Hull, UK+3 moreMore locations: Leeds, UK | Stockton-on-Tees, UK | Manchester, UK
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ConsultingStrategy & Management Consulting
About the job
Requirements
Hold or be studying towards a formal degree qualification linked to the built environment, business, finance, economics, or humanities.
Promote and present a professional personal and company brand in all dealings.
Have listening and communication skills.
Organise and prioritise tasks, meet deadlines, and manage multiple ongoing tasks.
Work as a team member in a busy environment and work unsupervised when required.
Learn and work with new technology and software.
Manage time effectively and efficiently.
Understand the importance of confidentiality.
Demonstrate attention to detail and accuracy.
Implement new and improved ways of working.
Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and have own transport.
Undergo an enhanced DBS criminal record check if selected.
Responsibilities
Work on customer-facing projects from the start, building communication and technical skills across a variety of commissions and deepening understanding of the markets served.
Work across all areas of the businesses to discover interests and skills before optionally specialising later in the career.
Desired Qualifications
Previous work experience in a consultancy, estates, or property-related role.
Experience working in or with the public sector.
Graduate Consultant
Sewell Group · Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-19
Salary: GBP 25,000–26,000
Workplace: on_site
Department: Sewell Advisory
Description
Location: At one of our offices based in either Hull, Leeds , Manchester or Stockton-on-Tees
Hours: 8.30am-5.00pm, Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £25,000 - £26,000 per annum
Visa Sponsorship: This position does not meet the UK Home Office sponsorship requirements (specifically, financial thresholds). Therefore, we are unable to offer visa sponsorship.
Closing Date: 20 November 2026
Group Interview Dates: 16 & 17 December 2026
2nd stage Interview Dates: W/c 4 January 2027
Role Overview
As the consultancy division within the business, Sewell Advisory is an industry leader in delivering strategic estates advice, development & project management and operational management to clients across the UK.
We’re a friendly, approachable team, and whilst our backgrounds vary, the one thing that’s consistent is our passion for what we do. Our collective vision is to be the consultant partner of choice to our customers and our mission is to achieve excellence in our advice and our solutions, delivering long-term added value to public services.
Our customers are predominantly across the health, local authority and education sectors, helping GPs, health centres. hospitals, Councils, schools, colleges and universities to identify creative solutions to their estate and service delivery-related challenges.
Role Responsibilities
Our graduates are involved in customer facing projects from the start, giving them the opportunity to build both their communication and technical skills on a variety of commissions, as well as deepening their understanding of the markets we operate within.
If successful, you will work across all areas of our collective businesses, allowing you the time to discover where your interests and skills best fit, before choosing to specialise later in your career if you so wish.
Why Start Your Career With Us?
We will provide you with a personalised induction programme, intended to make sure that by the end of 90 days you have been introduced to all aspects of our business, our vision and values, the wider group structure and your role – as well as getting to know your new colleagues
You will take part in regular reviews to track your development and progress and identify opportunities for further training and improvement to help you on your career path
We offer flexibility and autonomy in the direction of your career, with the opportunity to gain knowledge and experience across our varied service offer
We will support your further professional development, including providing Better Business Cases and Project Management specific training and then additional sponsorship to pursue your own chosen professional accreditation (e.g. RICS, APM, CIOB)
We have a variety of Internal training and development opportunities, including leadership workshops, personal development skills, management training and ‘learning lunches’
Our wider group structure enables us to offer coaching and mentoring with a diverse group of business leaders
Be part of a peer-to-peer support network with other graduates and juniors across the Sewell Group
We enable your access to local networking events through our corporate membership of Marketing Humber Bondholders and other similar organisations
To learn more about the Sewell Group and Sewell Advisory, please follow the link below:
As well as exhibiting a polite and approachable attitude, plenty of energy, initiative, professionalism, commitment and a strong team ethos, the suitable person will have the following:
Essential
Hold or be studying towards a formal degree qualification linked to the built environment, business, finance, economics or humanities
Promote and present a professional personal and company brand in all dealings
Excellent listening and communication skills
Excellent organisation skills with the ability to prioritise tasks accordingly, meet set deadlines and work with multiple ongoing tasks
The ability to work as a team member in a busy working environment, but also the ability to work unsupervised at times
The ability to learn and work with new technology and software
Have effective and efficient time management skills
Awareness of the importance of confidentiality
Have good attention to detail and a high level of accuracy
Be able to implement new and improved ways of working
Hold a full, valid UK driving licence and own transport
Desirable
Previous working experience in a consultancy, estates or property related role
Experience working in or with the public sector
Sewell Group and Sewell Advisory are equal opportunities employers, recruiting within the guidelines of the Equality Act 2010. We are committed to the promotion of diversity and equal opportunity, as an employer and in the delivery of our products and services.
As a committed safe employer, an enhanced DBS (criminal record) check will be carried out for the successful candidate of this role.
Benefits
Annual Bonus opportunity
25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), rising with length of service to 30 days