2025 Graduate Advisory & Advocacy Consultant (Utilities) - (BD25.39)

Hoare Lea; Bristol, City Of London, Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy is seeking a Graduate Advisory & Advocacy Consultant to work on various projects in utilities, focusing on innovative solutions for climate resilience, digital transformation, and sustainable energy. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and skills in communication and analysis, with the flexibility for part-time or remote arrangements.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Equal opportunities employer

Qualifications

• 1-2 years' experience in utilities or a similar field.
• Expected or achieved 2.1 or above in accredited degree.
• Understanding of AutoCAD or Revit is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Support live projects across sectors like healthcare and education.
• Conduct research, data modelling, and analysis.
• Collaborate with clients to deliver tailored strategies.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Resilience

Education

IET or CIBSE accredited degree or equivalent in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Civil Engineering

Tools

2D and 3D AutoCAD

Revit

Job description

2025 Graduate Advisory & Advocacy Consultant (Utilities)

Location: Birmingham - Birmingham, B16 8PE GB, Bristol - Bristol, BS32 4UB GB (Primary), London - London, N1C 4AB GB

Job Type: Graduate

About Us

Hoare Lea is a human-centric and planet-conscious engineering consultancy. We offer intelligent and sustainable solutions to complex design challenges for the built environment throughout the UK and further afield.

We provide a wide range of engineering and consultancy services, including acoustics, air quality, building services (MEP), fire, lighting, security and sustainability. Our highly skilled teams use technical expertise and problem-solving skills to bring buildings to life.

About the Role

Through our Advisory & Advocacy (A&A) services, we address the most pressing business challenges faced by the built environment today, offering consultancy in Climate Advisory, Digital Advisory, Energy Economics, Societal Insights, Strategy & Stewardship, and Utilities & Infrastructure.

As a Graduate Advisory & Advocacy Consultant, you will work within our multidisciplinary team, delivering value to our clients through cutting-edge solutions. You will help tackle challenges across the six pillars of our A&A services:

• Climate resilience and decarbonization strategies
• Digital transformation and smart technology integration
• Societal insights to create people-cantered environments
• Sustainable energy economics for a Net Zero future
• Strategy & Stewardship for ESG compliance and innovation
• Utilities & infrastructure to meet growing demands sustainably

Day-to-Day Responsibilities:

• Supporting live projects from day one across various sectors such as healthcare, education, and urban development
• Conducting research, data modelling, and analysis to solve complex client challenges
• Providing early prospective site due diligence activities, demonstrating constraints and opportunities from the presence of existing utility assets and access to new supplies
• Providing coordinate drawings, working with the wider business on utility integration into the built environment
• Collaborating with clients to deliver tailored strategies and solutions
• Participating in service design sprints and multidisciplinary workshops
• Developing expertise in technical, business, and societal aspects of the built environment

About You

• You will ideally have 1-2 years’ experience in utilities or a similar field
• An expected or achieved 2.1 or above IET or CIBSE accredited degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, Physics, Engineering Civil engineering
• An understanding of 2D and 3D AutoCAD or Revit or similar modelling software is an advantage
• Grid code exposure would be an advantage
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently
• A friendly, ambitious and confident individual with a flexible and resilient approach

We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all qualified candidates. We are unlikely to progress applications where sponsorship is required to obtain a Tier 2 (general) visa.