Graduate Sustainability Consultant

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 Consultant to 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 the necessary 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:
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Our ideal Graduate Sustainability Consultant will 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.

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