2026 Energy and Carbon & Environment Placement
We are thrilled to share this fantastic opportunity for two students to join our Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) Engineering Operations team on a 12-month placement. So, if your passion lies in Sustainability and the Environment or in the management of Energy, one of these roles will be a great opportunity!
From day one, you will be fully integrated into Team Hilton. Our placements offer vast exposure and opportunities, including networking with senior executives, involvement in regional conferences and for some, international travel.
Based in our EMEA headquarters, Watford, you will be part of a cohort of 50 Interns and take part in regular connect meetings and feedback sessions designed to support your development. You will benefit from a subsidised restaurant, a games area and a free in-house gym.
The Opportunities
As a intern, you will play an active role in our continued success. You will contribute to the delivery of key objectives, as well as having ownership of your own project-based initiatives. We have two placements available in the Energy & Environment team that sit within Hilton’s EMEA Engineering Operations department; Energy intern and Sustainability & Environment intern.
Here’s a bit about the team and the opportunities you could get involved in!
In both internships you will support the team with the management, implementation and control of the company’s environment and engineering programmes, and energy services across EMEA. You will contribute to utility consumption and cost management strategies led by the team to reduce costs, deliver value for owners and drive progress towards Hilton’s Travel with Purpose goals to significantly reduce environmental footprint and carbon emissions by 2030.
Energy Internship: You will cover tasks relating to key aspects of energy management including; contracting, procurement, risk management, forecasting, budgeting and consumption analysis. You will have the opportunity to work with key business functions such as Finance and Hilton Supply Management.
Sustainability & Environment Internship: You will cover tasks relating to environmental performance and sustainability topics. You will have the opportunity to directly support hotels in the EMEA portfolio, working towards Hilton’s sustainability goals.
If you have a preference for one of these positions, you will be asked to express this at a later stage.
Some of the specific responsibilities you may be involved with in both roles are detailed as follows:
- Utilise and control the award-winning sustainability management platform - LightStay, utility consumption data, invoices and other available data sources to analyse trends, and identify areas of opportunities for resource conservation and innovative efficiency solutions across the EMEA portfolio. Also highlight improvements and future development focuses for the LightStay tool.
- Review energy market intelligence and invoice details to inform decisions in the energy procurement process and contribute to the implementation of innovative approaches to energy and water contracting.
- Control and manage the reporting within the EMEA Engineering and Environmental performance programme.
- Maintain and update accurate records of all energy procurement, trading and contracting activity, as well as environmental legislation documentation, ensuring compliance with internal policy and procedures.
- Develop and verify the use of data analytics for energy and water consumption benchmarking, energy cost forecasting and financial reporting for the existing and onboarding portfolio, managing stakeholder queries.
- Develop best practices and self-help tools to assist hotel innovative utility savings and sustainability initiatives across the region.
- Produce, develop and contribute to regular business reports and statistics as required by Energy & Environment team and key business stakeholders.
- Conduct analysis of pilot projects and develop ROI reports for innovative technologies that drive sustainability improvements, enhance environmental performance, and support long-term climate resilience. Assist and ensure compliance with company standards and the requirements of UK & EU energy and environmental legislation.
- Support Regional Engineering Specialists, individual hotels and other corporate functions with requests for sustainability/energy advice, initiatives and reports.
Why choose us?
Embarking on our year in industry programme is a transformative journey, encompassing a structured framework of learning and development activities. Here's what you can look forward to:
Learning and Development: Interns have access to Hilton University to enhance their skills and contribute meaningfully to ongoing projects.
Networking: Our interns can connect with professionals across the business, paving the way for valuable relationships.
Feedback and Growth: Regular evaluations and feedback sessions will ensure our interns receive guidance and an opportunity to continually improve.
Cross-Exposure: Opportunity to gain insight into another function.
Hilton Perks: Including our Go Hilton TM Travel Program, which provides you with access to heavily reduced hotel room rates for you, your family & friends.
Salary & Benefits: £26,000 Gross PA & private healthcare.
Location: EMEA Regional Headquarters, Watford. Our placements are office based with flexibility offered across some teams.
What are we looking for?
- A strong sense of alignment to our culture and values.
- A current Bachelor’s or Master’s student, with a required 12-month year in industry placement as part of your degree.
- Studying a degree in Sustainability, Environment, Economics, Energy, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Business or Supply Chain Management or a related discipline is preferred.
- Availability to start 13th of July 2026, full-time, for a 12-month placement.
- Eligibility to work in the UK. If you are a non-UK national, without EU Settled or Pre-Settled Status then you will need to be studying at a UK university to be eligible to undertake a placement here.
- Fluency in English (speaking, reading, and writing).
- You must be computer literate with excellent IT skills – Excel is especially important and PowerBI knowledge would be beneficial.
- The ability to analyse large data sets and take the initiative to identify priorities and make recommendations.
- A passion for sustainability, data and providing solutions.
- Excellent communication skills, the ability to provide a simple explanation of sustainability and environmental matters, or energy market drivers and terminology to non-technical colleagues, and be able to discuss complex issues with industry experts.
- Knowledge of energy markets and economic/political drivers is desirable.
- Good time management with excellent organisational and planning skills as well as the ability to prioritise work and be flexible based on business needs.
- Strong problem-solving skills twinned with perseverance and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- A resilient and positive mindset with commitment to the task in hand.
- An ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively.
- The highest standards of ethical behaviour and discretion with sensitive information.
What is it like working for Hilton?
Hilton is one of the world's largest and fastest-growing hospitality companies, with 24 distinct brands and over 8,000 locations. We have recently been ranked by our employees as #1 World's Best Hospitality Workplace awarded by Great Place to Work & Fortune.
We value and celebrate our team members diversities and individualism and foster a culture of belonging across our organisation. Joining Hilton will give you the opportunity to contribute to our rich culture and give back to the community. Our Team Member Resource Groups in the UK focus on Abilities, Generations, Pride, Women’s and Ethnic representation. You can find details on our Culture page.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We will ensure that qualified individuals with protected disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions of the role. Please contact us to request accommodation.
Selection Process
Please apply now, applications close on Sunday 2nd November 2025. We receive a high volume of applications, so thank you for your patience while we carefully review each one to give it the attention it deserves.
If successful in your application, you may be invited to complete a digital one-way video interview, an online assessment, and an in-person assessment centre on Tuesday 9th December 2025. This process will allow us to learn more about you and whether this placement might be a great fit! So please do look out for our email updates and we encourage you to complete each next step as soon as possible. The EMEA Graduate Recruitment Team will then contact you and inform you of your outcome.
Good luck, we are looking forward to meeting you!