Junior Air Quality Consultant at AECOM

Job Description

• At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

What your new role will entail:

• We are looking for an Air Quality Consultant to join our team who can bring their skills, ideas and enthusiasm, drawing on their consultancy experience, to enable them to work on our exciting projects from Day 1. The role will involve them working closely alongside junior and senior team members delivering a wide variety of projects for public and private clients.

Principal accountabilities:

• Air quality monitoring (desk- based data analysis support)
• Air quality modelling
• Data analysis and interpretation
• Report writing
• Proposal writing
• Collaboration with colleagues and clients

Being part of the team:

• This is a fantastic opportunity to further develop your career in air quality consultancy, within an established, inclusive and thriving Air Quality team.
• At AECOM, our commitment to shaping a sustainable future is embodied in the Environment & Sustainability Business Unit, one of the Top xx Environmental Consultancies. This comprehensive team seamlessly integrates three Sub Business Units — Planning & Communities, Carbon & Advisory, and Nature — each comprising specialised Practices that collectively deliver sustainable solutions for our clients, promoting social and environmental benefit.
• In the Carbon & Advisory Sub Business Unit, our commitment to environmental responsibility takes centre stage. Through three specialised Practices — Air Quality, Carbon & ESG, and Digital Environment — we address challenges posed by air pollution, promote carbon positive solutions, and lead the way in digital innovation. Our collaborative efforts with clients across a diversity of sectors create pathways for sustainable practices and resilient futures.
• Our 45+ Air Quality experts in the UK are developing guidance, driving digital approaches and solving complex challenges to provide a cleaner, healthier future. With a geographic reach covering the UK, Europe, and the Middle East, our comprehensive range of services supports clients across diverse markets. This includes supporting healthier and thriving neighbourhoods, contributing to the energy transition and improving transport links. Through advanced modelling techniques, monitoring programmes, emission inventories and odour assessments we bring air quality positive solutions at all stages of a project’s lifecycle.
• Day-to-day you may be: performing dispersion modelling using ADMS for a National Highways road project; designing a dust monitoring programme for Network Rail; writing code to help interpret and analyse data for Transport Infrastructure Ireland; performing desk-based analysis of occupational exposure monitoring for Royal Mail; writing an air quality chapter for an Environmental Statement for a National Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP); coaching a new member of staff and sharing your skills and knowledge.
• You will be given the encouragement and belief to voice your opinions and ideas to help us improve the way in which we work; everyone’s views are valued in our team
• You will receive help and guidance to develop your skills and shape your career in the direction you want to head in.

Qualifications

• Good communicator with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Extensive experience of the use of air quality modelling software (e.g. ADMS) and GIS. Programming skills (e.g. R studio) advantageous.
• Highly competent with Microsoft Office, in particular an expert user of Excel and Word
• Strong attention to detail and takes pride in their work
• Self-motivated, enthusiastic, hard working, organised under pressure
• Good team worker and also able to work independently without losing initiative & focus

Qualifications

• Experience as an Air Quality Consultant
• Educated to degree level or further, in a numerate subject