Emily Siddaway-Parmenter, senior R&D technical consultant at GrantTree

Emily Siddaway-Parmenter, MEng

Senior R&D Technical Consultant

Emily is a senior R&D technical consultant specialising in the built environment sector.

She joined GrantTree in 2024 from Deloitte, where she spent four years as a Senior R&D Technical Consultant, preparing compliant claims for clients large and small.

Before Deloitte, Emily spent two years as a research and development engineer and six years as a site engineer at Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction firms.

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. She is also fond of travelling with her husband (particularly in the USA, where they have covered 27 of the states and 24 of the national parks) and spending excessive amounts of time cuddling her two staffies, Cleo and Rolo.