Graduate Consultant - Carbon Advisory Team

Wood; England; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

An international engineering firm is seeking Graduate Consultants for its Carbon Advisory Team in Reading. This entry-level role offers opportunities in technical development and exposure to sustainable development in process design. Candidates should possess a relevant university degree, strong analytical skills, and be eager to learn in a diverse environment. Engage in innovative projects while enjoying a competitive salary and flexible benefits package, including extensive professional development support and 33 days of annual leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Flexible benefits package

Private medical cover

Generous pension scheme

33 days annual leave

Accredited training schemes

Qualifications

• University Degree in Process Engineering, Engineering Science, or a Sustainable Development-related discipline.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel.
• Analytical skills to break complex tasks into manageable parts.
• Strong communication skills in both verbal and written formats.

Responsibilities

• Join a culture of innovation to solve client challenges.
• Develop core and specialized skills to world-leading standards.
• Support and share learning within a diverse team.

Skills

Strong Microsoft Office skills

Analytical skills

Strong verbal and written communication skills

High-quality report writing

Good organisational skills

Teamwork ability

Flexibility in thinking

Education

University Degree in Process Engineering or related discipline

Job description

Join Wood! It’s a future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.

Wood is recruiting several Graduate Consultants to join our Carbon Advisory Team in our Reading office.
As a Wood Graduate you will join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, to seek the best solutions for our clients.

The Role

Wood is deeply committed to the development of their people and recognises the importance of growing a talented team of professionals with expertise in process engineering and sustainable development to ensure the future success of the organisation and the Energy and Materials sectors we support. We provide:

• Technical challenge – develop your core and specialised skills to a world-leading standard.
• Excellence - Work at a centre of technical excellence for an international company which leads and supports projects executed across Europe, Africa and the Middle East
• Recognition/prestige - Wood is globally regarded as a leading premium engineering and design firm. Ranked Number 1 International design firm by Engineering News-Record (2019)

What we offer within our Graduate Programme:

• Variety in projects and studies, requiring highly adaptable and naturally curious/inquisitive individuals.
• Exposure to the wider sustainable development aspects of process design work
• Technical and personal development; you will have access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities.
• If appropriate support with Accredited training scheme – including the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE)
• Support throughout your career; Assigned buddy and mentor (Chartered Engineer) and departmental manager to ensure you are supported in your personal and professional development to fully achieve your potential.
• If appropriate rotations across relevant business areas to enhance your knowledge and experience in order to become a well-rounded consultant.
• Meaningful and interesting studies and projects; delivered to leaders of industry across the different Energy and Materials market sectors.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business.
• Competitive salary with incremental increases as you progress within the graduate program.
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle.
• Early Careers Network (ECN); join your peers within our ECN and have the opportunity to support and share ideas with other recent graduates across our business units.
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of the decarbonisation agenda, shaping the standards of our profession.

Key Requirements

• University Degree in Process Engineering, Engineering Science, or a Sustainable Development-related discipline or climate related subject
• Strong Microsoft Office skills particularly Excel
• Analytical skills and can systematically break a complex task into more manageable parts and identify the critical components of a problem.
• A strong communicator with strong verbal and written communication skills
• High-quality report writing and presentation skills.
• Good organisational skills
• Keen to learn and keen to share learning with others.
• Good at working in teams and flexible in thinking and in work methods.