting the business in delivering high impact results. You will be assessed on your performance and will receive regular feedback. By the end of the scheme, we expect that you will have a clear idea of where you would like to work and, subject to performance, we will support you in finding an internal opportunity within the RSK Group.

Your support network

During your placements you will be guided by your line manager, along with your mentor, and you will receive support from RSK’s dedicated early careers team. You can also expand your network further by getting involved in our employee networks, or access peer to peer support by joining regular coffee mornings or listening to internal podcasts about the employee experience.

RSK Group also encourages volunteering opportunities such as conducting outreach activities at schools or getting involved in a litter picking session in your local area.

The programme

Environment and ecology
On this programme you will take part in the delivery of environmental and ecological projects. There will be placement opportunities both in the office or field-based, or a mixture of the two depending on the placement objectives. Some of the work graduates on this programme will be able to carry out include:

• assisting with the coordination of technical teams
• writing reports for clients
• desk-based research
• conducting surveys for protected species, e.g. great crested newts, bats and reptiles
• analysis and interpretation of tender and project data
• field sampling studies for monitoring pesticides.

Apply for the environment and ecology route

Geosciences
Graduates on this programme will be able to experience numerous areas of geosciences and gain experience from various onsite projects. Your placement could include working on a variety of tasks, such as:

• site investigation intrusive techniques
• site work fundamentals – including site investigation management, soil description and logging, sample scheduling
• geophysics/utilities clearance – gaining experience of the techniques used to avoid or identify extent of buried features
• geotechnical fundamentals
• risk assessment fundamentals
• earthworks and remediation contracts
• tendering and commercial risk
• data processing, sample screening/GQRA
• project management and project finances.

Apply for the geosciences route

Construction and engineering
This programme offers graduates the opportunity to help deliver the real-life projects that RSK Group businesses are working on. The placements on this programme will offer a mix of site and office working. Graduates will:

• shadow industry professionals in a variety of settings
• manage and contribute to the production of the contractual documentation for projects
• learn industry specific softwares
• undertake site surveys
• work on the preparation of health and safety documentation
• demonstrate analytical skills by producing a report on a dedicated project, highlighting lessons learned and best practices identified
• liaise and present to external clients.

Apply for the construction and engineering route

Business support
Graduates on this programme will join the central RSK Group business support teams or work directly within a divisional area of RSK. Graduates will:

• develop core skills in their chosen area of expertise
• research how each business unit operates and contribute to business projects
• engage and present to key internal and external stakeholders
• create reports supporting business projects
• collaborate with senior management across RSK divisions
• provide efficient service delivery to clients.

Apply for the business support route

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