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Role Title: Senior Consultant, Principal Consultant, Associate Director - Social Value Salary range: Dependent upon experience Location: London, Oxfordshire, Manchester, Flexible Ricardo Energy & Environment is a Ricardo is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong IT and economics capability. Operating across the world, we work in partnership with our customers to help transform the way they work, empowering business leaders with award winning consultancy advice. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for producing innovative solutions, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work.Our company vision is to create a more sustainable world for the future, which is the driver behind everything we do as a business. To deliver our vision, over the last 10 years, we have delivered projects that have shaped UK and international government policy to align with achieving Net Zero carbon emissions, reduced operational costs across the public and private sector through decarbonisation and delivered strategies for large scale carbon reduction in multiple industrial sectors. Our reputation for innovation, passion and integrity in the work we deliver means we are recognised as an organisation that provides high quality advice to our clients. Our unrivalled technical excellence provides clients with greater confidence in decision making and business planning and contributes to global sustainability goals. We know we can bring about positive sustainable change and are looking for someone equally driven to deliver our vision. Purpose: This is a new and exciting role within Ricardo. Building on the wider sustainability (carbon management and net zero etc) support we provide to our clients we are experiencing an increasing demand for social value support to our clients as part of wider ESG strategy and reporting services. We are seeking to recruit an experienced consultant to lead and deliver our social value work and develop our propositions. The social value consultant will be responsible for overseeing all technical delivery, proposition development and communications internally and externally in support of business development in relation to ESG products and services. Sitting in our established Sustainability business area, part of a 250 person strong 'Sustainable Infrastructure & Operations' business unit and the 700 person Ricardo Energy & Environment Business, you will be an expert in identifying and engaging with ESG / sustainability professionals working with them to identify and deliver social value strategies, implementation plans and specific projects. Your ability to identify, develop and deliver opportunities for our clients is important as is the ability to hold strategic conversations at a senior level; assess needs and develop technical propositions and take the clients on their social value journey. As a result, you will most likely be working in a consultancy environment, possibly with some in house experience, and you'll be well networked in the social value/ESG arena. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to shape and drive our business forward, building on an already highly successful delivery team. We are looking for a professional and consultative individual with the ambition to grow a team with the opportunity for excellent career growth. Key accountabilities: Within a collaborative and supportive team of consultants, you will be responsible for supporting us win and deliver projects with existing and new clients on social value. We will also look for your support in understanding how you can help Ricardo Energy & Environment and Ricardo Plc on our own social value journey. Client liaison, project management and technical delivery will be required from initial client engagement through to provision of final reports. To assist our team, the successful candidate will: * Work with clients and prospective clients to identify market leading social value propositions. * Be the social value lead for client projects, likely part of wider sustainability strategy or ESG projects, demonstrating experience of working face-to-face with clients and delivering excellence. * Input technical expertise to lead social value client services. * Grow a team of social value professionals to deliver our services. * Position Ricardo as a leading organisation for social value capabilities and services. * Ensure appropriate profile raising and marketing of Ricardo's services and capabilities. Key competencies and experience, you will have: * Proven experience in a similar social value focused role or significant focus within a wider ESG role with delivery and business development experience with excellent communication skills. * Have a higher education qualification (Bachelor's Degree) in an economics, environmental or engineering discipline, or otherwise to have a good track record working in an environmental role, so that you can demonstrate your knowledge. * Ideally have experience of working in the consultancy sector, to demonstrate that you have the necessary commercial awareness, but we are also interested to talk to candidates currently performing social value/ESG roles directly within industry especially where they have a strong commercial awareness. * Able to help clients develop and execute strategies to enhance their reporting against social value reporting and disclosure frameworks / voluntary standards and ratings and rankings e.g. PPN 06/20, Social Value Model, BS 8950:2020 and the Green Book. * Demonstrate technical expertise across the following areas: * Social value creation projects. * Monitoring and evaluating social value * Be able to advise clients on the current and upcoming trends and developments shaping the social value and ESG landscape - and the organisations driving this agenda (across NGOs, ratings and rankings agencies etc.). * Have a deep understanding of the links between social value, client reputation and