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Graduate Sustainability Consultant & BREEAM Assessor

Reference: MC0010 – please quote on application

Thank you for your application and interest in Method Consulting.   The closing date for our graduate roles is 28th February.  We will be in touch with successful applicants at the beginning of March 2026 to invite to interview on either 18/19th March.

Start Date: September 2026

Office: Bristol / Swindon  (please specify 1st and 2nd choice of location on applying)

We will try our best to accommodate location preferences where possible but, in some cases, you may not be allocated your first or second choice location for your initial training period.

Method operates a hybrid working policy so this will be a blend of the office and working remotely.

Employment type: Permanent, Full Time

Are you passionate about sustainable building design and want to join a leading independent sustainability and engineering consultancy? 

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Graduate Sustainability Consultant and BREEAM Assessor to join our growing Energy and Sustainability team.

Based at our new modern head office in central Swindon which has good travel links to London, Bristol and Bath, or our modern Bristol office, you will have the opportunity to expand your skillset and gain invaluable knowledge from other team members, whilst working closely with our other business groups.

Starting Salary range: £30k.

Graduate Training Programme

Our Graduate programme last around 2-3 years however, this timescale is wholly dependent on the individual paths each person will take. The aim of the programme is to give all graduates a structured pathway for the start of their career.

All graduates at Method work on real live projects and learn on the job carrying out tasks for those projects – this programme gives you some insight into what to expect within those two years including the formalities of technical reviews, membership of professional institutions etc.

Technical and non technical education such as presentation skills and time management courses etc, will make up a significant part of the programme. Everyone’s training is individual and tailored to their strengths and weaknesses enabling you to reach your full potential and gain both reward and satisfaction.

You will also be encouraged to develop your qualifications and become affiliated with an accredited institution such as CIBSE, IMechE, IET or the Energy Institute.

Included in Building Magazine’s Top 150 Consultants & Top 50 Engineers list for the past four  years, we have also been included in the Top 50 Employers in Building Magazine’s annual survey. 

We are committed to providing the very best to our team and our workplace initiatives ensure that you will have the right resources and skills to achieve your goals.

Role and Responsibilities

  • Advising clients on how to reduce the environmental impact of buildings

  • Providing BREEAM, HQM and other rating systems advice and assessment to clients and design teams

  • Working on a wide variety of projects, with multiple clients, across industry sectors

  • Potential for conducting embodied carbon Life Cycle Assessment modelling to assess carbon impact of construction materials on projects using OneClick LCA

  • Potential for development into various sustainability services including energy and sustainability statements for planning and energy/water analysis

  • Becoming familiar with and keeping abreast of industry/sector initiatives (e.g. LETI, net zero, Building Regulations)

Experience and Qualifications

  • Team player capable of working in a multi-discipline team

  • Excellent at planning your own workload and dealing with competing deadlines

  • Good communication skills- verbal and written

  • A passion for sustainability

  • Educated to degree level in Environmental Science, Geography, Sustainability, Engineering or a related discipline

  • Knowledge or awareness of BREEAM would be beneficial

  • Educated to degree level in Environmental Science, Geography, Sustainability, Engineering or a related discipline

We are unable to accept applications from anyone who requires sponsorship to live and work in the UK now or in the future.

The successful candidate must, by the commencement of employment, have the right to work in the UK.

At Method Consulting we offer a benefits package designed to provide an excellent work/life balance. We are absolutely committed to the development of our staff and offer wide-ranging opportunities for training and professional development. Our salaries are highly competitive and will increase rapidly with experience.

A full list of benefits and incentives can be found here.

We’re proud to be an inclusive, equal opportunities employer, and we’re committed to ensuring that all candidates are treated fairly throughout the recruitment process. If you have a disability that might affect your performance at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know about any help or reasonable adjustments as soon possible before any interview or assessment. We’ll work with you to make sure any appropriate support is in place.

To apply please send your CV and a chatty letter telling us about your background and why you are interested in the role.

Regrettably at the moment, we are unable to reply to all speculative applications, but if you would like us to keep your details on file, you should include your permission with your CV and covering letter.

Please note we cannot accept applications without a chatty letter or cover letter.

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