Graduate Consultant - Smart, Energy & Sustainability - Bristol/Cardiff Bristol, England
Job description
Key Info
Location: Bristol/Cardiff- Anticipated start: Immediate
- Deadline for applications: Friday 24 March 2023
We are not able to provide a Skilled Worker visa for this position. You will need to be eligible to work in the UK without our sponsorship to be considered for this role. Please do not apply if you have limited leave to enter or remain in the UK e.g. a visitor visa, a student/graduate visa or an employer-sponsored visa from a previous employer.
Looking to kickstart your career or wanting a career change?
Here’s a fantastic opportunity to join our highly influential Smart, Energy and Sustainability Division.
We are looking to recruit graduates who are enthusiastic about driving a sustainable, net-zero future, with a focus on developing strategies to reduce carbon emissions and optimize operational energy consumption of infrastructure, encompassing its construction, utilization and end of life phases, through effective carbon management and decarbonisation plans.
You will be developing your technical skills through taking on a variety of complex projects as well as being supported in the development of your softer skills through our early careers learning and development program: ‘The Learning Curve’.
What you will learn with us
Supporting across public and private sector client’s portfolio carbon management plans/decarbonisation strategies and interventions- Supporting public sector decarbonisation scheme (PSDS) applications
- Supporting real estate portfolio asset review and optimisation projects associated with operational energy and whole life carbon.
- Developing and supporting life cycle cost (LCC) assessments associated with operational energy use and carbon emission reduction interventions.
- Leading the delivery of energy and carbon management and net-zero road map planning and strategy projects.
- Reviewing project details, engaging with clients and developing targets for sustainability strategies.
- Reviewing documentation provided by project teams, assess this against the project’s targets and provide feedback or follow-up.
- Effective data management including setting up and maintaining project databases and project evidence trackers.
- Communicating sustainability requirements to internal and external team members.
- Producing high-quality reports providing advice and guidance to clients and project teams.
- Attending site visits to conduct surveys of the building fabric, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, as well as existing renewable energy strategies.
- Attending site visits to review progress against various sustainability targets.
- Assisting in preparing bids and proposals for new work.
- Engaging with skills networks to exchange best practices and processes.
- Arrange and attend meetings, take minutes and distribute actions.
What you will need to succeed?
Hold a relevant degree, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) or equivalent in the built environment- A passion for innovation and problem solving.
- Humility, self-motivation and enthusiasm.
- Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.
- An understanding of the construction industry and built environment.
We are also keen to know if you can offer any of these attributes
Additional languages that you are fluent or able to apply professionally, as well as English.- Full UK Driving Licence
Also, any academic knowledge of:
Environmental design, environmental science or sustainability-related disciplines.
- Building industry, sustainability and/or material science.
- Planning, environmental impact assessments or wider sustainability legislation.
- or technical ability in environmental-related disciplines.
What's great about Hydrock 'in a nutshell'
We are a British-owned integrated multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a ‘force for good’, as it is our aim to positively contribute to people’s lives including our employees, communities we work in, clients we work with and our planet as a whole.
From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client’s needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of.
Our welcoming and friendly culture is something we are proud of and has gained us recognition with 9 years in the Top 100 Best Companies to Work For list. One of our incredible sustainable projects include regenerating a brownfield site to a residential development at Castle Park View. Other notable projects include UWE’s Faculty of Engineering and Design making two wins at the British Construction Industry Award in 2021 and UK Hydrographic Office Taunton winning multiple awards in the same year!
To top off, here’s our 2022 wrap up video!
What we can offer
Inspiring and supportive colleagues- Reward for progression and hard work
- An opportunity to develop your soft skills on “The Learning Curve” program
- Competitive starting salary
- Excellent health benefits
- 25 days of holiday (buy/sell up to five days)
- An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)
- An opportunity to give back: “Day off for good cause” (on a workday)
- A huge range of flexible benefits
- Our biggest event of the year: Annual Challenge Day!
A place to feel included
We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim!
We consider all applications individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask that we are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application, for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.
Looking for the next steps?
Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we will be in touch with you as soon as we’ve considered your application alongside others for this role.- Typically, this can take several weeks so if you haven't heard back from us, not to worry, your application is still actively being considered!
- With the high volume of applications, we are unable to provide ad hoc updates on the progress of applications. However, we will contact you when decisions have been made.
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