Graduate Consultant - Energy, Strategy & Planning

Job Description

To be considered for this role, please make sure you read the job description carefully and apply by submitting all the relevant documents.

Introduction

We invite you to launch your career and develop your expertise in low carbon energy in our multi-disciplinary consulting service. Bring your passion for solving the most pressing sustainability challenges. Be part of a welcoming and engaging environment, where you can develop and explore your professional interests and passions, and curiosity, in ways that make the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.

Ramboll’s Nordic heritage combined with our mission to create sustainable societies where people and nature flourish underpins our approach. Our company strategy, ‘The Partner for Sustainable Change,’ commits us to act responsibly in everything that we do - you will work on projects that make a difference to individuals, communities, and the environment.

If you crave a stimulating role and seek flexibility and work life balance our graduate role will be ideal for you. You will have the opportunity to be part of a fast-growing team which provides excellent career development opportunities.

Your key tasks and responsibilities will be:

• Participating in projects involving local energy strategies, masterplans, policy advice and market research
• Working and developing specialist analytical and technical skills in decarbonisation and net zero solutions, taking a whole energy approach
• Communicating outputs including writing reports and presentations and devising powerful visualisations
• Supporting projects in design and development phases
• Attending client meetings
• Supporting business development for the Energy Strategy and Planning service line, including writing bids, growing networks within Ramboll, maintaining existing client relations, and developing new business

About the Opportunity

As our new Graduate Consultant, you will be part of the Energy Strategy and Planning Team, working on projects for national, regional, and local governments, the wider public sector and major national and international organisations.

Our solutions involve an integrated approach to heat, power, and transport. Our approach is centred on our core expertise in low carbon district heating and cooling, in which we are market leading. We work on projects across the UK, often involving multiple disciplines to deliver sustainable solutions to government, public sector, and major national and international organisations.

Ramboll is a global architecture, engineering, and consultancy company. As a foundation-owned people company, founded in Denmark, we believe that the purpose of sustainable change is to create a thriving world for both nature and people.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom and Ireland is a top ten engineering and environmental and sustainability consultancy in the UK, with more than 1,500 employees across 16 offices. In 2024, Ramboll was included in the Sunday Times’ list of Best Places to Work.

Our Early Careers Programme – EarlyCareers@Ramboll

We have designed a training program that will boost your personal, commercial and technical development to kick-start your career with Ramboll. You will also be paired with a mentor and have access to a clear framework to work towards your professional development.

The Early Careers Design Challenge is one of the highlights of the graduate training. This is a fun and exciting event where you get to travel around the UK and work on a project that will provide you with an insight into the concept of design. You also get the opportunity to collaborate and network with amazing people and peers.

Your starting point for constant growth

From the moment you join Ramboll, we will support your personal and professional development so that you grow with the company.

For this role, we believe your starting point is:

• Relevant degree in Engineering, Building Services, Renewable or Sustainable Energy, Business or Social Sciences
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, capable of explaining sustainable energy principles in plain language, both verbally and in writing
• Proven and competent in the subject matter of the assignment and able to work independently with intermittent supervision.
• Be proactive in addressing problem issues, presenting, and promoting solutions.
• Ability to organise and conduct several activities simultaneously.

Personal qualities that will help you succeed in this role include flexibility and adaptability, a growth mindset, positive attitude, proactivity, creativity, good communication skills, willingness and an ability to learn, curiosity, enthusiasm, reliability.

Benefits you will enjoy:

• Hybrid & Flexible Working
• 27 days holiday per year + 8 days bank holiday
• Professional subscription + support on becoming chartered.
• Matched pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• A great list of flexible benefits you can choose from including discounted taste card subscription, cycle to work scheme, gym flex and many more!

Our commitment to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion

People are at the heart of what we do at Ramboll, and we believe that diversity is a strength, with different experiences and perspectives being essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and supportive work environment where everyone can flourish and reach their potential.

We invite applications from candidates of all backgrounds and characteristics.

As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process. You can contact us at [email protected] with such requests.

We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when, and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you’ll have the freedom to work your hours flexibly and our positive approach to hybrid working will help you to discover the split between home and office that works for you and your role.

Selection Process

We aim to respond to your application shortly after the deadline by the latest. There are several steps to our selection process. You will advance onto the next step if you are successfully shortlisted.

• Step 1: CV Screening
• Step 2: Screening telephone call
• Step 3: Assessment Centre. 

The date for the Assessment Centre will be confirmed when we have completed our review process. We will update applicants that advance to this stage with allowances for travel arrangements to be made in good time.

How to apply

Apply online. Attach three documents: your CV, Cover Letter, and Essay.

Essay task: Please address the following questions – candidates are strongly encouraged not to use AI to answer the questions as applications may be screened out if the volume of applications is high:

1. Describe energy generation and consumption challenges and opportunities for a town or region in the United Kingdom in transitioning to net zero by 2050 (250 words max)
2. Describe the implications for local stakeholders, and how policy and regulation might support the transition (250 words max)
3. Outline the key priorities of how to reach the 2050 goal (250 words max)
4. Describe the non-technology issues that will need to be overcome, and ideas on how to solve them (250 words max)

Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.

Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Deadline for applications : Friday 14th February

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.