Sustainable Energy Graduate Development Programme 2025

Location: London

Start Date: September 2025

Closing date for applications: 20th October 2024

Are you ready to create a brighter future together?

At Zurich our brand purpose is exactly that, to create a brighter future together for our customers, our partners, employees and the planet. It’s a promise that for our customers we will put their needs at the heart of everything we do, for our employees lets grow and develop together, for our partners – lets collaborate together to create mutual value and for the planet lets drive positive impact by integrating our sustainability work into how we do business.

Our Sustainable Energy Graduate Programme will be at the heart of making a difference to our global commercial customers in the Energy sector as we support and encourage their sustainable energy transition plans, whilst helping them to manage their risks and handling their claims.

What can I look forward to?

We want you to achieve your full potential and that’s why our graduate programme is designed to build on your university studies. Within your time on the programme, you will rotate between three teams.

Energy, Marine & Construction underwriting

Within the Underwriting rotation, you will embark on gaining comprehensive knowledge of risk assessment and management with a focus on sustainability. You will learn to evaluate insurance applications, determine terms, and set premium rates based on detailed analysis. This role involves close collaboration with brokers, clients and internal stakeholders.

Claims

An opportunity to work with Zurich Claims team, will allow you to play a crucial role in managing and resolving insurance claims with a focus on sustainability. This position offers the opportunity to work closely with clients, assess damages, and determine appropriate settlements. You will collaborate with various departments to integrate solutions into the claims process, ensuring that our commitment to sustainability is reflected in every aspect of our operation.

Zurich Resilience Services (our engineering proposition)

You will be at the forefront of identifying and mitigating risks while promoting sustainable practices across various industries. This role involves conducting thorough risk assessments, developing risk management strategies, and recommending sustainable solutions. You will collaborate with clients and internal teams to ensure that sustainability is integrated into all risk engineering processes.

These placements will help you develop expertise across the whole breadth of insurance, from understanding, assessing and reducing risk, to claims, pricing and insurance frameworks – all with a focus on sustainable energy. You’ll get to add value and make an impact from the beginning and build a great foundation for your future career.

As part of the graduate programme, you will experience an in-depth learning & development programme that will support you throughout and into your future career. You will also complete a Level 6 Senior Insurance Professional Apprenticeship (equivalent to a Bachelors degree) which includes completing your Chartered Insurance Institute ACII qualification.

What’s in it for you?

As well as joining a company that is passionate about sustainability and our customers, you can expect:

£32,550 starting salary – with a biannual pay review
London Allowance £3,200 per annum
25 days holiday plus an additional 3 volunteering days
Full private medical cover
12% company pension contribution
Annual company bonus
Discounted gym membership
Discounted gadget insurance
Discounted technology offers

You’ll be joining a business where creating a brighter, more sustainable future underpins all that we do. We’re also passionate about diversity and inclusion, which we have won numerous awards for. We want our people to bring the whole of themselves to work and everybody is made to feel welcome, regardless of their background, beliefs or culture.

What you’ll need:

Full right to work and reside in the UK – You must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last three years and have the right to work in the UK. We cannot accept applications from those who require sponsorship to work in the UK
Although we are a hybrid workforce, you should be within a commutable distance to the office workplace stated in this advert
A passion for sustainability
You must have recently achieved (within the last three years) or on track to achieve a 2.1 (or above) from your bachelors or equivalent degree
At least 96 UCAS points – CCC grades (or equivalent) from 3 A-level subjects
A* to C grade (9 to 4) in Maths and English GCSE

Here, you’ll have every opportunity to use your drive and enthusiasm to innovate the future of Zurich, where different opinions are valued, personal needs are respected, and opportunity is equal for all.

So make a difference. Be challenged. Be inspired. Be supported. Love what you do. Work for us.

Please note we are unable to progress your application if you don't meet the above criteria. Please ensure you have the right to work in the UK before you apply as we are unable to provide sponsorship.

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