Graduate Smart Energy and Sustainability Consultant - Glasgow

Hydrock

May 24, 2024

Applications are closed

Job
Full-time
Entry Level
Consulting
Sustainability
Glasgow

Requirements

Hold a relevant degree, BEng (Hons) or BSc (Hons) or equivalent/higher.
Humility, self-motivation and enthusiasm.
Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.
An understanding of the construction industry and built environment.
Ability to commute to office on regular basis
We are also keen to know if you can offer any of these attributes
Additional languages that you are fluent or able to apply professionally, as well as English.
Full UK Driving Licence
Also, any academic knowledge of:
Environmental design, environmental science or sustainability-related disciplines.
Building industry, sustainability and/or material science.
Electrical design, micro-grids and/or DNO engagement
Planning, environmental impact assessments or wider sustainability legislation.
Technical ability in environmental-related disciplines.

Responsibilities

Carbon verification, validation and auditing.
Contributing to the delivery of key projects, with support from senior team members.
Reviewing project details and developing appropriate sustainability targets.
Reviewing documentation provided by project teams, assess this against the project’s targets and provide feedback or follow-up.
Communicating sustainability requirements to internal and external team members.
Preparation of reports providing advice and guidance to clients and project teams, or in support of planning applications with support from senior team members.
Managing own workload to meet project deadlines.
Reviewing the performance of designated projects on a monthly basis and update the team’s project tracker with progress information.
Engaging with skills networks to exchange best practice and processes.
Arrange meetings, take minutes and distribute actions.
Attending and contributing to project team meetings.
Completing relevant training to become qualified to deliver carbon consultancy advisory services/.
Developing commercial awareness by assisting with preparation of proposals/tenders for new work.

Application Process

Looking for the next steps?
Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application’s been reviewed.
If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock now Stantec.
If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.

FAQs

What kind of work does the Smart Energy and Sustainability Division focus on?

The division focuses on decarbonization and achieving a net-zero future by working with various organizations on projects related to carbon verification and validation.

What are some of the tasks that a Graduate Smart Energy and Sustainability Consultant would typically work on?

Tasks may include conducting net-zero carbon studies, assisting with planning application support documents, working on climate change studies, developing ESG strategies, analyzing life-cycle carbon and cost, and participating in renewable energy development projects.

What type of organizations does the Smart Energy and Sustainability Division collaborate with?

The division collaborates with a range of organizations, including local authorities, universities, masterplan developers, and asset managers, to shape their approach to decarbonization and achieving a net-zero future.

Hydrock

Hydrock is a national multi-disciplinary engineering, energy and sustainability consultancy.

Engineering & Construction

Industry

501-1000

Employees

1995

Founded Year

Mission & Purpose

Hydrock is a British owned integrated engineering design, energy and sustainability consultancy.We're passionate about three things: creating high-performing buildings and infrastructure; unlocking complex sites; and being a great place to work. We bring buildings to life so people can enjoy them, and we make developments viable to transform our environment and infrastructure.We are known for both our dynamic and entrepreneurial approach to business and our technical excellence. We are also industry leading in the commitment we make to the wellbeing and motivation of our most valuable asset – our people.The capability, enthusiasm and integrity of our people is at the heart of the business. We take pride in working with our clients to achieve outstanding results and we create a real sense of shared purpose within our business. This is what makes Hydrock a great place to work, reflected by being listed in the 100 Best Large Companies to Work For survey for the last eight consecutive years. From a UK-wide office network, operating across all sectors, we deliver a blend of engineering design skills from structural and building services engineering, to civils and infrastructure design, to site investigations and geotechnical design, through to transport and highways design. Within our business, we have many specialist skills including fire engineering, acoustic design, flood risk assessments, and micro-simulation modelling, and we have a specialist nuclear consultancy business shaping safety and environmental standards in the nuclear sector. Hydrock is a growing business offering our people challenging and interesting work and a family-oriented, healthy work/life balance. We’re always keen to hear from exceptional people who can help us drive our business forward.