Senior/ Principal Climate Change Consultant

**Role Location: London (or Bristol, Epsom, Oxford, **Peterborough**)**

SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins business is one of the world’s most respected design, engineering, and project management consultancies, and is playing a key part in leading the global agenda on climate change.

Atkins’ Climate Futures network works across technical advisory in climate change policy, climate risk, adaptation and resilience, international development, climate finance, climate-related financial disclosure (TCFD), Net Zero transition, and nature-based solutions. The core team sits within Atkins’ Water Management Consultancy (WMC) located across the UK, which operates at the interface between people and the water environment, working with clients to provide innovative research and advisory services. The team work collaboratively across the wider business, in particular with Atkins’ Advisory & Economics team on international projects, and with Atkins’ Sustainability team on projects involving Net Zero transition planning, carbon reduction, and environmental impact assessments.

Our climate change work is diverse and includes, for example, the following:

- Water sector (e.g. assessing the impact of climate change on future water supplies, advising on adaptation options, and TCFD reporting)
- Transport sector (e.g. reviewing technical standards and identifying areas which may require additional measures to account for climate change projections)
- Energy sector (e.g. evaluating the financial impacts of climate change across supply chains and operations)
- Cities and local authorities (e.g. climate risk assessments, adaptation plans, and how to integrate climate resilience into investment decision-making)
- Working with clients to help them meet climate-related reporting requirements (TCFD, Paris-Alignment, EU Taxonomy, Adaptation Reporting Power etc), and develop strategies to manage climate risks.
- Multilateral development banks and governments (e.g. enhancing organisational capacity by developing climate risk frameworks, climate risk assessments for infrastructure investments, and providing advisory support for international development projects, including climate finance.).

In general, the work is a mixture of strategic planning, applied science and economics, evidence-based policy advice, and engineering, supported by other Atkins specialist teams in these areas.

Additionally, the post holder may also work on a wider array of projects, which may include engineering feasibility studies, ESIAs, water resources planning, flood risk assessment, urban redevelopment or policy work, depending on the post holder’s background, interests, and business requirements.

Our clients include UK water companies, the Environment Agency, energy and transport companies (e.g. High Speed Two Ltd)., government agencies and local authorities, European Investment Bank, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Asian Development Bank, and the World Bank.

**Requirements**:

- A degree in a relevant technical discipline (at least a 2:1 in geography, environmental science, climate science, environmental economics or engineering)
- We require more than 5 years’ experience in the climate change industry, preferably in a consulting/ advisory role
- Experience in leading and coordinating project teams/workstreams/deliverables and experience in developing proposals/bids to win work from clients

**Responsibilities**
- Depending on experience, to lead on delivery of key climate advisory service areas, such as climate risk assessment, adaptation & resilience planning, climate finance, climate & weather services
- To work effectively as part of a team and with other professionals (environmental scientists, engineers, planners, economists) throughout Atkins and our partners, to provide a consistent and integrated service to our clients.
- To identify new opportunities, develop external networks, and develop new business working with other Atkins teams
- At Principal level to lead business development efforts in your area of expertise and help to grow the climate consultancy business.
- To support the delivery of new digital products and projects within the Climate Futures and Water Management Consultancy team and work collaboratively with other Atkins’ businesses.

**The Individual**
- Driven to create positive impact and climate action
- Highly motivated and proactive; focussed on achieving and delivering technical excellence to high standards.
- Skilled at collaborative working in teams with range of different technical backgrounds, with good interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively.
- High-level technical performance in climate change analysis and report writing
- Flexible and keen to take on new challenges, learn, and develop new approaches to a wide range of problems.
- Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, and visual), ability to communicate effectively with clients and stakeholders, and able