Sustainability Consultant Graduate

2 weeks ago

Watford, United Kingdom BRE Full time

**Would you like to Elevate your career at BRE?**

You will spend your first nine months working in your home role of BREEAM Technical Consultant Graduate. You will also have the option of completing two skills development placements at three months each, where these are intended to upskill you in pre-identified areas, followed by your final nine months back in your home role, also working on an exciting project and presentation.

**Why does the role exist?**

The role offers exciting opportunities with significant personal development in building performance evaluation, operational carbon, embodied carbon, data analysis and presentation techniques, problem solving, housing and energy policy knowledge as well as customer interaction.

It will encompass several of the following elements, depending on project and team need:

- Investigation of low carbon construction products, resource efficiency and assessing embodied carbon impacts
- Engaging on programmes to develop and deliver net zero strategy and decarbonisation advisory services
- Research and numerical modelling of energy efficiency retrofit and the supply chain
- Building performance evaluation monitoring and in-use evaluation to understand operational carbon impacts
- Investigating whole life carbon assessments for assets and the potential for low carbon heat sources.
- Writing research reports and presenting findings to customers.
- Research on trends in energy efficiency, building typology and carbon emissions.
- Developing indicators & methods to help enable clients to make carbon-based decisions
- Interpretation and validation of results.
- Salary Range
- £30,000 starting salary
- City
- Flexi Hybrid - Watford
- Employment Type
- Permanent
- Job Family
- Research & Advisory
- Job Family Level
- 5
- Closing Date
- 10/03/2023
- Ref No
- 1257

**The value you will add**:

- Delivery of work in line with agreed KPIs, contributing to the area’s achievement of commercial objectives. Enable and assist in the delivery of a portfolio of existing projects
- Assisting in the ability to organise day to day project resources for longer-term projects providing clarity and efficiency in delivery.
- Conducting consultancy and research activities following guidance within the framework of a specific operation.
- Carrying out complex quantitative and literature/policy analyses and report on results.
- Contributing to the development of new work.
- Providing new perspectives to identify issues and resolve those within their capability and knowledge and report more complex issues to more senior roles.

**How will success be measured?**
- Financial contribution to monthly net income targets and work delivery to the satisfaction of the project managers.
- The quality of work input and delivery measured against agreed specification, timeliness and within budget allocations.
- A positive mindset ensuring compliance with necessary mandatory health and safety needs and BRE procedures.
- Effectiveness in organising own activities to meet project and customer deadlines.

**What skills and experience does the role need?**
- A genuine interest in the built environment and driving towards net zero carbon.
- Good understanding of emerging trends and opportunities, e.g. as presented by the climate emergency and the UN SDGs (sustainable development goals).
- An understanding of the built environment policy landscape including the policy drivers, stakeholders, legislation, regulations.
- Knowledge of how carbon is measured, reported, validated and disclosed by companies e.g. BREEAM, SBTI, CRREM.
- Adaptable, agile and enthusiastic approach with the ability to work co-operatively as part of a team to complete tasks on time to budget and to consistently high standards.
- Ability to communicate technical concepts in clear terms in written reports and publications and through client presentations.
- Ability to acquire, develop, report and analyse data (qualitative and quantitative) as required for projects.
- Good proficiency with Microsoft Teams, Word, Excel and PowerPoint (and ideally engineering / technical software and/or GIS experience).

**How we will help to Elevate your career**:
You will have the opportunity to take part in various development activities such as:

- Personal development plans
- Structured coaching in blocks of six sessions with identified deliverables for each block
- Structured mentoring from a senior leader at BRE
- A personal development fund of £1,000 for additional qualifications, conferences or industry events
- Scheduled group development workshops on consultancy skills, problem-solving and presentation skills
- Group transition workshops to support you with the transition out of the Elevate programme and into your team

**What salary and benefits does the Elevate programme offer?**

Your salary will start at £30,000 in year one, with an increase to £32,000 in year two, then upon a successful interview and completion of the Elevate programme, yo

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