🌱 Graduate Sustainability Consultant – Retrofit & Renewables
📍 London | 💼 Full‑Time | 🕒 Graduate Role | 💷 Salary up to £40,000 + Benefits
Are you passionate about sustainable design and tackling the climate emergency through the built environment? Do you want to make a real impact from day one? Join our client’s dynamic consultancy team in London as a Graduate Sustainability Consultant, where you'll help deliver grant‑funded retrofit projects and support clients building energy‑efficient homes—supplying solar panels, heat pumps, and more—to drive the capital toward net‑zero.
About
A forward‑thinking sustainability consultancy working at the intersection of policy, design, and delivery. Their focus is on:
- Retrofit funding: Helping housing associations, local authorities, and community organisations access SHDF, LAD, ECO4, HUG, and other streams.
- New‑build efficiency: Advising developers on fabric‑first design, solar PV systems, battery storage, and low‑carbon heating solutions.
They pride ourselves on turning ambitious decarbonisation targets into practical, scalable solutions.
The Role
As a Graduate Sustainability Consultant, you’ll:
- Develop and deliver sustainable retrofit strategies alongside new‑build energy‑efficient homes.
- Support bid writing for government and grant funding (e.g. SHDF, ECO4, HUG).
- Conduct building assessments (PAS 2035, SAP/PHPP) and solar PV feasibility studies.
- Liaise with suppliers and installers of solar panels, heat pumps, and smart‑meter systems.
- Contribute to technical reports and present findings to clients and stakeholders.
- Stay up‑to‑date with evolving funding streams, policy, and green‑building standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Grant applications: Prepare funding bids for retrofit and renewables projects.
- Energy modelling: Perform SAP, PHPP, and dynamic simulation to optimise building performance.
- Technical due diligence: Assess sites for solar, battery storage, and fabric‑first measures.
- Stakeholder engagement: Translate complex technical data into clear, actionable advice.
- Market research: Monitor grant rounds, incentives, and industry best practices.
About You
- Degree in Sustainability, Environmental Engineering, Architecture, or related.
- Strong interest in retrofit, renewables, and low‑carbon housing.
- Familiarity with UK grant mechanisms and green‑building standards.
- Excellent communication, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
- Proficient in Excel; experience with SAP, PHPP, or RdSAP and PV‑sizing tools is a plus.
What We Offer
- Up to ÂŁ40,000 salary plus competitive benefits
- Mentoring & development: Structured training in both retrofit and renewables
- Real‑world impact: Work on high‑profile projects from day one
- Collaborative culture: Mission‑driven team with flexible and hybrid working
- Additional perks: Health cover and professional membership support
