Sustainability Intern
Sustainability
- Vacancy type: Internship
- Closing date: 30/03/2026
- Salary: £13.45/hour, 40 hours, 12 week internship
About the role
The Sustainability Team is here to promote, improve, and deliver upon Edinburgh Airport’s ambitious sustainability strategy, known as Greater Good. Collaborating with teams throughout the airport, we work to meet and exceed our commitments across the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) spectrum.
Our team sits within the larger Communications department, but collaborates with teams across the airport – from security to finance, operations to HR. No two days are the same at the airport, and we are lucky to have the opportunity to work on interesting projects of all shapes and sizes.
The recruitment process for this role will be comprised of two interviews. The first interview will be an informal Teams call, and the second stage will be an in person, competency based interview to learn more about your experience, and motivations in applying for this role.
Please note, our interview process may be adjusted depending on the volume of candidates. We are committed to supporting diverse ways of thinking and working, so if you require adjustments in the recruitment process, please let us know on your application. You can find out more about our interview process and the types of questions we ask here.
What you’ll be doing
- Working to support the delivery of our community outreach programmes, such as reviewing funding applications and compiling a shortlist.
- Helping us with our annual staff travel survey and engaging with our colleagues to improve responses.
- Assisting the team in reviewing and updating our climate change adaptation plan.
- Supporting our team with updating the airport’s climate change adaptation plan.
- Engaging businesses on site (our Campus Partners) in sustainability.
- Being part of our team’s delivery programme and helping us out when things pop up!
- Helping us benchmark our activities against other airports to learn about our progress.
What we’re looking for
To apply for this role, you’ll need to be a student currently enrolled in College or University, studying a relevant degree
- A confident and motivated individual, who can work with different departments and colleagues throughout the airport
- Enthusiastic with a good work ethic
- An interest in all things sustainability from climate to community
- A strong communicator and happy working on projects independently (though we will be there to support you!)
- Exposure to behind-the-scenes airport operations and insight into how it runs day-to-day
- Networking opportunities with other interns on campus, Leadership and Executive teams
- Free on-site car parking (for both when you are working and when you go on holiday)
- Discounted shopping in the various retail and catering outlets within the Terminal
- Access to EAL Rewards, our benefits platform for discounts with high street names, gyms, cinemas, fuel and supermarkets
Why EDI?
We are Edinburgh Airport, where Scotland meets the world. The success of the airport comes down to our people, and you can help us deliver even more big days for our passengers and colleagues. The development of your career is important to us, and we’ll support and encourage this every step of the way. We offer in-house and external training, both role specific and based on your objectives.
As a business we’re driven by our values – they’re at the core of our culture and everything we do. We will ask questions based on our values during your interview, as we’re looking for people who will demonstrate these values day-in, day-out. So if this sounds like you, apply now and get ready for your career to take off.
As a Disability Confident Leader, we are committed to ensuring applicants with a disability can participate fully in our recruitment process. Please let us know in your application form if you require any adjustments, such as parking arrangements or alternative methods of communication.
We work with Inclusive Employers, who are a leading organisation for employers committed to prioritising inclusion. We are supported by them through leadership workshops, a variety of resources and webinars, demonstrating our commitment to an inclusive workplace and ensuring all our employees feel valued. This partnership is part of our wider Diversity and Inclusion strategy, and you can find out more here.
We give colleagues the opportunity to engage with different people and projects, within our business and beyond. You can get involved in a variety of different employee groups, including Diversity, STEM, Wellbeing, or create your own community – it’s important to us that you can share your interests and be yourself at work.