Graduate Energy and Environment Consultant

City Science; Bristol; Remote; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative firm is seeking a Graduate Consultant to join its Energy & Environment team. This exciting role involves supporting various consultancy projects focused on decarbonisation, where you will engage in research, report writing, and data analysis. You will have the opportunity to work on diverse projects while collaborating with a passionate team dedicated to sustainability. With flexible working arrangements and a commitment to professional development, this position is perfect for someone eager to make a meaningful impact in the field of energy and environment. If you are enthusiastic about decarbonisation and possess strong consultancy skills, we would love to hear from you.

Benefits

Remote first with flexible working arrangements

Career progression opportunities

Paid membership of institutions

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policy

Group pension scheme membership

CycleScheme

Group Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Program

Eyecare vouchers

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with transferable skills for consultancy required.
• Strong report writing and data analysis skills essential.

Responsibilities

• Support consultancy projects through research, reporting, and analysis.
• Engage with clients and contribute to technical reports.

Skills

Research

Report Writing

Data Analysis

Communication Skills

Project Management

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree

STEM degree or sustainability-related degree

Tools

Excel

Python

GIS

Job description

City Science is an SME founded in 2015 with a core mission of delivering decarbonisation. We help organisations who are committed to decarbonisation achieve meaningful and quantifiable carbon reductions quickly and efficiently. We work collaboratively across our business to provide integrated solutions to our clients. Our range of clients is extensive and includes forward-thinking local authorities such as Oxfordshire County Council, devolved governments such as the Welsh Government, and national government departments like the Department for Energy Security & Net Zero (DESNZ). We work closely with our award-winning research, software and product development team who produce innovative and uniquely insightful digital tools, like Cadence and our decarbonisation tool, to successfully deliver our projects.

OUR ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT WORK

We are increasingly partnering with local authorities and other stakeholders in the delivery of complex energy planning commissions across the England, Wales and Scotland. This includes:

• Net Zero Strategies & Roadmaps (e.g. Area-based future decarbonisation pathways)
• Energy Planning (e.g. Local Areas Energy Plans)
• Heat & Retrofit (e.g. District Heating, Retrofit Strategies)
• Energy Modelling (e.g. whole-system, technology specific)
• Carbon Accounting (e.g. Business decarbonisation, circular economy)

ABOUT THE ROLE

Location: Remote (all UK locations considered) with flexible working arrangements. Our flexible office collaboration spaces, for those wishing to use them, are in London, Bristol and Exeter.

Start date: Immediate start (within a month of being offered the position)

Term/Hours: Permanent (6-month probation). Full-time (40 hours per week)

Salary: ca. £30,000

Right to Work: Must have own right to work in the UK for more than 2 years.

Closing Date for Applications: Thursday 13th February at 09:00. We reserve the right to close this position earlier if a suitable candidate is found. Early application advised.

We are seeking a Graduate Consultant to support our Energy & Environment business. The ideal candidate will be an ‘all-rounder’ and be enthusiastic to get involved in all aspects of our consultancy offering. This can include research, report writing, outreach/engagement (e.g. workshops), analysis and modelling.

We want someone who is passionate about accelerating decarbonisation.

You will possess a bachelor’s degree in a subject that has transferable skills for consultancy. Whilst preferred, our search is not limited to STEM degrees. If you can demonstrate strong skills in key consultancy competencies (e.g. report writing, research), and you have a passion for decarbonisation, then you may be a good fit.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Support our consultancy projects through the delivering of research, reporting writing, presentations, engagement, analysis and modelling
• Supporting the wider project delivery team to produce high quality technical reports for clients
• Supporting stakeholder engagement during projects such as preparation of material for workshops
• Undertaking data analysis with support from project managers and more senior project delivery team colleagues
• Reviewing policy and best practice documents related to energy and net zero
• Contributing to and producing graphics and visualisations, such as using GIS and Cadence
• Project management – helping us keep projects on time and on budget
• Engaging with clients via project meetings, presentations and stakeholder workshops
• Supporting the growth of our energy and environment business by contributing to bids and proposals

Essential Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree with key transferable skills for consultancy (e.g. research, writing, analysis, modelling)
• A passion for decarbonisation
• Good people/team and communication skills
• Very strong report writing skills with the ability to produce clear and robust reports
• Ability to produce high quality documents with attention to detail and visual “look and feel”
• Ability to undertake data analysis
• Self-motivation and ability to undertake specific tasks with supervision
• Commercial awareness and willingness to deliver work to time and budget
• The ability to work well under pressure and to prioritise tasks
• Enthusiasm to get stuck in all aspects of consultancy

Desirable Requirements:

• STEM degree, or sustainability related degree
• Proficiency in data analysis using one or more packages (e.g. Excel, Python, GIS)

Rewards & Benefits:

• Remote first with flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity for career progression
• Opportunity to work on a diverse range of projects across the consultancy business
• Paid membership of a maximum of two institutions
• 25 days annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and annual leave buy and sell policy
• Enhanced Maternity and Paternity policy
• Membership of our group pension scheme
• CycleScheme
• Group Life Assurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Eyecare vouchers

Unfortunately City Science does not hold a license to sponsor visas. Therefore, we are unfortunately not able to process any applications that require sponsorship.