Climate Change Senior Consultant

Overview

Due to the continued importance of climate change as a key issue for built development and major infrastructure, we are looking for a Senior Consultant to join our team. Working across the Town & Country Planning and Development Consent Order regimes, we have a strong pipeline of major applications for development across industry sectors including renewable energy, transport, urban regeneration and new communities. These projects require climate change impact assessment as part of Environmental Impact Assessment. The role will focus heavily on climate change assessment to support the UK consenting regimes but there may be opportunities to provide more strategic advice to clients on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Why Stantec?

We believe that it is our people and their individual talents that make us special. We work within a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture and one of high support and high challenge, where we are not afraid to take on new and greater responsibilities and are each individually encouraged to grow and flourish both personally and professionally, with genuine career opportunities based on merit.

To have an impact in the role you will:

• Work closely with our project teams, guiding projects at the pre-application and determination stages in relation to carbon management and climate change
• Undertake greenhouse gas emission assessments to input to Environmental Statements and other planning application documents
• Undertake climate change adaptation/resilience assessments for ESs and as standalone reports
• Input to carbon management plans for infrastructure projects
• Undertake carbon accounting (scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions) for development/infrastructure projects
• Manage and deliver work to programme and budget, reporting into the project lead
• Coach and supervise more junior staff
• Identify opportunities for growth and assist with our bids for future work
• Undertake research to assist with the development of innovative new services
• Produce high quality written reports
• Prepare thought pieces and blogs within your area of expertise
• Assist with internal and external presentations
• Attend site visits and project meetings

To succeed in the role, it is likely that you will:

• Have a good knowledge of the planning system
• Broad understanding of environmental, social, economic and sustainability issues
• Have a strong grasp of the EIA Regulations for the TCPA and DCO regimes
• Be experienced in undertaking assessments in accordance with the Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Professionals (ISEP) guidance on greenhouse gas and climate change resilience and adaptation assessment
• Have a strong track record in authoring climate change ES chapters
• Be committed to continuing your professional development with a willingness to learn and progress
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Be personable and professional with high levels of motivation, ambition and drive
• Have excellent team-working skills
• Be commercially minded and take on personal responsibility
• Be committed and have an eye for detail
• Have an ability to manage your own time and workload
• Be proficient with Microsoft packages

Qualifications

• Have a relevant degree at 2:1 or above

Additional requirements

• Hold a full UK driving licence and be willing to travel nationally