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 Assessment (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.

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

Stantec offers a friendly, inclusive, and supportive culture with high support and challenge, encouraging personal and professional growth with genuine career opportunities based on merit.

Experience
- Strong knowledge of the planning system
- Broad understanding of environmental, social, economic, and sustainability issues
- Strong grasp of EIA Regulations for TCPA and DCO regimes
- Experience undertaking assessments following ISEP (formerly IEMA) guidance on greenhouse gas and climate change resilience/adaptation
- Proven track record authoring climate change chapters for Environmental Statements

About you
- Committed to continuing professional development with a willingness to learn and progress
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Personable and professional with high motivation, ambition, and drive
- Strong team-working skills
- Commercially minded with personal responsibility
- Detail-oriented with excellent time and workload management skills
- Proficient with Microsoft Office packages
- Hold a full UK driving licence and willing to travel nationally

Qualifications
- Relevant degree at 2:1 or above