Requisition/Vacancy No\. 105381BR
**Position Title** Graduates UK & Ireland 2015 \- Buildings Sustainability
**Job Category** Vacation Student / Internship / Graduate
**Business Line** Building Engineering
**Office Region** United Kingdom
**Office Location** UK \- London
**Why Choose AECOM?** AECOM is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public\- and private\-sector clients\. With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in over 150 countries around the world, AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in _Engineering News\-Record_ magazine’s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by _Fortune_ magazine as a World’s Most Admired Company\. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients’ projects\. A _Fortune 500_ firm, AECOM companies, including URS Corporation and Hunt Construction Group, have annual revenue of approximately $19 billion\. More information on AECOM and its services can be found at ;www\.aecom\.com\.
**About the Business Line** **Building Engineering**
We deliver creative solutions for building projects for industry, government, commercial and leisure sectors\. Our building engineering specialists have expertise in structural and building services engineering, fire engineering, acoustics, facades and seismic design\. We embed sustainability principles in every design\.
**Job Summary** AECOM now has over 60 offices in the UK & Ireland with the acquisition of URS\. It is not clear which business lines will be recruiting into which offices, but you will have the opportunity in the application form to indicate which office\(s\) you are prepared to be based out of\.
With nearly 100,000 employees — including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals — serving clients in more than 150 countries around the world following the acquisition of URS, AECOM is a premier, fully integrated infrastructure and support services firm\. AECOM is ranked as the \#1 engineering design firm by revenue in Engineering News\-Record magazine’s annual industry rankings\. The company is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high\-rise buildings and government\. AECOM provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering solutions that create, enhance and sustain the world's built, natural and social environments\. A Fortune 500 company, AECOM companies, including URS, had revenue of $19\.2 billion during the 12 months ended June 30, 2014\.
AECOM’s Sustainability team comprises of specialists within our Building Engineering Business Line\. We are recognised as industry leaders in the field of sustainable development\. Our projects range from working with Governments to support Building Regulations and National planning policy relating to climate change, to developing energy and sustainability strategies to support the design and planning of new development and the regeneration of existing communities\.
We work across all construction stages, from pre\-feasibility, through feasibility, design, construction and operation; and across a wide range of sectors \- housing, healthcare, schools, universities, offices, retail, hospitality etc\. We also deliver advice relating to existing portfolios\. Our work includes:
+ The development of policy on low carbon and renewable energy, climate change and sustainability issues at national, regional and local levels
+ Sustainable masterplanning of new communities
+ Energy strategies including the planning and design of decentralised energy infrastructure and energy statements
+ Sustainability statements and appraisals
+ Design advice and feasibility studies for new build and refurbishment projects
+ Carbon management advice including energy auditing and monitoring
+ Environmental assessments \- BREEAM, LEED, CEEQUAL, Code for Sustainable Homes and Ska
+ The development of Corporate Social Responsibility policies and carbon footprint reporting
+ Research into reducing energy use, improving resilience to climate change and creating more sustainable buildings and places
Your key responsibilities, with support from your team, may include the following:
+ Environmental assessments of buildings – assisting with BREEAM and Code for Sustainable Homes assessments \(supported by in\-house training\) and in time undertaking training to become a qualified assessor\. This can cover both design stage and post construction assessment of buildings\.
+ Building energy modelling \- assisting with modelling of domestic and/or non\-domestic buildings \(supported by in\-house training\) and in time undertaking training to become a qualified assessor\.
+ Building renewable energy assessments – assessing costs and carbon benefits of a range of technologies and determining the best solution for a particular project
+ Developing energy strategies to support building design teams and energy statements to support planning applications
+ Developing sustainability strategies to support building design teams and sustainability statements to support planning applications\.
+ Contributing to a wide range of projects as the work load dictates, including policy development work and research projects
**Minimum Requirements**
+ A science, engineering or architecture bachelor degree
+ Good numeric and communication skills \(written and verbal\)
+ Good attention to detail
+ Flexible to deal with varying workload
+ Able to demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in buildings and sustainability\.
**Preferred Qualifications**
+ Building sustainability/energy related MSc is desirable
**What We Offer** AECOM is a place where you can put your innovative thinking and business skills into high gear and work alongside other highly intelligent and motivated people\. It's a place where you can apply your skills to some of the world's most challenging, interesting, and meaningful projects worldwide\. It's a place that values the diversity of our areas of practice and our people\. It's what makes AECOM a great place to work and grow\. AECOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer\.
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