Graduate Sustainability Consultant

What is Sustainability Consultancy?

Sustainability consultancy can be extremely broad and includes things like embodied carbon analysis, sustainability assessments (BREEAM, LEED, Living Building Challenge etc), post occupancy evaluation, social value, health & wellbeing and circular economy.

The team works across a range of scales and project types from policy, strategy and masterplanning through to building design, soft landings, monitoring and management.

What sort of projects would I work on?

Our team of sustainability experts are responsible for some of the UK's highest-rated sustainable buildings, such as Apple HQ at Battersea Power Station and London College of Fashion, Stratford, both recently achieving a BREEAM Outstanding.

We work extensively with C40 Cities to generate original research, thought leadership, tools and methodologies and pilot these with cities across the world. Our team led a major two-year programme of technical assistance to 25 global cities to assess the air quality, health and economic benefits of climate action. Our sustainability consultants also led a C40 study into the multiple benefits of deep retrofit, including job creation, as well as reduced energy poverty, asthma and cold mortality.

What will I do?

• Advise clients, engineers, architects and urban planners on sustainable measures for buildings, masterplans and strategic consultancy projects.

• Undertake research to develop design solutions, such as:

• Climate change resilience

• Health, wellbeing and productivity
• Embodied carbon strategies to reduce whole-life impacts

• Circular economy strategies within building design

• Undertake assessments to help Clients achieve sustainable certifications

• Prepare reports on sustainability, whole life carbon and circular economy to accompany Planning Applications.

Qualification Requirements

We would like to hear from you if you are studying (or have graduated) in any of the below degrees:

• Architectural Engineering
• Sustainable Development
• International Development / Urban Planning
• Environmental Design / Science / Management
• Building Services / MEP Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Water Engineering

Please note, this is a highly competitive graduate role. With that in mind, we request that you articulate a clear interest and understanding of the role in both your CV and a concise cover letter.

Graduates at Buro Happold

When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into an exciting network of engineers and consultants, that supports your career development. We have a Graduate Connect learning programme that targets specific learning and supports your journey to chartership as well as our Young Employee's Forum that links all our young talent in terms of knowledge sharing, learning and very importantly socialising.

We place great importance on a having a safe and inclusive environment and will seek to make any arrangements that may be required to enable all who work with us to thrive. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life.

A Place for Everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive.

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalized groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you.