Sustainable Cities & Workplaces-Junior Consultant

At Turner & Townsend we are passionate about making the difference because we recognise our responsibility to lead the creation of a better industry and the journey to net zero. We are driven to help build a world where opportunities are open to all, people can live healthy, safe lives and society has a positive impact on the natural world around it. Through the commitment, capability and care our team brings, we build trust, deliver better outcomes for our clients, help our people to realise their potential, and do our part to create a prosperous society.

Our vision is based on the interconnected strands of being ‘Green, Productive and Inclusive’ and we are now looking to expand our growing Sustainability team in the UK to meet the increasing demand across our varied and diverse client base.

Our Team 

Our team is dynamic, innovative, and client-focused, supported by an inclusive and supportive company culture. Our clients value our proactive approach, depth of expertise, integrity, and the quality we deliver. As a result, our people get to enjoy working on some of the most exciting projects in the world across a variety of sectors.

Our sustainability team specialises in helping client organisations to measure, manage and reduce energy consumption, carbon emissions and achieve wider sustainability aims. Our services include, but are not limited to:

• Delivery of city/regional carbon reduction programmes;

• Development of carbon management strategies, including Net Zero strategies;

• Carbon footprint and greenhouse gas reporting, and associated ESG disclosures;

• Identification and assessment of energy saving opportunities and investment case support;

• Green building certification assurance on real estate capital projects;

• Estates decarbonisation plan and heat decarbonisation plans; and

• Net Zero programme management and delivery.

Job Description

Our specialist sustainable Cities & Workplaces team, which sits within our Advisory business, is growing in response to rising demand from private and public sector clients. We have a range of sustainability projects and programmes that will provide you with multiple opportunities to work for incredible clients across a wide range of sectors, including corporate real estate, public sector estates, central and local government, education, healthcare, and many more. As a junior consultant you will learn about different subjects within sustainability and experience different types of roles to support you in finding your passions and building your career.

You will be learning the technical and consulting skills on the job, help advising clients how to plan, prepare and deliver on multiple sustainability challenges, ranging from developing carbon reduction roadmaps for global corporate organisations, leading nation-wide housing energy retrofitting programmes or curating innovative strategies for specific environmental challenges.

As part of the Sustainability team, and the wider Advisory business, there are plenty of extra opportunities to get involved in internal projects, groups & forums, and business generation opportunities alongside client-facing work. This could range from service line development, research and development, opportunity bidding, thought leadership and internal commercial and business operational support.

As a junior professional you will gain experience in the following key skill areas and many more: 

• Management consulting

• Technical sustainability skills

• Project & programme management

• Data analysis

• Stakeholder management

• Business development

• Operational commercial awareness

What’s in it for you:  

• Build your knowledge across a number of sectors covering real estate, infrastructure and natural resources and develop the skills to provide commercial, strategic and analytical advice to our clients.

• Work with our clients to drive positive social and environmental change, encourage innovation and create a sustainable future.

• A career path that will develop your skills and knowledge for your future career.

• An opportunity to progress internally and work your way up through the business with opportunities to work on projects across the UK and Internationally.

• Advice from your dedicated Line Manager, as well as the wider team.

Whether you come from a science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) background or non-STEM degree, if you have a willingness to learn, have a passion for solving problems, excellent verbal and written communication skills, and are eager to make a difference to clients in a proactive and confident manner, a career at Turner & Townsend is for you. Below are some additional skills that would be good to have:

• Excellent analytical skills and logical thinking

• Good grasp on Microsoft Office skills like PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

• Prior experience in client facing/ external communication environment

• Prior experience working in a team setting with people from diverse backgrounds

• Good understanding of different sustainability principles like climate change, carbon emissions, renewable technology and such.

We endeavour to create a work environment that reflects the culture of the company, and we encourage every member of our staff to embrace our commitment to be:

• Professional
• Quality driven
• Goal orientated
• Customer focused
• Continuously improving
• Flexible
• Open and integratedSOX control responsibilities may be part of this role, which are to be adhered to where applicable.