Senior Climate Scientist

World changing work

From science to technology, from meteorology to management, and from planning to communication, our expertise helps us stand out as the authority on weather accuracy and climate prediction. We help individuals, industries and government to make better decisions to stay safe and thrive. This is the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. This is who we are.

• We’re a force for good - focusing on our environmental and social impact
• We’re experts by nature - always learning and developing to do things better
• We live and breathe it - putting our purpose at the heart of decision-making
• We’re better together- understanding partnerships and inclusivity make us greater
• We keep evolving - pushing boundaries to make tomorrow better for our customers

Your world of expertise

We seek an enthusiastic and experienced Senior Climate Scientist to lead development of a new set of ‘High Impact’ climate storylines for the UK as part of our new package of UK Climate Information. UK Climate Information (UKCI) is a high-profile new programme to deliver National Climate information. The programme includes running cutting-edge high-resolution model simulations as well as developing a wider range of new projections products.

Your key duties

• Lead the design and development a set of storylines that reflect the latest science on Earth system tipping points, enhanced warming scenarios, sea-level and ice sheet projections.
• Build excellent working relationships with key experts within and beyond the [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] to develop collaborations.
• Consider the user needs for this type of information, working with user engagement experts in the wider UKCI teams.
• Prepare appropriate datasets and written materials for scientific audiences and guidance for UKCI users.
• Work closely with scientists delivering other components of UKCI information to ensure consistency.

Why join us

Our work is life-changing, often life-saving and always life-enhancing. The [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is Great Place to Work UK certified. As our Senior Climate Scientist, your total reward package will be up to £60,286 annually, which includes £43,081 base pay, an outstanding Civil Service pension (average employer contribution 28.97%), and annual leave starting at 27.5 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising to 32.5 days.

Essential Criteria, skills and experience

• Proven track record of delivering high quality research in a physical or environmental science, equivalent to a PhD plus relevant postdoctoral research experience.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with a strong/improving publication record.
• Demonstrated evidence of experience in the development and use of scientific software, including familiarity with scientific programming languages.
• Experience applying scientific analysis and interpretation to address project requirements.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently on challenging scientific or technical problems and deliver high quality scientific output in a timely fashion.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with others to deliver new scientific understanding and/or technical system improvements.

How to apply

If you share our values, we’d love to hear from you! Click apply to begin your application. Please complete your career history and provide evidence against each of the essential criteria in the supporting statement questionnaire. We recommend candidates use the CARL method (Context, Action, Result and Learning) for presenting evidence. Closing date 22/05/2026 at 23:59. For any questions, please contact us at [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]. We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the UK. For more details, visit our approach to recruitment.