Overview:
Role: Senior Consultant Maritime Decarbonisation
Location: Madrid, Athens, London - Hybrid
Role ID: 2024-2536
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.
Key Responsibilities Contribute to developing and delivering our growing portfolio of maritime decarbonisation projects within the Sustainable Transport team on behalf of a mixture of private organisations, industry associations and public sector clients.Lead and contribute to maritime decarbonisation projects involving policy design, policy evaluation, techno-economic analysis, scenario modelling, analysis of wider economic and social implications.Lead and contribute to the development of technical proposals primarily within the maritime sector but with ad hoc support across the wider team.Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sector technology developments, trends, challenges and regulations. Key Competencies and Experience Educated to a Bachelor's degree level or higher in a related discipline such as engineering, maritime studies, economics, political science, sustainability.Relevant policy consultancy or advisory experience within the public or private sector.An understanding of the maritime sector, at an operational level and at a commercial level, and the sustainability challenges facing maritime organisations.Knowledge of European climate transport policies such as those included in the Fit for 55 package and the impact assessment of these policies.Familiarity with maritime policies such as those set internationally by the International Maritime Organization (IMO) or regionally in areas such as the EU.Strong analytical skills synthesising several data sources.Great communicator, written and verbally including the ability to convey technical subjects clearly and concisely to a range of clients.Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team of specialists ranging from energy systems, engineering, alternative fuels to climate change experts.Excellent time management with the ability to juggle time across multiple projects and prioritise deadlines seamlessly.Fluency in English and excellent reporting writing skills. Desirable Competencies and Experience Previous experience in developing and assessing maritime decarbonisation policies and strategies for both public and private clients.Ability to utilise existing sector contacts to support new opportunities and build trust-based relationships with clients and potential partners.Strong knowledge of economic analysis and policy evaluation methods.Knowledge in vessel design and operations, energy efficiency technologies and alternative fuels.Knowledge of technical measures, carbon pricing mechanisms and Monitoring Reporting and Verification processes.Fluency in other languages from Europe, Latin America & South East Asia is a bonus but not essential.Strong numerical, modelling and coding skills. 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. 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 if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
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