2022 Graduate Sustainability Consultant - Sydney

Northrop Consulting Engineers is more than just a workplace. We encourage and support our people to excel both professionally and personally. An employee owned, multidiscipline consultancy with an open management structure, we employ over 400 staff and operate across 10 offices in NSW, ACT, QLD and VIC. When you join Northrop, you join a company that will support your career.

Our Northrop Sustainability Section
We are a close-knit, high-energy team who works autonomously on projects, yet collaboratively on strategy.
You will have the opportunity to work in an environment like none you’ve seen before. We are part of a multi-disciplinary consulting organisation which gives us access to projects most sustainability consultants can only aspire to.
Ours is a fast-paced culture where you will be responsible for delivering multiple projects concurrently.

The impact you’ll have:
As a Sustainability Graduate, you will learn to develop and deliver modern, customised and commercially viable solutions for our clients. You will also contribute to the overall expertise of the team ensuring that we have access to the latest sustainability solutions.
Your growth is important to our success - within a team that is expanding, you will work on a wide range of challenging projects with a variety of clients.

As well as getting real-world consulting experience, you will have the opportunity to work on real projects with real responsibilities. Experience the variety and diversity of consulting engineering, alongside owners of our business who will teach you:

• Technical excellence – design and document engineering solutions with a focus on understanding Sustainability concepts and the Australian Codes and Standards
• Client-side thinking – Realising the potential of our clients is at the heart of everything Northrop does. Being passionate about our clients’ success, not just projects, is paramount to learning how to be a go-to consultant
• Quality Control & Project Verification – how to ensure that your designs and documentation is checked and up to our high standard
• Feedback Loop – At Northrop, we value the art giving and receiving constructive feedback

The talent you’ll bring:
You will have access to many opportunities within Northrop and with our support we will help you to develop your career and make it happen.
You are invited to apply for this role if you meet the following criteria:

• Education / Qualifications - Relevant tertiary qualifications in Sustainability or Engineering. Accreditation and experience with Greenstar, NABERS, and ABSA desirable but not required
• Autonomous Productivity - Ability to be highly productive with periodic direct management
• Teamwork - Works collaboratively with others including across functional groups.
• Accountability - Sets goals and drives to their fulfilment.
• Communication - Able to speak and write clearly, concisely, and compellingly. You will also need to use your written and verbal communication skills to influence people’s decisions, actions and vision
• Connecting - Able to find common ground and gain personal and professional trust
• Analytical and Strategic Thinking - Ability to analyse and read situations well
• Leadership - Always focused on doing what’s right for the business
• Creative Problem Solving - Continually finds ways to overcome challenges and obstacles

Culture:
Northrop believes that our employees are fundamental to the culture and success of the company. Our people enjoy working for us because we offer a challenging, diverse but rewarding work environment. We believe in developing our people by offering mentoring, coaching, and supporting your journey to realise potential. You’ll be empowered to learn and develop to find your area of passion. At Northrop we understand that the key to success is our people. Together we are creating a workplace that offers career development, employee benefits and values an inclusive culture.

Part of the family: At Northrop, we are a family. We are inclusive. We are diverse. We want everyone who joins us to fulfil their potential, and we help, coax, and sometimes push each other to achieve exactly that. Just as good families do.

Realising your potential: When you join Northrop, you’ll be given great opportunities, and very quickly you’ll be in front of clients and running projects of your own.

Do what you love: Combining talented people with passion, leads to sensational work. At Northrop, we have a huge variety of projects, and where possible we build project teams based on a combination of expertise, interest and passion – and from there we get the best results!

You will have access to many opportunities within Northrop and with our support we will help you to develop your career and make it happen.

Benefits:
We are a people business and by joining Northrop you’ll be able:

• To build and foster meaningful relationships with your colleagues, clients, and the community.
• You’ll be empowered to learn and develop to find your area of passion.
• Develop our people by offering mentoring, coaching, and supporting your journey to realise your full potential.
• We care for our community and the environment. We offer income protection & the ability to salary sacrifice
• Family time and support is essential, and we provide up to 12 weeks paid parental leave
• We offer alternative public holiday leave for those needing to substitute another day for a public holiday to celebrate a religious belief, etc.
• We are proud to have signed Australian Engineers Declare a Climate and Biodiversity Emergency declaration, giving you the opportunity to respond to the challenge.

How to apply?
If you are motivated, thirsty for knowledge and have the drive to succeed with Northrop then we would love to hear from you. Please click the “Apply” button to complete your application, providing your CV, Academic Transcript and Cover Letter that answers the following questions:

• Q1. Why do you wish to join Northrop?
• Q2. What do see as your strengths?
• Q3. What are the areas that you feel you need more development?

We practice flexible working, whether that be a hybrid way of working, WFH and office. We are open to discuss what that might mean to you.

Applications close - Monday 17th October 2022

If you need more information regarding this opportunity, please contact Maddie Kovac - Recruitment & Talent Specialist via email at careers@northrop.com.au.

You can find all our available positions on our https://northrop.com.au/careers.

Northrop is an equal opportunity employer.

***No agencies please. Applications are sought from direct applicants only***