Graduate Sustainability Engineer: Energy Modelling

Graduate Sustainability Engineer; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£1,500 joining bonus

£2,000 chartered status bonus

25 days holiday

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Cundall's Sustainability & Building Physics team is seeking graduates to join in September 2027 to work on innovative, award-winning projects worldwide. You will develop energy modelling skills, support energy and sustainability strategies, and progress toward Chartership within accredited schemes.

Join a team leading in sustainable design for buildings, with projects including international offices and high-profile developments.

Qualifications

• On target to achieve at least a 2:2 degree.
• Desirable if accredited with or on course to achieve a BEng/MEng degree in Sustainable Engineering or Built Environment.
• Knowledge of building physics, heat transfer, energy and ventilation.
• Familiar with daylighting analysis and TM54 energy calculations.
• Experience with climate-based design tools such as BREEAM.
• Understanding of parametric modelling techniques (Grasshopper or Dynamo) or programming language (Python/C#).
• Organised, methodical, and able to meet deadlines.
• Collaborative with strong written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Develop energy modelling and contribute to energy and sustainability strategies for new builds and existing buildings.
• Support building physics workstreams: performance, optimisation, certification and compliance.
• Assist with health and wellbeing guidance and ESG services.
• Contribute to net zero and whole life carbon services and client communications.

Skills

Building physics

Daylighting analysis

TM54 calculations

BREEAM & lifecycle costing

Parametric modelling

Programming: Python/C#

Task management

Stakeholder communication

Education

2:2 degree

BEng/MEng in Sustainable Eng or Built Environment

Tools

Grasshopper

Dynamo

Job description

Cundall's Sustainability & Building Physics team is seeking graduates to join in September 2027 to work on innovative, award-winning projects worldwide. You will develop energy modelling skills, support energy and sustainability strategies, and progress toward Chartership within accredited schemes.

Join a team leading in sustainable design for buildings, with projects including international offices and high-profile developments.