Role: Senior Energy Markets & Strategy Expert Location: Spain - Hybrid Role ID: 2024-2471 Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.
Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company.
With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions.
Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world.
Role Purpose We are looking for an experienced Senior Energy Markets Expert to join our Sustainable Energy Systems (SES) team.
As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to make a profound impact, driving the transition towards a cleaner and greener world.
Your role will be to provide invaluable guidance and strategic advice to existing and new clients in navigating the complex world of energy markets, renewable energy and hydrogen.
You will be a trusted advisor, supporting regulators, developers, investors, and energy users in making informed decisions that align with their sustainability goals.
Key Responsibilities Take responsibility for delivering work to the highest standards, whether acting as a technical expert.
As a senior member of the energy planning & regulation team, you will play a key role in managing or overseeing projects that not only meet client expectations but also contribute to the overall growth of the company.
You will be prepared to travel to project sites within Europe and globally when required, ensuring a hands-on approach and a comprehensive understanding of project requirements.
You will be proactive in developing the technical and commercial skills of more junior members of our team.
Using your track record in energy strategy to focus on expanding our public and private sector portfolios, with an emphasis on Southern Europe.
This includes ensuring client satisfaction, participating in strategic decision-making, and overseeing business development activities.
Confidence in interacting with clients and senior management is crucial, as is producing clear and easy-to-read reports.
Key Competencies and Experience Significant experience working at a leading consultancy, energy utility, financial institution, or similar.
University and master's degree in electrical or mechanical engineering, energy economics, applied mathematics, or similar.
Demonstrated working knowledge of power markets, energy policy framework and technical regulations.
Advanced analytical and quantitative skills, with an aptitude for complex quantitative analysis, statistics and use of large data sets.
Understanding and experience with energy system modelling and use of least-cost planning and least-cost dispatch tools is desirable.
Experience and expertise with financial and/or economic analysis of renewable power and/or hydrogen projects.
Self-starter with a desire to grow the business in an international environment.
Experience with multilateral banks and IFIs is desirable.
Successful track record in project management and leading teams.
Demonstrated experience in client-facing positions.
Proven experience in business development and pipeline growth.
Ability to communicate with all sorts of clients and convey complex technical problems to technical and non-technical audiences.
Excellent written communication skills.
Native or professional-level competence in English.
Working here You will be warmly welcomed into our workplace where every voice matters.
We are diverse thinkers and doers, coming together to create a culture of inclusion.
We will support you to find your place.
We will encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through the projects you work on.
Your knowledge and desire to bring about change will be invaluable in helping deliver innovative solutions that support communities across the globe in becoming safer and more sustainable.
Work life balance We offer flexible approaches to work, whether that is working from home, being in the office, or as a hybrid worker.
We're happy to discuss flexible working arrangements.
Wellbeing is at the core of our culture, allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.
Benefits We want you to know how much you are valued.
Your remuneration and benefits package will reflect that.
You will receive a range of benefits which include support for your physical and mental health.
Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion statement We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person's potential, and we'll help you reach yours.
We have an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here.
We value diversity; recognising that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment.
Diversity also drives innovation, by allowing us to offer our clients the best consultancy service that we can.
As part of our commitment to engage positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture, we are recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.
Next steps Once you have submitted your application a member of our Recruitment Team will be in touch.
Please be aware that the timing can vary dependent on the volume of applications that we receive for each role and in some cases, we may start to review applications prior to the closing date.
Ricardo is a Disability confident employer please advise the recruitment team via ****** if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
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