Green Careers Week

Omar Alkarnez, a graduate Civil Engineer, has worked at Amey for a year. He’s already making his mark and gaining vital experience by working on the Core Valley Line project, a major infrastructure project providing faster, more efficient and greener transport in South Wales.

For Senior Engineer Helen Braidwood, working at the Canal & River Trust means prioritising sustainability in every project she’s involved with. That’s combining traditional civil engineering with skills like ecology, carbon management, energy efficiency and water conservation.

On its journey to decarbonise, Clarion is building on great progress already made to ensure that everything it builds, everything it owns, and everything it does is making a difference for its people and for the planet. See how Clarion Housing Group is greening our housing stock.

Madhi Ahmed, a researcher in sustainable energy choices at the University of Sheffield, recently attended IDRIC’s Early Career Research Industry and Policy Engagement Workshop in London. The event sought to create closer links between academia and researchers to accelerate the deployment of new low carbon technologies.

19-year-old student Daniel Hayden is one of the first Londoners to take advantage of a new training space designed for the next generation to gain the skills required for the green economy. Daniel, a Level 2 student, aspires to one day start his own electrical business.

Reena Dosanjh is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at OVO Energy in Bristol.  A storyteller, with a degree in Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, Reena uses her marketing skills to communicate with OVO Energy’s stakeholders and customers about the company’s green products and services.

Pete Whipp, Operations Director at RSK Group, manages a diverse team of environmental consultants with a range of academic backgrounds, skills and working practices. His team is responsible for some of the UK’s biggest and most significant green infrastructure projects.

Sky’s commitment to sustainability and social good runs through every aspect of the company’s operations; from television production to product development, human resources to facilities management. See just how far Sky’s commitment to sustainability goes.

Ange Hughes wouldn’t describe herself as a trailblazer. But for her colleagues enrolled in Speedy Hire’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Partnership Programme, she’s living proof that opportunity abounds for all in the green economy.

Harry Jarvis, who has a Master’s in Environment Management, joined Temple in 2021. Harry says he benefits from working at a company large enough to attract the sector’s best talent, but small enough to maintain a collegiate approach to its work.

Jane Wakiwaka, Sustainability Director at The Crown Estate, says the retrofit project currently underway at 36 James’s Street in London demonstrates the economic and social benefits of this strategy.

TSW Training provides a suite of environment and sustainability training qualifications that give businesses and their employees the resilience and expertise they need to work towards net zero targets.  James Nicholl, a trainer at TSW, has seen demand for these types of courses rise dramatically in recent years.