Turn your passion for the environment into action – help us build a greener workplace and communities.
Sustainability Officer
Location: Birmingham, B15
Salary: National Minimum Wage
Hours: 35 hours per week
Contract: Fixed Term internship, 12 Months
Starting: 7th September 2026
About Midland Heart
We're a housing association, here to provide safe, affordable homes and to build stronger communities across the Midlands. And we're offering students the chance to join intern in our Sustainability team — where you'll play a part in projects that reduce carbon emissions, improve energy efficiency and make our homes and communities more sustainable.
Your Role:
You'll apply your academic knowledge to real-world challenges and help us achieve our environmental and social goals. Working alongside colleagues across our organisation, you'll gain hands-on insight into sustainability in the housing sector — from retrofit and decarbonisation projects to tenant awareness.
Your day to day will include:
* Supporting data collection and reporting on energy use, carbon emissions and sustainability performance.
* Contributing to research and development of initiatives around energy efficiency, renewable energy and waste reduction.
* Gaining exposure to projects focused on retrofit and improving the sustainability and energy efficiency of our homes.
* Helping create materials for communications campaigns that encourage sustainable behaviours among colleagues and tenants.
* Taking part in project work, mentoring and development activities as part of your internship.
What we're looking for:
* Currently studying (or recently completed) a degree in Environmental Science, Sustainability, Geography, Engineering, or a related discipline.
* A strong interest in climate change, sustainability, and social impact.
* Good analytical and research skills, with confidence using data.
* Ability to communicate findings clearly and engage others.
* Enthusiasm, openness to feedback, and a genuine desire to learn.
Applications close on Sunday 15th February 2026.
Assessment Centre – Shortlisted candidate will be invited to take part in our group assessment event, taking place between 25th – 27th March 2026.
Final Interview – Interview with the hiring manager to showcase your career ambitions.
Start your journey- Start with Midland Heart in September 2026.
Please note that should we reach a desired number of applications, we reserve the right to close the advert ahead of the stated closing date.
Interested? Applying is easy - simply click the apply button. You will be directed to our candidate portal, there you can see a link to the full Role Profile and complete a short online application form
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