At the Environment Agency, we work hard to create better places for people, wildlife and the environment. By putting the climate emergency at the heart of everything we do, we help society adapt to environmental challenges such as flooding, drought, sea level rise and coastal change.

The Estates service within the Environment Agency extends to 160 people, offering professional support for land, property, compensation and valuation matters. We are core to the delivery of the Agency's £5.2 billion capital programme to better protect 336,000 properties. Our experienced teams specialise in negotiating access and dealing with compensation claims from land and property owners where they have suffered loss as a consequence of our work. We also manage the Environment Agency's landholdings, which extend to 26,000 hectares.

During your time as an Estates Placement Student at the Environment Agency, we will provide you with real-life work experience to support your studies. With your commitment and drive to succeed you’ll have the opportunity to broaden your skills across several areas including flood alleviation projects and land management as well as gaining valuable experience of working within a large public sector organisation.

For more information, please see downloads. To apply, please send a copy of your CV and covering letter to recruitmentestates@environment-agency.gov.uk

Within the covering letter please detail what you can bring to the role and what you hope to achieve from this placement.

Please note that this placement is for students studying towards a RICS accredited degree in commercial or rural surveying.

The closing date for applications is 28 November 2024. Interviews are expected to take place via MS Teams on Thursday 18th and Friday 19th December 2025, with a start date in August 2026.