Graduate Consultant - Construction / Sustainability
Full-TimeUpdated on 10/20/2026Deadline 11/20/26
£25k - £26k/yr+ Annual bonus opportunity
Entry
Bachelor's
Hull, UK+2 moreMore locations: Leeds, UK | Stockton-on-Tees, UK
In Person
Consulting
About the job
Requirements
Hold, or be working towards completion of, a degree qualification in Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Construction Management, Real Estate, Sustainability, Net Zero Carbon, Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Building Design, Building Services Engineering, Construction, or a related built environment discipline.
Be able to analyse and interpret data, monitor progress, identify risks, undertake research, and present findings clearly to colleagues and clients.
Demonstrate effective organisational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities and support the successful delivery of multiple projects simultaneously.
Promote and present a professional personal and company brand in all dealings.
Have effective listening and communication skills.
Be able to work as a team member in a busy working environment and work unsupervised at times.
Be able to learn and work with new technology and software.
Have effective and efficient time management skills.
Be aware 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.
Responsibilities
Work on customer-facing projects from the outset, developing communication and technical skills across a variety of commissions while gaining insight into the relevant sectors and markets.
Work across diverse businesses, gaining exposure to different teams, disciplines, and projects to explore individual strengths and interests before potentially choosing a specialism.
Desired Qualifications
Have knowledge of recognised project management methodologies and best practice frameworks, such as APM, PRINCE2, or MSP.
Have experience from a university project, placement year, internship, or dissertation focused on project delivery, construction, infrastructure, estates or property development, sustainability, climate resilience, or net zero carbon.
Be aware of construction legislation, health and safety requirements, and duty-holder responsibilities under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
Have knowledge of whole-life carbon, embodied carbon, and operational carbon concepts.
Understand sustainability assessment methodologies and reporting frameworks.
Have membership of, or aspire to join, a relevant professional body.
Have previous working experience in a consultancy, estates, or property-related role.
Have experience working in or with the public sector.
Graduate Consultant - Construction / Sustainability
Sewell Group · Kingston upon Hull, United Kingdom · Full-time · Posted 2026-10-09
Workplace: on_site
Department: Sewell Advisory
Description
Location: At one of our offices based in either Hull, Leeds 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.
To learn more about Sewell Group and Sewell Advisory, please follow the link below:
Our graduates are involved in customer-facing projects from the outset, providing the opportunity to develop both communication and technical skills across a variety of commissions, while gaining valuable insight into the sectors and markets in which we operate.
The successful candidates will work across our diverse businesses, offering broad exposure to different teams, disciplines and projects. This allows time to explore individual strengths and interests, helping to identify where skills are best suited before choosing to specialise later in their career, should they wish to do so.
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
Requirements
As well as exhibiting our company behaviours of being Positive, Professional, Customer Focused, a Team Player and Doing the Right Thing, we are specifically seeking candidates who hold, or are currently working towards, a degree in a relevant built environment, project management or sustainability discipline, and who are passionate about building a career within these fields.
Therefore the successful candidates will have the following:
Essential
Hold, or be working towards completion of, a degree qualification in Project Management, Quantity Surveying, Building Surveying, Construction Management, Real Estate, Sustainability, Net Zero Carbon, Environmental Sustainability, Climate Change, Sustainable Building Design, Building Services Engineering, Construction or a related built environment discipline.
Ability to analyse and interpret data, monitor progress, identify risks, undertake research and present findings clearly to colleagues and clients.
Demonstrate effective organisational skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities and support the successful delivery of multiple projects simultaneously.
Promote and present a professional personal and company brand in all dealings
Excellent listening and communication skills
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
Knowledge of recognised project management methodologies and best practice frameworks, such as APM, PRINCE2 or MSP.
Experience gained through a university project, placement year, internship or dissertation focused on project delivery, construction, infrastructure, estates or property development, sustainability, climate resilience or net zero carbon.
Awareness of construction legislation, health and safety requirements and the responsibilities of duty holders under the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations.
Knowledge of whole-life carbon, embodied carbon and operational carbon concepts.
Understanding of sustainability assessment methodologies and reporting frameworks.
Membership of, or aspiration to join, a relevant professional body.
Previous working experience in a consultancy, estates or property-related role
Experience working in or with the public sector
Sewell Group and its subsidiary businesses 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