OVERVIEW
We provide expert advice to Local, Regional, and National Government, agencies, and companies to help them understand and reduce GHG emissions and adapt to the impacts of unavoidable future climate change. We have a growing body of work relating to greenhouse gas emissions inventories/assessment, climate change risk assessment, Carbon reduction pathways following PAS 2080, UK/EU/UN climate change legislation and processes.
Due to our growing and diversifying portfolio of work, we are seeking to add an energetic, enthusiastic, and dedicated Senior Consultant / Principal Consultant to join our Air Quality & Climate Change team. Depending on experience, they will take a supporting to lead role in the delivery and management of climate change projects, helping to grow our business in this area as well as to further build our market presence.
The Role
Our Air Quality & Climate Change Team is headed by an experienced Director and comprises several technical colleagues, including from across other Business Units. We are seeking a Senior Consultant or Principal Consultant (grade subject to experience) to further strengthen the climate change capacity and expertise within the team. You will have the opportunity to help shape the future of our work in what is a fast-moving, globally important, and exciting topic area.
As a valuable member of the team, you will have proven experience in consultancy (reflective of your proposed grade). Senior and Principal Consultants will contribute to the development of business area strategy, lead projects and bids, and provide support to the development of more junior colleagues. The role will contribute to existing projects, familiar with PAS 2080, mainly upon delivery of Climate Change Chapters for EIA, Whole Life Carbon Assessments, and production of Circular Economy Statements, and help further develop our portfolio of climate change work. Your expertise, experience, network of contacts, and interests will contribute significantly in setting our future strategic direction in this area.
The duties:
1. Work with the Team's Director to provide project delivery of climate change assessments at a major project level.
2. Provide technical expertise in one or more of the following fields: climate change mitigation analysis, whole life carbon assessment (building and/or infrastructure), circular economy, low carbon technologies and energy efficiency, climate change adaptation, greenhouse gas emissions inventories/analysis, carbon models/tools.
3. Produce technical reports for clients, including writing, checking, and review of deliverables.
4. Develop client relationships and undertake bidding work including preparing, contributing to, and reviewing bids/tenders.
5. Communicate, liaise, and collaborate effectively with clients and colleagues.
6. Help grow and develop the wider team.
7. Consultancy requires knowledge of project management techniques and methodologies. We expect all candidates to have a passion for project delivery, ensuring client satisfaction is achieved on time and within budget.
Candidates:
Successful candidates will have (commensurate to professional grade):
1. A passion for the environment and delivering proven sustainability outcomes.
2. Educated to degree level in a relevant field with further degree or professional qualification advantageous.
3. Specialism in one or more key climate change fields, and/or experience in EIA consultancy for built environment and infrastructure.
4. Experience of managing and taking responsibility for delivering successful projects of different sizes.
5. Experience of preparing bids, including the development of methodology and presentations.
6. Strong networking capability and a well-developed network of contacts.
7. Confidence, excellent written and oral communication skills, energy and enthusiasm, and a creative approach to problem-solving.
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