Environmental Graduate

Imagine a future where you develop the offshore wind projects of tomorrow

The Ørsted Graduate Programme is designed to unleash your potential and give you a unique opportunity of a fast-tracked career in Ørsted. We offer you an intense two-year developmental journey where you’ll learn from experts within your field and get international project experience, tools to drive innovation and a strong cross-functional network with other talents.

The Graduate journey
Our Graduate Programme consists of two-three rotations, where you’ll solve business challenges, be responsible for your own assignments, and be engaged in our day-to-day business decisions.

You’ll dive into the world of offshore wind farm project development, which includes environmental surveys and assessments, stakeholder management, working with technical teams to design sites, as well as gaining knowledge of project management, including programming, budgets, and commercial viability.

You’ll play an important role in:

• developing our UK portfolio of offshore wind farms from pre-planning to commencement of construction
• incorporating emerging technologies such as hydrogen generation and energy storage into our offshore wind projects
• supporting the team with developing best practice
• being proactive in creating an inclusive working environment.

To succeed in this role, you:

• hold a relevant master’s degree, including environmental science and environmental economics, before 1 September 2021
• strong analytical skills, a high level of personal drive and a high learning ability
• can collaborate with internal and external stakeholders
• are interested in project management
• have an understanding of UK Regulatory and/or the political environment within offshore wind.

Join a world leader in green energy
Ørsted is a global leader in offshore wind energy and ranked the world’s most sustainable company. To be a frontrunner, we invest significantly in employee development and from the moment you join us, we’ll support your personal and professional growth. Here, you’ll get the opportunities that will unleash your full potential, and you’ll experience a collaborative, diverse, and dynamic work environment.

The best first step you’ll ever take
Send your CV and most recent grade transcripts, and answer five motivational questions as soon as possible and no later than 13 January 2021. We’ll conduct interviews shortly after. You’ll find the motivational questions on our graduate site and in the application form.

Please don’t hesitate to write to graduates@orsted.com if you have any questions.

Please note that you’re expected to do some traveling in relation to your work, as you’ll travel to meetings with colleagues and stakeholders within the UK and Denmark.

Meet some of our graduates
Experience what it’s like to be a graduate in Ørsted. Hear their stories and read about how we’ve teamed up with SingularityU Nordic to give you the tools to master innovation and turn visions into reality here.