2026 Graduate Environmental Scientist - Adelaide
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Job Description
At AECOM, you will work in a dynamic environment where your integrity and pioneering mindset are championed.
What Our Graduate Program Offers:
- 2-Year Graduate program: Kickstart your career in a flexible working environment.
- Graduate Induction: Participate in an event to meet fellow graduates and connect with leaders in the business.
- Transition to a Professional: Seamless transition into professional level role at the completion of the graduate program.
- Networking and Informative Opportunities: Engage in events hosted by our Connect Committee to expand your network and your knowledge.
- Mentoring Opportunities: Receive guidance and support from experienced professionals to help you achieve your career goals.
- Learn from Technical Experts: Enhance and share knowledge, skills and ideas from industry leaders that are essential to career progression.
About the Role
Working as part of our established Geoscience and Remediation Services (GRS) team, you will collaborate with a team of environmental engineers, scientists, hydrogeologists and geologists to provide contaminated land assessment, environmental monitoring, and remediation consulting across a wide range of projects, including those in the oil and gas, mining, Department of Defence, and public sectors. The role involves working on challenging projects across various industries, with a focus on fieldwork supported by office-based tasks. You will also have the opportunity to work on remote client sites, collaborating with internal teams, subcontractors, and clients.
How you'll make a difference:
- Assist with fieldwork and environmental data collection across a variety of project sites, including short, medium and / or long-term site programs, and occasionally work interstate to support the national GRS team as opportunities arise.
- Support soil, sediment, surface water and groundwater monitoring programs.
- Contribute to contamination investigations and remediation projects of varying size and complexity.
- Collect, handle, and manage environmental samples from a range of media, ensuring sample quality.
- Manage contamination data inputs and outputs.
- Prepare and support the development of technical environmental reports.
- Collaborate with offices across Australia and New Zealand, gaining exposure to a wide range of projects and disciplines.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree: You must be in your final year or completed a relevant Bachelor’s or Postgraduate degree.
- Graduate Year: You must have completed your studies and have graduated before starting the program.
- Commencement: You must be able to commence work by February 2026. We are open to mid-year finishers who are able to commence by July 2026.
Additional Information
Our Recruitment Process
- Submit Your Application: Complete the job application, uploading your resume, cover letter and the latest copy of your academic transcripts as one single document.
- Online Assessment: Complete our global online strength-based assessment.
- Phone Screen: You may be invited to a phone screen with our Early Careers Recruitment team.
- Interview: Attend a face-to-face interview at your local office.
Applications are reviewed as they come in, and the role may close earlier than expected, so if this opportunity sounds like you, we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?
We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including those with disabilities, additional health or mental health needs, and/or neurodiverse conditions. If you require any adjustments during the hiring process, please let us know.
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About AECOM
Work with us. Change the World. We believe infrastructure has the power to uplift communities and improve people’s lives.
We deliver some of the world’s most influential and transformational infrastructure projects. Along with our clients and partners, we have one goal: to leave a positive, lasting impact on people and our planet.
Our clients count on us to think without limits and partner with them on projects spanning across water, transportation, buildings, energy, the environment, resources, governments, the public realm, the environment and more. We’re driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Our Commitment
At AECOM, you’ll work in a dynamic and inclusive environment that values your integrity and fosters innovation.
AECOM acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients, and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses, to find out more about our visions for reconciliation, check out our website.
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- Job type:Graduate Jobs
- Disciplines:Engineering Environmental, Environment
- Work rights:Australian Citizen
- Work from home:Hybrid remote
Hybrid remote
Employees are allowed to work remotely some of the time but most of the work is done at the company’s physical office. Remote work is considered a perk or a privilege. For example, an employee may work from home for 1-2 days per week.
- Locations:Adelaide
- POSITION START DATE
Feb 2026 (approx)
- Closing Date:22nd Dec 2025, 3:59 pm
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