2025 Graduate Sustainability Consultant - Bournemouth

TN United Kingdom; Ferndown; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Graduate Sustainability Consultant to join their dynamic team. This role offers a unique opportunity to learn and apply energy and sustainability skills across various projects. You'll engage with clients and teams to develop innovative sustainability strategies, contribute to environmental assessments, and help drive the industry towards a sustainable future. With a focus on professional growth, you'll be part of exciting projects that make a real impact. If you're ready to take your career to the next level in a supportive environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salary

Industry-Leading Training

Flexible Benefits

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level in Engineering, Architecture, or the Built Environment.
• Knowledge of sustainability issues and energy modelling is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake building performance simulation and energy-related workstreams.
• Develop energy strategies and support environmental assessments.

Skills

BREEAM

WELL

Whole Life Carbon

Energy Modelling

Sustainability Governance

Climate Change Adaptation

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Architecture

Degree in Built Environment

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2025 Graduate Sustainability Consultant - Bournemouth, Ferndown

Client: Hoare Lea

Location: Ferndown, United Kingdom

Job Category: Consulting

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Reference: c5a907a7c182

Job Views: 2

Posted: 07.05.2025

Expiry Date: 21.06.2025

Job Description:

5 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.
• The Group engages directly with industry undertaking research and development studies, authoring industry guidance, and holding key positions on national design commissions and influential industry bodies. The role also offers involvement in this aspect of the Group’s work for those keen to influence the industry.

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, behavior change, etc.

About you

• Experience working within the built environment sector.
• Currently working within a sustainability or engineering consultancy and seeking a new challenge within a leading practice.
• You will bring expertise (with a degree in engineering/science and experience in the field) and a passion for creating sustainable solutions.
• You will enjoy working as part of a dynamic team within a progressive and well-respected firm.
• You will have good communication skills and enthusiasm for teamwork.
• Like us, you will be serious about sustainability.

Our Benefits

We offer competitive salary, industry-leading training and development, and a range of core and flexible benefits. For further details, please click here.