Environment and Sustainability

Useful Careers Resources

Sources of careers information

Prospects: job profiles (environment and agriculture)
(Job profiles including environmental consultant, environmental manager, energy manager, recycling officer, waste manager, environmental education officer and sustainability consultant. Includes details on vacancy sources.)
Prospects: sector overview (environment and agriculture) (overview of the sector)
Prospects.: employer profiles (Profiles of leading graduate recruiters)
ENDS Directory (Searchable directory of environmental consultants and service providers )
LinkedIn (Networking site for job searching, connecting with sector professionals and exploring information about companies.)

For tips on maximising your LinkedIn profile see ‘Introduction to LinkedIn’, LinkedIn – the ultimate cheat sheet and ‘The hidden job market’.

Professional bodies

Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management The Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (includes a vacancy board)
The Institute of Environmental Management & Assessment
The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (includes a jobs board)
Renewable UK (Renewable UK, is the trade and professional association for wind and marine renewable industries. Features a jobs board)

Wider reading/blogs

BBC – Environmental news and information
The Guardian – Environmental News and information
The Financial Times – Environmental news and information – free membership as a University of Surrey student
Science Daily – Sustainability research news
Materials Recycling World – news
Environmental Data Services (Environmental news and information) Includes jobs board.

Job vacancies and sector websites

Many jobs in this sector are often advertised as and when they arise, rather than as part of an annual recruitment programme. In addition to using vacancy websites, you may also wish to target organisations that interest you and approach them on a speculative basis.

Sector wide job portals

EDIE (Environmental Data Interactive Exchange: media brand focusing on empowering sustainability, also providing information and jobs relating to environmental management)
Earthworks Jobs (Job opportunities across the sector)
ENDS Job Search
IEMA jobs board

CIWEM jobs board – Water and environmental jobs portal
New Scientist Jobs pages
Groundwork
WRC (Water Research Centre, a research based consultancy in water, waste and environment)
Change Agents UK ( of paid projects with ethical organisations)

Public sector

Jobs Go Public (Jobs in local government, charities, education, housing)
Local Government Jobs (Jobs in local government)
Total Jobs: Public Sector

Conservation/wildlife

Energy sector

Environment

Environmental Jobs UK
Environment Jobs
Green Jobs UK
Green Jobs Ireland
Let's Recycle (independent website for businesses, local authorities and community groups involved in recycling and waste management, with a jobs board)
Environment Job(Jobs organised by area of work, e.g. carbon climate & energy; conservation & wildlife; sustainability; water & hydrology; environmental policy & campaigning)
Environment Job Directory Directory of environmental organisations

Volunteering - UK

National Trust
Natural England
RSPB
RSPCA
Prospects – Further volunteering opportunities, with discussion on the benefits of volunteering.

Volunteering - local

Surrey Wildlife Trust
Zero - Local community centre with volunteering opportunities
TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) – Discover activities in your local area

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment and Employment Confederation (For details on UK agencies)
Sector 1 (Recruitment agency with dedicated Energy and Environment pages, based in the North East of the UK.
Acre
Allen & York
Evergreen
LewisDavey

Global environmental careers

Eldis (gateway to jobs, volunteering and research opportunities relating to Development and Environmental issues worldwide)
Earthwatch Institute (conservation projects)

Environment

Environmental Jobs UK
Environment Jobs
Green Jobs UK
Green Jobs Ireland
Recycling & Waste World
Let's Recycle (independent website for businesses, local authorities and community groups involved in recycling and waste management, with a jobs board)
Environment Job(Jobs organised by area of work, e.g. carbon climate & energy; conservation & wildlife; sustainability; water & hydrology; environmental policy & campaigning)
Environment Job Directory Directory of environmental organisations

Volunteering - UK

National Trust
Natural England
RSPB
RSPCA
Prospects – Further volunteering opportunities, with discussion on the benefits of volunteering.

Volunteering - local

Surrey Wildlife Trust
Zero - Local community centre with volunteering opportunities
TCV (The Conservation Volunteers) – Discover activities in your local area
University of Surrey Students' Union volunteering

Recruitment agencies

Recruitment and Employment Confederation (For details on UK agencies)
Sector 1 (Recruitment agency with dedicated Energy and Environment pages, based in the North East of the UK.
Acre
Allen & York
Evergreen
LewisDavey

Global environmental careers

Eldis (gateway to jobs, volunteering and research opportunities relating to Development and Environmental issues worldwide)
Earthwatch Institute (conservation projects)
ECO: Environmental Career Oppotunities (American website that includes internships in the USA )
Global Placement (International internships)
Anywork Anywhere (Worldwide paid and voluntary working opportunities including conservation work)
New Scientist (Global jobs board)

Postgraduate study

Prospects - postgraduate study (General information and database of programmes)
Target Jobs - postgraduate study
Postgraduate courses worldwide
Find a masters
Find a phd
Studentships for Masters and PhDs
Postgraduate Studentships
Fulbright (Postgraduate study and research opportunities in the USA)
Environment-and-sustainability courses at Surrey

Finally

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