Senior Carbon Consultant

 

Description:

Our Decarbonisation team is seeking a Senior carbon Consultant to join our talented advisory team in the UK. The successful candidate will have 7+ experience within a similar role and will be actively involved in the delivery of decarbonisation consultancy services for a wide range of projects globally, ranging from infrastructure carbon management to strategy and advisory work.

The role will include a mix of long-term and short-term projects nationally and internationally, working closely with the global Mott MacDonald climate change communities. Your duties and accountabilities will typically include:

  • Project delivery
  • Leading the delivery of carbon footprinting, lifecycle assessment, and carbon management projects
  • Successful delivery of projects to quality, time, and budget requirements
  • Assess the performance of projects against national and international standards as well as industry best practices
  • Inform the development of project design with regards to operational and embodied carbon
  • Assist senior staff in providing strategic advice to clients to align their policies and processes to achieve net zero ambitions
  • Develop data analysis as part of carbon assessment, ensuring traceability and robust calculations
  • Report writing and presenting final results to our clients
  • Professional excellence - be actively involved in the climate change community in Mott MacDonald with a focus on decarbonisation
  • People and capability – assist more junior staff to help build their own carbon skills and capabilities
  • Support preparation of bid submissions and support opportunity development, working in collaboration with Account Leaders and carbon specialists across a broad range of clients within the Transport, Water, Built Environment and Energy sector


Candidate specification
The successful candidate will be proactive, passionate, and eager to play a part in a growing team. We welcome applications from consultants with the following experience:

Essential:

  • A minimum of 7 years of experience in the delivery of carbon footprinting / lifecycle assessment (LCA) / carbon management projects across a range of project types (delivery against scope, quality, and budget), especially in the infrastructure sector
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate and collaborate at all levels both within the company and across the wider industry
  • Collaborative behaviours to maximise stakeholder engagement and to influence clients and project teams
  • Good knowledge of legislation and policy influencing carbon and climate change, of key methodologies and data sources associated with carbon footprinting and carbon management, such as ISO14064, PAS2060, PAS2080
  • Good knowledge of efforts (initiatives/project/commitments) in the industry to reduce the carbon impact of energy, transportation, construction and the built environment (and ideally participation in such endeavours), coupled with well-rounded knowledge on wider sustainability and climate change issues
  • Capacity for flexible delivery – ability to think strategically “big picture” as well as deliver shorter term detail
  • You need to have a degree/post-graduate qualifications in a relevant discipline
  • Excellent communication skills, including report writing and client presentations, and numerical analytical skills, including the use of Excel and other tools
  • Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritise workload effectively
  • Self-motivated and enthusiastic with the ability to work as part of a team and independently as required
  • Eperience of net zero, carbon in construction, and environmental impact assessment, and working within EIA teams

Organization Mott MacDonald
Industry Consultant Jobs
Occupational Category Senior Carbon Consultant
Job Location Sheffield,UK
Shift Type Morning
Job Type Full Time
Gender No Preference
Career Level Experienced Professional
Experience 7 Years
Posted at 2026-08-18 5:49 pm
Expires on 2026-10-02