UWE Bristol Internship Summer Scheme 2023 / 24 - Smart Energy and Sustainability

Here's a fantastic opportunity for a UWE Student to join our highly influential Smart, Energy and Sustainability Division as part of the Summer Internship Scheme of 2024.

We are looking to students who are enthusiastic about driving a sustainable, net-zero future, with a focus on developing strategies to reduce carbon emissions and optimize operational energy consumption of infrastructure, encompassing its construction, utilization and end of life phases, through effective carbon management and decarbonisation plans.

What you will learn with us

• Conduct research and analysis on carbon emissions inventories, reduction strategies, and regulatory requirements



• Managing own workload to meet project deadlines.


• Reviewing project details and developing targets for sustainability.


• Reviewing documentation provided by project teams, assess this against the project's targets and provide feedback or follow-up.


• Communicating sustainability requirements to internal and external team members.


• Producing reports providing advice and guidance to clients and project teams.


• Attending site visits to review progress against sustainability targets.



• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop carbon reduction targets and action plans for clients across different sectors.
  
  You are currently enrolled with the University of West England


• Strong academic background with coursework or experience in carbon accounting, greenhouse gas emissions, or related fields.



• A passion for innovation and problem solving.


• Humility, self-motivation and enthusiasm.


• Excellent communication, presentation and writing skills.


• An understanding of the construction industry and built environment.
  
  We are a multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of over 900 staff in 21 offices across the UK. Our driving motivation is to be a 'Force for Good', as it is our aim to improve the quality of people's lives from our employees to our clients, through to the communities we work in and our planet as a whole through the work we do.


From the buildings that surround you, the roads and bridges you cross, all related to the infrastructure that we create, we aim to offer the most sustainable possibilities to shape the places, communities and society that we live in through meeting our client's needs. Through the path we are on to delivering a green future, the result is something that everyone can be proud of.

Named as Building's Engineering Consultant of the Year in 2023, we're known for delivering outstanding sustainable projects for our communities, planet, and society.

Some of these projects have recently received industry accolades, including Cleveland Pools winning the Conservation and Regeneration category at the Construction Excellence South West Awards 2023; Bay Technology Centre named Commercial Project of the Year at the British Construction Industry Awards 2022; YGG Tan-y-Lan picked out in the Integration and Collaborative Working category at Construction Excellence Wales Awards 2022; The Deaf Academy singled out for its Universal Design at the Civic Trust Awards 2022; and Bristol's iconic waterfront Wapping Wharf Living sweeping up at the Bristol Property Awards.

Take a look at our 2023 end of year film and get a feel for what we're all about.

What we can offer you:

• Inspiring and supportive colleagues


• Reward for progression and hard work


• An opportunity to develop your soft skills, as well your technical skills


• An earlier finish on Friday (4pm!)


A place to feel included

We champion diversity, equity and inclusion. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we commit to supporting our employees and ensure we create a safe environment that nurtures you to perform at your best. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving this aim.

We consider all application individually with the required qualifications and knowledge without regard to any of the protected characteristics. We would like to provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience so we ask with are made aware of any physical or neurodiverse condition within your application for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.

Looking for the next steps?

Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you as soon as your application's been reviewed.

If shortlisted, a member of our Talent Acquisition Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock now Stantec.

If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices.