Senior Climate Resilience Consultant (Agriculture)

ADAS; Cambridge; Hybrid; GBP 38,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

ADAS, part of RSK Group, seeks a Senior Climate Resilience Consultant for a permanent role in Cambridge. You will engage with clients in various sectors, providing consultancy on climate change risks while working in a hybrid model. Desired qualifications include relevant experience and a degree in a related field. The role offers a salary up to £45,000 and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

On-the-job training and mentoring

Contributory Pension Scheme

Continuing Professional Development support

Flexible benefits programme

Volunteer days

Qualifications

• Relevant post graduate experience in UK agriculture or food production is advantageous.
• Experience delivering climate resilience services via consultancy.

Responsibilities

• Develop and analyze data for Climate Change Risk Assessments.
• Provide consultancy for climate resilience and adaptation within agriculture.
• Manage projects to ensure timely delivery within budget.

Skills

Practical problem-solving skills

Communication

Data analysis

Client liaison

Education

Degree in Agriculture, Biology, Geography or Environmental Science

Tools

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)

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29.06.2025

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13.08.2025

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The Vacancy

ADAS, part of the RSK Group is seeking to employ a Senior Climate Resilience Consultant, on a full time permanent basis, with hybrid home and office working available out of the ADAS Boxworth office near Cambridge.

As Senior Climate and Resilience consultant you will work with a range of clients from government and the food supply chain to support in increasing climate resilience and understanding climate risk in agricultural food supply chains, as well as supporting projects across other sectors including public sector bodies. Work will aim to support clients from public and private sectors with climate change risk assessments, TCFD/ISSB reporting and development of transition plans.

Suitable candidates will be required to deliver and develop consultancy solutions to a range of different clients from both public and private sectors. The focus is on desk-based modelling and reporting, working with stakeholders, advisers, supply chain actors and government. The role requires practical problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate well with a range of different stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop tools to collect, analyse and interpret business data to support reporting into Climate Change Risk and Vulnerability Assessments.
• Provide consultancy input into projects linked to climate resilience, adaptation and mitigation within agriculture and wider land-based sectors.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams to create reports that are compliant with standards and client requirements.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders, including the facilitation of workshops.
• Manage projects to deliver on time and within budget.
• Leading tenders and proposals as required to grow work in this area.

Person Specification

• Relevant post graduate experience in UK agricultural or food production systems, or delivering consultancy linked to agricultural production would be an advantage.
• Experience leading and delivering a range of climate resilience and adaptation services to clients via a consultancy is expected.
• Degree or vocational qualification in a relevant subject such as Agriculture, Biology, Geography or Environmental Science.
• Understanding of UK climate projection datasets, and knowledge of reporting standards such as TCFD, TNFD and ISSB.
• Experience writing proposals and responding to tender opportunities.
• Competent user of Microsoft Software, including Windows OS, TEAMS, Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.
• Fluency in English to communicate in a clear and concise manner, both through written (email, reports) and verbal applications.
• Have a full UK driving licence and own transport (the Boxworth office has limited public transport access).

Salary and Benefits

• Salary up to £45,000 per annum, negotiable depending on experience.
• On the job training and mentoring will be provided, alongside industry relevant qualifications.
• Contributory Pension Scheme and Life Assurance.
• We encourage Continuing Professional Development and support Chartership to relevant professional bodies.
• Encouragement to participate in and lead relevant professional committees.
• Allowance for membership to one professional body.
• Flexible benefits programme with the option to buy additional holidays and private health care.
• Volunteer days allowing staff to support local good causes and environmental activities.
• RSK EV scheme, cycle to work scheme and other benefits.

Those candidates that pass the initial sift will be invited to interview – ideally face to face, in Boxworth Cambridge.

For the interview, the candidate will be required to complete three exercises in advance: a short timed written report; a timed data handling task; and the preparation of a presentation for delivery in the interview. Each interview will last up to one hour with a panel of 2-3 assessors.