Verco, a Bip company, is an award-winning energy consultancy. We’re a powerful blend of technical consultants, engineers and software developers who share a common vision: to provide solutions for a zero carbon world. We help our clients reduce their environmental impact and save money through data driven analysis, grounded advice and real-world solutions.
With over 30 years’ experience at the cutting edge of the low carbon economy, we contribute to world-leading thinking around energy management and policy and our clients are among the largest real estate investors, manufacturers, retailers as well as central government.
We’re a B Corp with a unique set of values which you will help bring to life. We look for high achievers who have the confidence, skill and outlook to enable them to perform well and play an active part in the collaborative culture of the company.
We are proud to work with some of the biggest names in the business, across a wide range of sectors; from governments designing energy efficiency policy, to working with real estate investors, industry, manufacturing and retail leaders on their pressing energy, and resource management challenges. We provide a wide range of reporting, compliance and energy management services using our proprietary software Carbon DesktopTM, in conjunction with an experienced consultancy team and latest analytics.
About this role
Based in our Deliver for Zero team, you support the delivery of energy, water and carbon management consultancy services to Verco’s large, worldwide manufacturing, industrial and other corporate energy intensive clients. These services include onsite energy management and auditing, and supporting group-level strategic utility and carbon reduction programmes and engineering project implementation. In addition, you will assist clients with integrating Verco’s proprietary energy and Net Zero management software such as Carbon Desktop and associated systems such as automatic metering.
As a Junior Consultant you work on a variety of projects across a range of energy intensive industries. This includes clients from Food & Drink to Aerospace, Life Sciences, operators of industrial buildings and other manufacturing, industrial and corporate clients.
Responsibilities
Project Management
- You deliver required project inputs according to time, quality and budget requirements.
- In time you take responsibility for project work streams and small-scale consulting projects.
- You contribute to the delivery of energy, water and carbon consumption reduction audits and programmes at a wide range of sites, in the UK & abroad.
- You work with sites to develop Net Zero plans and metering and data collection solutions that are supported by Verco’s proprietary software solutions.
- You provide high quality insightful data analysis which supports the ongoing energy and carbon management challenges faced by our clients
- You provide technical input to consultancy projects and engineering project delivery.
Business Development
You assist proposal creation through the collation of required information and to provide support to managers.
Client Management
You maintain strong relationships with existing clients through professional interactions
Operational
You provide timely responses to operational needs including invoicing, reviews, project management information, time-sheeting, health & safety, etc.
Environmental
You contribute to Verco’s sustainability targets and internal CSR team objectives when required.
You contribute to our clients meeting their environmental targets.
What you bring to us
Here are the key things you need to be able to demonstrate, plus some others that are great to have but not essential.
Skills / Competencies
Essential:
- Proactive and inquisitive approach
- Strong communicator (verbal & written)
- Ability to work independently & creatively on challenging problems
- Strong and sophisticated analytical approach
- High level of competence in the use of IT, including Excel, Word and PowerPoint.
Desirable:
- Working knowledge of Microsoft Power BI
- Project planning
- Macro-economic and/or financial modelling
Education, Qualifications & Training
Essential:
- Degree (or equivalent) in Engineering, Technology, Science or Mathematics, with a minimum 2:1 classification
Desirable:
- Masters or relevant post-graduate qualification
Employment Experience
Desirable:
- Project Management
- Energy Management, process improvement or optimisation
- Knowledge & Understanding
Essential:
- Energy use in industry and/or industrial processes, buildings, sustainable energy generation technologies
Desirable:
- Key UK, EU and international sustainability policies
- Knowledge of wider sustainability issues & carbon management
- Macroeconomic knowledge/expertise
Other requirements & attributes
Essential:
- Willingness to travel nationally/internationally
- Able to present a professional appearance
- A passion for sustainability
Desirable:
- Clean UK driving licence
- Languages (Spanish, Italian or French)
What we bring to you
The focus on your continuing professional development is key for us. It ensures we offer client service excellence based on professional knowledge, skill and expertise that’s not only current, it’s forefront. So we’re committed to helping everyone across the business develop, with annual learning days set aside as standard in line with your own needs, along with an enabling environment for building your knowledge and skill base as you develop in the role.
You can benefit from our annual performance-based bonus, a 5% pension contribution, BUPA medical insurance, life assurance, travel insurance (both personal and work - and winter sports!), your annual professional association membership fees, interest free travel loans, our Cycle to work and Give as you earn schemes, along with the option to buy additional holidays to your standard entitlement.
We put a large emphasis on your wellbeing and provide regular check-ins and awareness sessions to support you in achieving the balance that’s right for you. We aim to be as flexible as possible We’re a sociable bunch with shared interests so you can expect an ongoing supply of events, trips, activities and STEM-related volunteering.