Senior Climate Consultant

Company Background

AWN Consulting is a multidisciplinary environmental consultancy that provides environmental, air quality, climate, acoustics, and risk management services to industrial and public sector clients throughout Ireland and in Europe. As a subsidiary of Trinity Consulting Inc., AWN is at the forefront of industry expertise with a global presence in the US, UK, Canada, China, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland. Our team is among the most experienced environmental teams in Ireland, catering to a diverse range of public and private client sectors, including Fortune 500 inward investors, manufacturing, distribution, pharmaceuticals/biopharmaceuticals, residential developments, and major infrastructure.

AWN assists its clients with a variety of environmental sector activities, such as Environmental Impact Assessments, EPA Licensing, water/waste-related compliance, air quality impact assessments, acoustics design, and process safety management under the Seveso III Directive/COMAH.

Position Overview

AWN is expanding its Climate and Air Quality Team and is currently seeking an experienced Senior Climate Consultant. The successful candidate will join our dynamic team based in Dublin, collaborating on challenging and exciting projects spanning various sectors, including national infrastructure, data centres, large-scale residential developments (LDR), and commercial developments. The focus of the role will be on climate and assisting in developing our climate assessments.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Carbon and/or Lifecycle assessments for projects
• Climate change risk assessments for projects
• Ensuring projects can show compliance with Section 15 of the Climate Act
• Keeping up to date with climate assessment methodologies, guidance, policy and legal requirements
• Coordinating climate assessments for Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Reports
• Technical report writing including preparation of EIA stages 1-4
• Providing leadership by overseeing, guiding, and managing junior team members and sub-consultants
• Communicating with clients, external stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and sub-contractors
• Assisting in project and program management for large and complex projects
• Preparation of and creating proposals to address client needs

Essential Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the environmental/climate sector
• Experience preparing greenhouse gas/lifecycle/carbon assessments
• Experience preparing climate change risk or adaptation assessment
• Minimum BSc or BA (Hons) degree in environmental science or related discipline
• Understanding of relevant guidelines and technical guidance
• Self-motivated, organised and capable of working on their own initiative
• High attention to detail, excellent report writing, and communication skills
• Ability to problem solve and assemble various strands of complex data into clear, concise outputs
• Capacity to respond to tight timelines and reporting needs
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work both independently and as part of a team
• Excellent proficiency in Microsoft Office

Preferred:

• 5 Years Experience
• Full Clean Driving Licence or Working towards would be beneficial
• Membership/Chartership of a recognized Environmental Professional body such as IEMA etc.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits: We offer a class leading competitive salary, hybrid working, plus a range of benefits including a contributory pension, discretionary company bonus, PHI & Life Insurance, up to 25 days holiday and a flexible working policy.