Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive, based on experience

About the Role
Due to the continued importance of climate change as a key issue for built development and major infrastructure, we are seeking a Senior Consultant to join our team. You will work across the Town & Country Planning and Development Consent Order regimes, supporting a strong pipeline of major applications across sectors including renewable energy, transport, urban regeneration, and new communities. These projects require climate change impact assessments as part of Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA). The role will focus heavily on climate change assessment to support UK consenting regimes, with opportunities to provide strategic advice on climate change mitigation and adaptation.

Key responsibilities include working closely with project teams to guide projects at pre-application and determination stages regarding carbon management and climate change, undertaking greenhouse gas emission assessments for Environmental Statements and planning documents, conducting climate change adaptation and resilience assessments, contributing to carbon management plans, performing carbon accounting (scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions), managing and delivering work to programme and budget, coaching junior staff, identifying growth opportunities, conducting research to develop innovative services, producing high-quality reports, preparing thought leadership content, and attending site visits and project meetings.

Stantec offers a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture that encourages personal and professional growth with genuine career opportunities based on merit. We value high support and high challenge and encourage taking on new responsibilities to flourish in your career.

Experience
- Strong track record in authoring climate change chapters for Environmental Statements
- Experience undertaking assessments in accordance with Institute of Environmental and Sustainability Professionals (ISEP) guidance on greenhouse gas and climate change resilience and adaptation
- Good knowledge of the planning system and broad understanding of environmental, social, economic, and sustainability issues
- Strong grasp of EIA Regulations for Town & Country Planning Act (TCPA) and Development Consent Order (DCO) regimes
- Proven ability to manage workload and deliver projects on time and within budget
- Experience coaching and supervising junior staff

About you
- Personable and professional with high levels of motivation, ambition, and drive
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong team-working skills and commercially minded with personal responsibility
- Committed with an eye for detail and ability to manage your own time effectively
- Willingness to learn, progress, and continue professional development
- Proficient with Microsoft Office packages
- Hold a full UK driving licence and willing to travel nationally

Qualifications
- Relevant degree at 2:1 or above