Emily Siddaway-Parmenter, MEng, EngTech MICE, is a Senior R&D Technical Consultant at GrantTree, specialising in sustainability and the built environment. She joined GrantTree in 2024 from Deloitte, where she spent four years as a Senior R&D Technical Consultant, preparing compliant claims for clients ranging from ambitious startups to vast multinationals. Before Deloitte, Emily spent eight years at leading construction firm Galliford Try, two as a research and development engineer and six as a site engineer. Her research and development role included conducting cutting-edge research alongside universities and preparing R&D Tax claims for the company’s development work. Emily has a Master’s Degree in civil engineering with sustainability from Brunel University and has EngTech chartership status through the Institution of Civil Engineers. In her spare time, Emily mentors female engineers through the Women in Brunel Engineering and Computing scheme.