Graduate Sustainability Consultant
Civils & Masterplanning Team
Location: London (hybrid working – minimum 3 days in the office)
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Start: September or October 2026
The Role
We are looking for a Graduate Sustainability Consultant to join our Civils and Masterplanning team, supporting the delivery of sustainable infrastructure and place-based projects from early concept through planning and delivery.
You will work alongside civil engineers, master planners and sustainability specialists to help embed sustainability into infrastructure-led developments, contributing analysis, research and technical outputs that inform real-world decisions.
This role is ideal for a recent graduate who is motivated by climate action, systems thinking and the opportunity to shape sustainable places.
What You’ll Be Doing
We’re looking for someone who is curious, analytical and aligned with our values.
Essential
Expedition Engineering is an award-winning engineering consultancy within the Useful Simple Trust, delivering civil, structural, and masterplanning solutions that create lasting positive impact. We work across infrastructure, regeneration, and complex masterplans, combining engineering rigour with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation and social value.
Our sustainability and masterplanning work integrates low‑carbon energy strategies, regenerative design principles and robust evidence to support planning and investment decisions for developments at every scale.
What We Offer
The Trust strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can all be ourselves. We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups and are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant skills and experience who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.
We encourage people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, people with different abilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, all age groups, and those with intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics to apply. We know that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.
Location: London (hybrid working – minimum 3 days in the office)
Salary: £33,000 per annum
Contract: Permanent, full-time
Start: September or October 2026
The Role
We are looking for a Graduate Sustainability Consultant to join our Civils and Masterplanning team, supporting the delivery of sustainable infrastructure and place-based projects from early concept through planning and delivery.
You will work alongside civil engineers, master planners and sustainability specialists to help embed sustainability into infrastructure-led developments, contributing analysis, research and technical outputs that inform real-world decisions.
This role is ideal for a recent graduate who is motivated by climate action, systems thinking and the opportunity to shape sustainable places.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Supporting sustainability strategies for civil engineering and masterplanning projects, from feasibility through to planning submission
- Assisting with whole-life carbon, energy and climate resilience assessments at infrastructure and district scale
- Contributing to evidence bases for planning applications, including sustainability statements and supporting technical material
- Undertaking research, data analysis and benchmarking to inform low‑carbon and regenerative design approaches
- Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary project teams across civils, structures and sustainability
- Preparing clear, well-structured technical notes, reports and presentation material
- Learning from and supporting senior team members while developing your own professional skills
We’re looking for someone who is curious, analytical and aligned with our values.
Essential
- A degree (or expected degree) in sustainability, environmental engineering, civil engineering, environmental science, geography, or a related discipline
- Strong interest in sustainable infrastructure, masterplanning and the built environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to analyse quantitative and qualitative data and present findings clearly
- A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn
- Understanding of carbon, energy or climate adaptation in infrastructure or masterplanning contexts
- Familiarity with sustainability reporting, planning policy or environmental assessment
- Experience using spreadsheets, GIS, or basic modelling tools
- Interest in working towards professional accreditation over time.
Expedition Engineering is an award-winning engineering consultancy within the Useful Simple Trust, delivering civil, structural, and masterplanning solutions that create lasting positive impact. We work across infrastructure, regeneration, and complex masterplans, combining engineering rigour with a strong commitment to sustainability, innovation and social value.
Our sustainability and masterplanning work integrates low‑carbon energy strategies, regenerative design principles and robust evidence to support planning and investment decisions for developments at every scale.
What We Offer
- The opportunity to work on meaningful, high-impact projects that address climate change and environmental challenges and where you can make a difference on every project
- A supportive, learning-focused environment with mentoring and coaching from experienced practitioners
- Exposure to multidisciplinary project teams and a wide range of project scales
- Commitment to equality, diversity, inclusion and wellbeing
- Hybrid working and a values-led organisational culture focused on delivering work for good
- Significant training time and learning opportunities with our “future skills” development programme, including support to work towards chartered environmentalist status.
- Thriving Trust wide social scene including charitable activities and regular team events.
- Professional Memberships (relevant to your field/discipline).
- Exposure to a variety of business sectors and range of responsibilities developing and delivering challenging projects.
- Flexible and hybrid working including the possibility to work a compressed 9‑day fortnight.
- Service Recognition Awards.
- Private Medical Insurance.
- Annual Eyecare Plan.
- Life Assurance.
- Company pension scheme.
- Cycle to work scheme.
The Trust strives to be a diverse and inclusive place where we can all be ourselves. We are working to change the lack of representation of minority groups and are particularly keen to hear from anyone with relevant skills and experience who feels they are underrepresented in the industry.
We encourage people from culturally diverse backgrounds, women, people with different abilities, LGBTQ+ community, gender, all age groups, and those with intersectional or multiple diverse characteristics to apply. We know that diversity makes us stronger, and we are committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and ensures everyone can be heard and valued for their contributions.