Graduate Consultant - Landscape (Biodiversity & Ecosystems)

Company Description

To be considered for this role, please make sure you read the job description carefully. Ensure that you submit all of the relevant documents as PDFs, including the application questions at the bottom of the advert. 

At Ramboll, we offer a unique work environment. Our culture is built on openness, understanding, and respect, allowing you to shape your role to match your working style, aspirations, and personal life. Our Nordic heritage drives our commitment to improving conditions for people and nature through our projects. As a foundation-owned multinational company, the profit we make is reinvested into the company. This ensures the continued development of employees or is used to fund research, charity, and humanitarian projects. Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' ensures your work makes a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.

Please note – Ramboll cannot sponsor any post-study or Skilled Worker visas for our early career roles, as the Home Office’s eligibility criteria would not be met. You must have the right to live and work in the UK indefinitely without the need for sponsorship, either now or in the future

PLEASE ENSURE YOU HAVE FULLY COMPLETED YOUR APPLICATION, INCLUDING ANSWERING THE QUESTION IN THE 'HOW TO APPLY' SECTION. ANY INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE REJECTED.

Job Description

As our new Graduate Landscape Architect you will join a team of 18 landscape architects (working across our Birmingham, Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, and London offices) who design and assess projects across a wide range of sectors including buildings, energy and transport, in the UK and internationally. We provide a positive and supportive learning environment including mentorship for the Landscape Institute Pathway to Chartership.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Undertaking research and analysis for design and assessment projects
• Preparation of models, drawings, and reports using a range of software
• Site visits, surveys, and photography
• Attending project meetings and coordination with other specialist disciplines
  
  
  

This role is available in Edinburgh & Bristol.

Qualifications

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• A Masters or Postgraduate degree in a Landscape Institute accredited course

Experience with a range of software packages that may include Revit, AutoCAD, Photoshop, InDesign, and GIS

Be numerically competent

Possess excellent English communication skills, both oral and written

A collaborative attitude to working

Confident in developing your own networks

Additional Information

How to apply :

Apply online. Attach your CV and Cover Letter as PDFs. In a separate PDF document, please address the following question:

• What are the main environmental challenges where you live, why they are important to you, and how you would help solve them? (max. 500 words)
  
  
  

Candidates should provide in their application a link to a portfolio providing up to 20 A3 pages of their own work, illustrating use of a range of software, written, and sketch work, deliverable types, and project stages (maximum 20mb in total).

PLEASE NOTE: YOUR APPLICATION WILL BE REJECTED IF THE APPLICATION QUESTION IS NOT COMPLETED AND YOUR PORTFOLIO LINK NOT SHARED.

Selection Process:

We aim to respond to your application shortly after the deadline by the latest. There are three steps to our selection process. You will advance onto the next step if you are successfully shortlisted.

• Step 1: Apply Online and complete required application questions, including competency questions.
• Step 2: Shortlisting

Step 3: Assessment Centre – these are planned to take place during April 2026

We personally review every application, as our selection process is fully human-led. It’s absolutely fine to use tools to support you—for example, to check spelling and grammar or to gather background research—but we ask that your answers reflect your own original thoughts. That way, we get to know the real you, and your responses will be a true foundation for your interview.

Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

Equality, diversity, and inclusion are at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone is able to flourish and reach their potential. We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. As a company, Ramboll recognises the importance of having a good work/life balance, both in terms of individual well-being and its positive impact with respect to the engagement and retention of our employees. We aim to support all employees to achieve a work/life balance which enables them to work in a supported manner while having the time to achieve personal aspects of their life outside of work. We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please let us know if there are any changes we could make to the application process to make it more comfortable for you. You can contact us at job.advert.accessibility@ramboll.com with such requests.

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered. All application and screening questions must be answered fully.

Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early, please apply early to avoid disappointment.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Deadline for applications: Fri 6th March 2026