Job Description

Senior Environmental Consultant (Carbon & Climate)

Department: Ecology

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Stockport

Reporting To: Erica Kemp

Description

Senior Environmental Consultant (Carbon and Climate)

Envance

Who we are

We are Envance – and we believe that a better future for people ad the planet doesn’t have to be at the expense of success in the present. We provide lifecycle support to companies and projects to help them deliver their objectives and support the transition to a greener economy. We help our clients overcome the challenges and realise the opportunities sustainability can bring to their business.

Part of the Celnor Group

Celnor Group is a UK-based environmental services group operating across the Testing, Inspection, Certification and Compliance (TICC) landscape. With a growing portfolio of specialist businesses, Celnor provides essential services that protect people, property and the environment.

While each business retains its own identity, culture and technical specialism, all are supported by a central group function that invests in people, systems and long-term sustainable growth.

Job details

You will deliver climate change and greenhouse gas consultancy for Envance, including climate change ES chapters, organisational carbon accounting and practical emissions reduction advice. Energy and sustainability statements form part of the role where experienced.

What you will do

You will have extensive experience in a similar role and be passionate. You will ideally also have experience of:

• Prepare climate change chapters for Environmental Statements, including greenhouse gas emissions assessments and climate resilience assessments, coordinating with other EIA disciplines and technical specialists as required.
• Develop proportionate assessment methods, establish baselines and assess emissions across relevant project stages. Explain assumptions, data limitations, significance and proposed mitigation clearly.
• Prepare clear carbon footprint reports and practical emissions reduction recommendations, supporting clients with baselines, targets and decarbonisation plans.
• Calculate organisational greenhouse gas inventories covering Scope 1 and Scope 2, and relevant Scope 3 categories where agreed with the client. Define reporting boundaries, collate and check activity data, apply appropriate emission factors and maintain clear calculation records.
• Check the quality of technical work within your competence, support junior colleagues and maintain your own continuing professional development.
• Prepare fee proposals and tenders, contribute to business development and help develop Envance’s low carbon services.

Who you are

You are an experienced Environmental Consultant with a practical and solutions focused attitude. You will have a relevant degree such as environmental science, sustainability, climate change, engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience. You will ideally have experience with:

• Preparation of climate change ES chapters, including GHG emissions and climate risks and resilience.
• Organisational GHG inventories, including Scopes 1 and 2, with understanding of relevant Scope 3 sources.
• Understanding of GHG Protocol, appropriate UK government GHG conversion factors and relevant climate change EIA guidance.
• Project delivery within agreed budgets and deadlines.

Join us

You’ll be joining a business where your contribution matters and where professionalism, integrity and teamwork are genuinely valued. As part of the wider Celnor Group, you’ll benefit from group-wide investment, shared expertise and opportunities to develop your career as the organisation continues to grow.

Benefits

We are a staff focused independent consultancy that provides pragmatic advice that achieves positive environmental outcomes.

We are driven by our vision of creating a better world while helping our clients meet their aspirations and ensuring we are a great place to work.

• Competitive salary commensurate with the role
• Pension scheme
• Equipment and tools to support you in your role
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Annual leave
• Many other benefits

Important information

Celnor Group and its businesses manage recruitment directly. We do not require agency support for this role and will only engage with recruitment partners from our preferred supplier list where necessary.

We may use technology, including AI-enabled tools, to support parts of the recruitment process. AI is not used for candidate screening, scoring or hiring decisions. All hiring decisions are made by people, for people. Our recruitment systems are ISO 42001 accredited, reflecting our commitment to ethical, transparent and responsible use of technology.