Senior Carbon Consultant

ENGINEERINGUK; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Carbon Consultant to join their Energy Transition and Sustainability team. This role involves leading projects focused on decarbonisation strategies and carbon management for major infrastructure clients. You'll be responsible for delivering high-quality, technically sound reports while managing budgets and supervising junior staff. The company values flexibility and career development, offering a supportive environment where your contributions can make a significant impact. Join a team dedicated to creating sustainable solutions that protect our future and enhance life.

Benefits

Generous Pension Scheme

Minimum 24 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays

Flexible Benefits Scheme

Health Cash Plan

Community Involvement Days

Wellbeing Support Programs

Discounts from Leading Retailers

Qualifications

• Experience in leading and delivering high-performing projects in carbon management.
• Strong knowledge of infrastructure and built environment projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team producing carbon management plans and assessments.
• Analyze carbon data to scope decarbonisation projects.

Skills

Project Management

Carbon Management

Data Analysis

Collaboration

Technical Reporting

Budget Management

Education

Relevant Technical Qualification

Post-Graduate Degree

Tools

One Click LCA

Data Visualisation Tools

Job description

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Sector: Construction and Building Services

Role: Senior Executive

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and in the built environment.

Working for us, you'll be delivering sustainable solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.

Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight, and collaboration.

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Senior Carbon Consultant to join Amey Consulting in our growing Energy Transition and Sustainability (ET&S) team. With offices located Nationwide, we welcome applications from across the country.

As part of the ET&S team, we're focused on pragmatic decarbonisation works for clients such as National Highways, Network Rail, the MoJ, and in Education. Our solutions are key to reducing the carbon impact of our projects and our business and we have built a strong track record in the field.

We are committed to minimising the carbon impact of our business and the team contributes much to the Amey business. Amongst other things, you will be expected to work on:

• PAS 2080 compliant whole life carbon assessments;
• Carbon Management plans for major infrastructure projects;
• Built environment decarbonisation strategies;
• Project carbon management plans.

The Role

As the Senior Carbon Consultant, your role will be to lead a part of our team, producing technically sound deliverables, complying with all relevant technical standards and client requirements, working unsupervised and supervising more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks. Duties may include but not necessarily be limited to:

• The preparation and checking of reports, designs, calculations, and documentation as part of the production of scheme deliverables that satisfy the overarching criteria of quality, cost, and programme.
• Overseeing the actions of more junior members of staff undertaking similar tasks.
• Analysis of carbon data to identify trends and scope decarbonisation projects.
• Responsibility for the commercial success of the projects within their portfolio, controlling budgets and managing the costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives at peer level, attending progress meetings, responding to queries etc.
• Managing a small, single discipline technical team and taking responsibility for delivery of workload.
• Contributing to the preparation of bids and the general work winning function.
• Working on site, either on a visiting basis or in a full time but temporary role, including out of hours working.
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business.
• Provision of technically sound deliverables for decarbonisation in the built environment and in major infrastructure projects.
• While following the general direction of more senior staff, they should expect to work ostensibly unsupervised, seeking minimal advice and direction from more senior colleagues when necessary, including taking responsibility for the successful completion of deliverables.

What You Will Bring to Us:

• Academic level qualification or equivalent in a relevant technical, scientific, specialised, or operational field (environment, engineering, science, or similar) Membership of relevant professional body or post-graduate degree.
• Demonstrable experience of leading, developing and delivering high-performing projects, teams, and complex operations in a relevant field.
• Working knowledge and experience of infrastructure and/or built environment projects.
• Experience of managing carbon appraisals, audits, surveys, feasibility studies, corporate carbon reporting (energy and carbon metrics), life-cycle assessments, renewable/low carbon technologies.
• Experience in carbon accounting, analysis and interpretation of datasets, and use of data visualisation tools to enable the reporting of complex information to strategic leaders and decision makers.
• Experience of commercial software used for carbon assessment such as One Click LCA.
• Experience of successfully delivering projects on time and within budget in a changing and challenging financial context.
• Strategy, policy and procedural development and implementation through deliverable programmes, campaigns, and activity.
• Evidence of effective collaboration and partnership working with external stakeholders that deliver outcomes and agreed milestones.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with the ability to achieve results for multiple, simultaneous projects with competing demands.
• Demonstrable commitment to continued professional development.

What We Can Offer You:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That's why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life's ups and downs. It's the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Career Development

Our dedicated progression framework identifies your career pathway and progress within the organisation, with dedicated mentoring and support on hand to ensure you hit your career milestones. We're huge advocates for professional development and offer a recognition bonus for those achieving professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance

Work-life balance and flexibility are key for our success. We empower our people to make choices that are right for them, with hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns. And with a network of offices across the UK, we're open to discussing working options that suit you.

Wellbeing

Health cash plan, 24 GP, support and assistance programmes, wellbeing ambassadors and Wellbeing Wednesday, dental vouchers.

EDI

At Amey we celebrate our people and all that they are. This is reflected in our Affinity Group networks, providing a community of support and connection, a safe space to share experiences, learn from one another and generate ideas.

Social Value

You'll get 2 Community Involvement Days each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives.

Plus, a range of other great perks and benefits including:

• Pension: Generous Pension scheme which we will contribute to.
• Holidays: Minimum 24 days holiday + Bank Holidays.
• Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership.
• Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in.

Your Career at Amey Consulting

At Amey Consulting, we value collective expertise, but also the spark one person can bring. As one of us, you can really be yourself, because your individuality is an asset.

You'll be stretched but always supported. We'll recognise your hard work and look after your well-being too. You'll be empowered to play your part and achieve, encouraged to fulfil your own ambition as well as the shared one.

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at [e-mail] to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.