2026 Graduate Sustainability Consultant - Reading

Overview

Support sustainability projects, perform energy modelling, and assist BREEAM/WELL assessments.

Key Responsibilities

• carbon reporting
• environmental assessment
• sustainability strategy
• performance simulation
• client engagement
• energy strategy

Tasks

-Develop an understanding and knowledge of whole life carbon reporting to support clients Net Zero Carbon strategies. -Assist in the delivery of environmental assessments (such as BREEAM, WELL, HQM, etc) from early design stages through to completion. -Supporting the development of holistic Sustainability Strategies, where necessary. -Undertaking building performance simulation and energy related workstreams, using a range of modelling approaches, tools, and techniques. -Communicate and engage with clients, design teams and contractors on projects, with opportunities to visit sites during construction phases. -Developing energy strategies with our clients to lead sustainability innovation on a series of developments.

Requirements

• communication
• teamwork
• sustainability
• degree
• engineering

What You Bring

-You will have good communication skills and an enthusiasm for working within a team environment. -You’ll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors. -Knowledge/ awareness of one or more of the following is desirable: -Appreciation of broader sustainability issues, such as sustainability governance and reporting, sustainability strategies, climate change adaptation, behaviour change, etc. -Educated to degree level in Engineering, Architecture or the Built Environment.

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Benefits

-Whole Life Carbon -You will relish being part of dynamic team within a progressive and well-respected firm. -You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists. -You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

About Hoare Lea

-The firm pioneered mechanical and electrical engineering and introduced one of the first electrical lighting systems in public buildings. -In 1939, it merged with Edwin S. Hoare & Partners, becoming the modern form of the business and evolving into the UK’s largest MEP consultancy. -Over its long history, the firm has delivered iconic projects like One New Change in London and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Belfast. -Specialist services span acoustics, fire engineering, lighting design, public health, utilities, and sustainable building systems. -The firm's project portfolio ranges from historic conversions and civic buildings to cutting-edge research centres and transport hubs. -Unusually for its sector, the original founder’s vision still resonates: early adoption of air-conditioning and electrical lighting set a tone of innovation that endures today.

Sector Specialisms

Visa Sponsorship

-no visa sponsorship is offered; candidates must already be authorized to work in the uk (e.g., british/irish citizens, eu settled/pre-settled, ilr holders).