Careers

We are committed to helping our people achieve their ambitions. We understand the importance of supporting them to grow in both their professional and personal lives. We view investment in talent as a core priority.

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Work with us

People come to LUC because we deliver interesting and high quality work, with project teams led by some of the best in our professions.

Why do clients and employees stay with us? Because not only is the work inspiring and often ground-breaking, but we’re a friendly and supportive company with a strong sense of shared purpose.

Planning better landscapes for people and nature

You’ll work on projects that expand perceptions of what is possible. You won’t be asked to work on projects that conflict with your values.

LUC is an Employee Ownership Trust. This means we are fully independent, the business is run for the benefit of employees and we are all encouraged to participate actively in decisions about our future and the way we do things.

Life at LUC

We are proud of our culture at LUC, which is driven by the passion for our work, our teamworking strengths and our professionalism. We want each member of our employee community to thrive, so we celebrate different strengths, perspectives and abilities in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Our people love getting together – whether it’s an office bake-off, volunteering for a community project or an out-of-hours hike. We hold regular gatherings to ensure people from every part of the business have an opportunity to meet colleagues they don’t work with regularly, and we try to build a bit (well actually quite a lot) of fun into all our events.

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Whatever stage you are at in your career, we can offer the right amount of professional and intellectual challenge, with a framework of learning and development opportunities to support you. This could be keeping you up to date and confident with the technological advances in our sector, building your knowledge and experience of a wide range of work, or achieving further qualifications and professional recognition.
On a day to day basis you will be working alongside some of the most accomplished professionals in our fields, on high profile, challenging projects. The experience you will gain in the course of your work is incomparable.

Mark Fisk on the wide range of LUC projects

We will provide a clear framework for discussing with your manager what is needed for you to progress or achieve promotion and we advocate a transparent decision-making process. We understand that sometimes ‘progress’ means getting the timing right for you. Or exploring a new work area. Some of our most innovative work comes from supporting people in pursuing their passions.
LUC is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and safe working space for all employees. Our overall aim is to provide fair and consistent support to all employees enabling them to feel respected and valued during their LUC career. We listen to our people so we understand their experiences and what they need. We ask them about belonging and inclusion and we act on their feedback. We are constantly striving to be better.

Jon Grantham on LUC's Company Gathering in Newcastle

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Our Charter explains why our heritage is important to us and how we, the employee owners, want the business to be run in the future.

Yaver Abidi on the difference LUC makes to communities

LUC was created to tackle the toughest issues of sustainable development that balance the needs of communities and the environment. It remains our mission to deliver better futures for nature, people and places.
How we run LUC

Lucian Petre’s story

Being employee-owned gives us the freedom to do things our way, from guiding our future to shaping how we operate day by day. Everyone has a say in the direction of LUC and how we do things.