Total 2 science rd research job vacancies in Science / R&D / Research category in carlisle or newcastle

What Our Summer Program Offers: 

• 12-Week Full Time Paid Internship (Mid November to Mid February): Options for flexibility on time frames if needed. 
• Practical Application of Knowledge: Gain hands on experience and apply what you’ve learnt during university.
• Iconic Project Exposure: Work on high-profile projects with a variety of clients.
• Work alongside Technical Experts: Work alongside graduates, technical experts, and industry leaders.
• Career Connections: Build meaningful long-term connections.
• Support Network: Benefit from guidance and support from your Manager, team, AECOM University and our Talent Management team to achieve your goals.
• Pathway to Graduate Employment: Explore opportunities to transition to an AECOM Graduate position following a successful placement.

About the Role:

We are looking for Environmental Scientists or Engineers to join our Geosciences & Remediation Services Team and our Impact Assessment & Permitting Team.

Environmental Science / Engineering Intern (Geosciences & Remediation Services)

As an Intern you will primarily assist with fieldwork and data collection from a wide range of sites. You will also support technical reporting on surface water and groundwater monitoring and assessments, contamination investigations and remediation projects of varying size and complexity.

You will work alongside a multi-disciplinary team of industry leaders and technical experts. You will split your time between field work and the office, therefore an ability and willingness to travel and work remotely in the field, is required.

Typical tasks will include:

• Completion of desktop reviews of environmental data.
• Supporting with planning of site works, including subcontractor management.
• Completion of a wide range of site investigation works using different assessment methods.
• Supporting with the collection, handling and management of environmental samples from a range of media.
• Data management and interpretation.
• Technical report writing.

Environmental Science or Engineering Intern (Impact Assessment & Permitting)

In this role you will support the team to contribute with major infrastructure projects, including advancing next-generation transportation and renewable energy projects.

You will utilise your science or environmental qualification/s to problem solve, provide technical insight and communicate with multi-disciplinary teams of scientists, engineers, drafters, project administrators and contractors, enabling you to develop your skills working in a fast-paced, consulting environment.

As an Environmental Science Intern, you will develop skills in

• Environmental assessment
• Approval pathways under Commonwealth State and local approvals frameworks
• Devise environmental management plans
• Support our clients’ Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives
• Embed sustainable development and resilience outcomes within their projects.

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What skills and experience we're looking for

We're looking for someone to join our busy Science department, to provide a variety of technical support to staff and pupils in a variety of ways to ensure their safety at all times. You will be adaptable to a varying workload, whilst always maintaining the highest standards of health and safety.

The successful candidate should have:

• Relevant experience in a similar type of role, working with specialist science equipment.
• Knowledge of health and safety to ensure and advise on good practice is important.
• An ability to work well as part of a small team, prioritising your own workload to meet deadlines.



What the school offers its staff

In return we offer:

• Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
• A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
• The benefit of working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
• Membership of the Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
• Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
• Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured – the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
• Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.



Further details about the role

This post is term time only plus 10 additional days.

Our school is one of seven primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.

Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.

Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Job Description and Person Specification and complete an application form by clicking ‘apply now’ no later than midnight on Wednesday 26th June 2024.

NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.

Commitment to safeguarding

As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.