Internship - Energy and Environment

Arcadis is the global partner at the forefront of the most impactful projects of our time. We help our clients make sustainable choices through the combination of digital innovation, expertise, and future-oriented skills in areas such as environment, energy, water, buildings, transport, and infrastructure. We take that extra step to offer our clients tailored solutions for design, engineering, and consultancy. By utilizing data-driven insights, we shape the natural and built environment together.

With more than 34,000 people, we bundle global expertise and tackle challenges such as climate, affordable energy, and livable cities together. We improve quality of life through our presence in more than thirty countries.

Advisory Group
Within the EPSEI (Environmental Planning and Strategy Energy & Infrastructure) advisory group, we work on both planning for infrastructural projects and environmental studies for energy transition projects. Additionally, specialists with knowledge of noise and wind are also part of the advisory group. The Energy and Environment team, which you will join as an intern, has a large variety of juniors, mediors, and seniors. There is a helpful and collaborative working atmosphere, not only within the team but within the entire advisory group.

You are at least a third-year HBO or WO student in urban planning, social geography, environmental sciences, or a similar field. Students from other disciplines are also welcome, provided your skills and ambitions align with our goals.

• Enthusiastic, ambitious, and proactive;
• Curious and not afraid to ask questions;
• Proactive and a team player;
• Independent and strong communicatively, both orally and in writing;
• Accurate, analytical, and flexible in deployment;
• Willing to travel within the Netherlands;
• Available from September 2026 for at least four months;
• Driven to contribute to a better world;
• Fluent in Dutch.

In the Netherlands, the energy transition and the associated infrastructure (think of high-voltage connections at sea and on land or heat networks) are developing at a high pace. Initiating, researching, and spatially integrating sustainable energy sources and their transport is a complex and time-consuming challenge. Especially in a country like the Netherlands where space is scarce and our landscape is going to change drastically in the coming decades. More and more, projects in the energy transition are not being considered in isolation, but are serving as a reason for integrated area development, where themes such as participation, landscape integration, and multifunctional applications belong.

To be able to realize a project, we go through various planning procedures. Within the Energy and Environment team, project leaders and advisors work on managing and executing feasibility studies, environmental impact assessments (EIA), assessment notes, environmental impact reports (EIR), and basic designs. For various projects for clients such as TenneT, Gasunie, and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Policy, the team is busy in different phases of the planning process. In this regard, we work on new substation locations and connections. We tackle these different assignments with a diverse team. As an intern, you will work in the EIA and project management team. Here, we coordinate the various projects and, together with the specialists (experts in fields such as nature, for example), carry out the necessary environmental studies.

Examples of recent projects include: VAWOZ, Zeeuws Vlaanderen 380kV, Nederwiek 3, Maasbracht-Graetheide 380kV and Hydrogen Network.

We will involve you in various project roles within different projects, which will be determined in consultation with you. You will be guided by a colleague during this process. Together, you will discuss what you enjoy and where you want to grow further. You will also participate in the peer review group for interns and graduates of our market group, so that you can share your experiences with your fellow interns and expand your network and knowledge. At the end of your internship, you will have experience working at an advisory and engineering firm, collaborating with (government) agencies, and working within an interdisciplinary team in the spatial design of the energy transition. An opportunity like this does not come often!

Concrete tasks that you will perform as an intern:

• Writing substantive textual contributions to reports;
• Supporting colleagues with ad-hoc matters;
• Attending meetings with the client and stakeholders and recording minutes;
• Organization and coordination of project matters.

• At least 3 days in the office
• Period of at least 4 months, preferably 5
• Available location: Amersfoort and Arnhem
• Preference for working interns, but graduation opportunities are also negotiable

Will you put your passion and knowledge into practice with us? Then apply via the Apply-now button and send your CV and motivation letter in PDF format.

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