Year in Industry - Land and Natural Resources

Job Introduction

Are you passionate about sustainability, land management, development and making a real impact on the environment and communities? If you're currently studying a RICS or RTPI accredited degree and looking for a placement opportunity that combines purpose with professional development, this could be the role for you!

Our Tarmac Land and Natural Resources team is recruiting a Year in Industry Placement Student to join us at our Mountsorrell office 'The Hub' for a 12 month placement. This is a fantastic opportunity to gain hands-on experience in responsible land management and contribute to the future sustainability of our business.

What you’ll be doing...

• Working closely with the Regional Head of Estates and Estates, Disposals and Development Managers to support mineral acquisition, strategic estate management and development and disposal of surplus sites. 
• Understanding and working to planning consents for mineral working, ancillary, and added-value operations.
• Supporting rental enhancement and built development opportunities, ensuring compliance with planning and tenure agreements.
• Supporting the identification and delivery of development opportunities to maximise the value of Tarmac’s sites portfolio, including promoting sites for redevelopment, securing planning permissions, and assisting with the disposal of surplus sites.
• Gaining insight into land and mineral ownership, landlord-tenant relationships, and town & country planning policy.
• Managing landlord and tenant relationships.
• Preparing and reviewing planning applications, including consultant reports.
• Writing clear and concise reports.
• Identifying opportunities to enhance financial returns from a diverse range of property assets.
• Assisting with the development of Tarmac’s Electronic Property Information System.

Your Development

While learning on the job, you’ll attend our Graduate Core Skills Development Programme, designed to expand your business knowledge, strengthen core skills, and offer networking opportunities with other graduates and key stakeholders across the Tarmac business. This will support your successful transition into your destination role.

The Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Studying towards a Degree in RICS or RTPI accredited 
• Looking for a year placement
• Full UK Driving Licence and ability to travel

Desirable

• Emotional Intelligence
• Problem Solving
• Team Player
• Ability to work independently

Hybrid working available- giving you the flexibility to learn and contribute both on-site and remotely.

Why Choose Tarmac?  

Why Choose Tarmac?

This is where talent meets opportunity- ignite your potential!

At Tarmac, we believe in building more than just roads and infrastructure- we build careers. As the UK’s largest construction materials company, we offer exciting early career opportunities that fit your lifestyle, whether you're on-site, in the office, or a mix of both. Join us to earn, learn, and grow while helping shape a more sustainable future. We’re committed to your development and wellbeing, offering a supportive environment where you can thrive.

Here’s what you can look forward to:

• Enhanced holiday entitlement
• Contributory pension scheme
•  Exclusive discounts via the Tarmac Reward website
•  Free and confidential support through our Employee Assistance helpline
• Access to our Employee Communities, where you can network, learn from others, and increase your awareness of the support available to you. Our three Employee Communities are: Health and Wellbeing, Inclusion and Identity, Personal Growth and Development
• Training and development tailored to your goals

Don’t Miss Out! 

We may close applications early if we receive a high volume of candidates- so if this sounds like your kind of opportunity, get your application in ASAP! 

To help us manage high volumes of applications fairly and consistently, we may use AI technology to support the assessment of candidate responses against our Early Careers criteria. AI is used as a support tool only, and all recruitment decisions remain subject to human review