2025 Graduate Sustainability Consultant - Bournemouth
Posted 6 days 9 hours ago by Hoare Lea
Location
Bournemouth - Bournemouth, BH22 9UN GB (Primary)
Job Type
Graduate
Category
Job Description
2025 Graduate Sustainability Consultant
Bournemouth
About us
A fantastic career opportunity has arisen for a creative and driven Sustainability professional to join our Sustainability Group. The role is based in our London office and will be part of our broader Sustainability group which has a presence in every Hoare Lea office across the country.
We provide a diverse sustainability consultancy service promoting sustainable development for a range of projects, across all sectors. Our Sustainability Group is an industry leader in its approach to sustainability design, construction and building operation. Focused on achieving ever greater standards of environmental sustainability, the Group thrives on its dynamic, innovative, and ambitious working culture.
This is a rare opportunity to grow not only your own career, but the industry approach to your field of expertise as a whole.
Why work for us?
Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers, and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings.
- You'll collaborate with the industry's best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.
- You'll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.
- You'll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.
The role
As a Graduate Sustainability Consultant you'll have the opportunity to learn a wide range of energy and sustainability skills whilst helping internal teams to deliver sustainability tasks for a variety of projects.
As part of the role you will have the opportunity to:
- Undertake building performance simulation and energy related workstreams, using a range of modelling approaches, tools, and techniques.
- Develop energy strategies with our clients to lead sustainability innovation on a series of developments.
- Support the development of holistic Sustainability Strategies, where necessary.
- Assist in the delivery of environmental assessments (such as BREEAM, WELL, HQM, etc) from early design stages through to completion.
- Develop an understanding and knowledge of whole life carbon reporting to support clients Net Zero Carbon strategies.
- Communicate and engage with clients, design teams and contractors on projects, with opportunities to visit sites during construction phases.
- Engage directly with the industry undertaking research and development studies, and authoring industry guidance.
What we are looking for
Key Skills & Knowledge:
- Educated to degree level in Engineering, Architecture or the Built Environment.
- Knowledge/awareness of one or more of the following is desirable:
- BREEAM
- WELL
- Whole Life Carbon
- Energy Modelling
- Appreciation of broader sustainability issues, such as sustainability governance and reporting, sustainability strategies, climate change adaptation, behaviour change, etc.
About you
- Experience working within the built environment sector.
- Experience within a sustainability or engineering consultancy, looking for a new challenge.
- Expertise (with a degree in engineering/science) and a passion for creating sustainable solutions.
- Ability to work within a dynamic team in a progressive and well-respected firm.
- Good communication skills and enthusiasm for teamwork.
- Serious about sustainability.
Our Benefits
To reward your hard work and commitment we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry leading training and development to support you throughout your career.
How to Apply
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We are unlikely to progress applications where sponsorship is required to obtain a Tier 2 (general) visa as we expect to fill all our roles with candidates who have the right to work in place.
Adjustments and accommodations
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