Graduate Sustainability Consultant (2027)

Pick Everard; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Agile working

Career development

CSR opportunities

26 days leave + bank holidays

Private healthcare

Pension

Professional subscriptions

Employee discounts

Eyecare

Wellbeing support

Job summary

Pick Everard is seeking a Graduate Sustainability Consultant to join our London team. You will work within the Sustainability & Energy practice, collaborating with engineers, architects and project teams across multiple divisions.

Ideal candidates hold a relevant degree and show enthusiasm for sustainability, with a willingness to learn, develop client-facing skills and contribute to proposals and project delivery. The role offers formal early careers training and mentorship.

Qualifications

• Degree qualification in a relevant field.
• Collaborative team player across tasks and teams.
• Strong organisation skills with workload planning capability.
• Proven problem-solving ability in project contexts.
• Proficiency in technical writing and clear communication.
• Interest in sustainability and environmental topics.
• Willingness to develop presentation and client engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Sustainability & Energy tasks: assessments, planning statements.
• Deliver tasks as part of proposals and projects; meet deadlines.
• Plan workload to meet project timelines and milestones.
• Provide clear technical advice to clients and colleagues.
• Develop understanding of the S&E practice and broader business.
• Build knowledge of the built environment sector and current legislation.
• Maintain health and safety practices at graduate level.
• Support bid preparation and represent Pick Everard with external stakeholders.

Skills

Team player

Organisational skills

Problem solving

Technical writing

Presentation skills

Sustainability interest

Education

Relevant degree qualification

Job description

Our Opportunity

Here at Pick Everard, we are passionate about creating a prosperous and sustainable future, taking a fresh perspective on the built environment. Our core values of professionalism, compassion, drive and positivity are at the heart of everything we do.

Are you eager to kick-start your career in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary consultancy? Do you bring a positive attitude and a willingness to learn, even when faced with new or challenging tasks? Are you driven to make a real impact on projects that shape the communities we live and work in?

Ifyou answered yes to the above questions, we want to hear from you!

We are looking appoint a Graduate Sustainability Consultantto join the team of four consultants in our London office, working alongside our other colleagues in our Sustainability & Energy (S&E) department in our Birmingham, Nottingham and Leicester offices. You will also have the opportunity to work in projects in our Central Government, Custodial & Justice and Industry & Infrastructure divisions, collaborating with our Building Services engineers, Architects, Project Managers, Building Surveyors, Cost Consultants, and Civil, Structural Engineers, Environment engineers.

Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development.

Your core responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the department across several areas, including:
  • Sustainability and energy assessments and planning statements
  • BREEAM/WELL assessments
  • Whole-life and carbon assessments (Scope 1, 2, 3)
  • Thermal modelling / building physics
  • Climate Change Resilience assessments
  • Circular Economy studies
  • Government Soft Landings
• Delivering assigned tasks as part of larger projects or proposals
• Planning workload to meet deadlines.
• Gaining practical experience in proposal and project delivery processes.
• Providing clear technical advice to clients and colleagues.
• Developing an understanding of the S&E practice and its role within the wider business.
• Building general knowledge of the built environment sector, including project roles, stages, and current sustainability and energy legislation.
• Maintaining accountability for graduate-level Health & Safety practices and procedures.
• Supporting bid preparation and helping represent Pick Everard effectively in communications with external stakeholders.

We appreciate you will not have experience in all those areas. We are looking for individuals keen to apply their current knowledge and expand their areas of expertise. Pro-activeness, dedication and teamwork are essential skills for the role.

Further Development

At Pick Everard we have carefully considered your journey as a Graduate, ensuring you have the correct tools and support to thrive. You will automatically be enrolled on to our early careers programme, which covers thenecessary soft skills needed when entering the workforce. Mentors are available for everyone, as we are dedicated to providing development opportunities for you.

Find out what it is like to start your career with us: Early careers - Pick Everard

About You

Our ideal Graduate Sustainability Consultantwill have:

• A relevant degree qualification.
• To be collaborative team player, supporting colleagues across a variety of tasks.
• Strong organisation skills and able to plan and manage own workload effectively.
  
• Strong problem-solving skills.
  
• Proficiency in technical writing.
  
• An interest in sustainability and environmental issues.
  
• The eagerness to develop presentation and client engagement skills with guidance from senior colleagues.

Unsure you tick every box? We still encourage you to apply as your experience might be a great fit for this role or other opportunities in our team.

About Us

Our nationwide multidisciplinary team of 780+ employees, work collaboratively to deliver outstanding places and spaces that create lasting value for local communities. Through our remarkable history we have established the sound principles of success, and we have the vision and ambition to be even better.

We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues.

We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career.

What we offer

• Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect:
• Agile working.
• Career and Professional Development.
• Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities.
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave.
• Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan.
• Stakeholder pension.
• Professional subscriptions.
• Employee Discount Scheme.
• Eyecare Scheme.
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme.

Equal Opportunities

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

Accessibility

We’re committed to helping you perform at your best throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability or require any adjustments to support your application or interview, please get in touch with us at [e-mail]. We’ll be happy to discuss how we can assist you.

Agencies

We are committed to building and nurturing great relationships with our agency partners. However, this role is being recruited for directly and therefore we are not seeking support at this time. Any unsolicited CV Introductions will not be accepted.

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