Graduate Sustainability Consultant
Apply for the Graduate Sustainability Consultant role at Buro Happold. We are looking for a graduate to join our Sustainability team in either our Bath or London office.
What is Sustainability Consultancy?
Sustainability consultancy can be extremely broad and includes things such as 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 master‑planning through to building design, soft landings, monitoring and management.
What sort of projects would I work on?
Our team of sustainability experts is 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 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. We also led a C40 study into the multiple benefits of deep retrofit, including job creation, 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:
o Climate change resilience
o Health, wellbeing and productivity
o Embodied carbon strategies to reduce whole‑life impacts
o Circular economy strategies within building design
o Assessments to help clients achieve sustainable certifications
o Prepare reports on sustainability, whole‑life carbon and circular economy to accompany planning applications
Degrees we welcome
* 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. We request that you articulate a clear interest and understanding of the role in both your CV and a concise cover letter. You will have the option to upload additional documents during the application process.
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 socialising.
We place great importance on 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.
Application Process
We typically complete shortlisting after the role has closed. Therefore, you can expect to hear from us within 2–4 weeks of the job closing on our website. For more information or an update, contact earlycareers@burohappold.com.
Start date
This role is for an Autumn 2026 start.
A place for everyone
Buro Happold values flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those seeking flexibility in their careers. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment and are especially keen to hear from anyone who feels underrepresented in the industry. 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 by contacting recruitment@burohappold.com.
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