value creation/risk mitigation. * Have experience of identifying and developing business opportunities is desirable. * Need to hold a Full UK Driving licence for this position. Skills and behaviours, you will demonstrate the following skills and behaviours: * Analytical skills with ability to identify, develop and implement solutions. * Excellent writing skills to communicate clearly and without errors - accuracy and attention to detail are vital. * Strong client and stakeholder communication skills e.g. influencing, negotiation, presentation and relationship management skills. * Project management skills that demonstrate ability to manage and account for time spent, and to deliver work on time and budget. * Team working and leadership and ability to coordinate and prioritise activities to ensure delivery of agreed targets. * Assisting with the development of social value thought leadership, our external profile and also with clients. * High levels of drive and commitment; a self-starter, problem solver with the ability to turn ideas into reality. * Assisting with mentoring others to support the growth of the business area. * High level of computer literacy, including familiarity with the full Microsoft Office software suite and potentially industry analysis tools. * A flexible approach - able to see where help is needed and support colleagues as necessary. * Be comfortable juggling a variety of tasks in a sometimes fast-paced operational environment. In our Sustainability team we really enjoy the great work we do, so we will be looking for someone with a similar attitude - enthusiastic, committed, responsible, open and reliable. Once you have submitted your application a member of our Working here: This is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with the opportunity to make a difference. You will have a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have drive, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Ricardo Energy & Environment has an ambitious diversity, equality and inclusive approach as explained here. Our People are important to us and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. 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.

Role Title: Senior Project Manager - Climate Change and Energy Policy Location: London, Harwell (Oxfordshire), Manchester, Madrid, Homeworking Salary: 35-55,000 depending on experience Ricardo Energy & Environment is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong IT and economics capability. Operating across the world, we work in partnership with our customers to help transform the way they work, empowering business leaders with award winning consultancy advice. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for producing innovative solutions, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work. We have an opportunity for a Principal Consultant to support project delivery and business development within our Policy, Strategy and Economics Practice. We are one of Europe's leading consultancies supporting the UK Government, the European Commission, international governments and international bodies such as the Asian Development Bank, GIZ and the World Bank in the development, implementation and appraisal of climate change policy. You will work within a team that wins and delivers a wide range of projects covering climate change and energy efficiency policy development. This includes policy design, impact assessment and evaluation, as well as detailed technical analysis on the future of decarbonisation technologies and the impacts of policies on businesses in terms of investment, trade and competition. We are looking for a candidate whose key strength is the management of complex policy projects, preferably for the European Commission or other similar clients. Your work will involve project management, technical delivery and business development activities including competitive bidding, client and partner relationship management. Many of our projects are complex multidisciplinary studies often involving several partner organisations and challenging logistical aspects, such as the organisation of workshops or training events overseas - we require candidates with some experience managing such projects. You will work flexibly within Ricardo Energy & Environment's consultancy business, collaborating with specialists in fields such as energy systems and transport policy. Purpose: We are looking for a senior project manager to join our dynamic team. You will lead high profile projects that play an integral role in driving regulatory approaches predominatly for the European Comission but also for the UK and worldwide governments. in which you coordinate the involvement of other Ricardo technical experts and manage the involvement of partner organisations. You will have the capability to work across the project life cycle, from early stage prospecting through bidding and the successful delivery of projects. You will have a strong commercial awareness and energy and enthusiasm for growing the business in your technical area. Ideally, you will have experience in leading or working on proposals and projects for clients such as, the European Commission national governments, and development banks. Key accountabilities: The role is a mid to high-level position with responsibility for: * Leading the delivery of large complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs. * Leading, managing and contributing to complex proposals. * Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships at high level to support the winning of new business. * Carrying out detailed technical work to contribute to high quality project delivery. * Leading and participating in capacity building activities including workshop facilitation and presentation delivery. * Presenting Ricardo Energy & Environment's work at client meetings and conferences. Key competencies and experience: * Educated to at least Bachelor's degree level specializing in scientific, engineering, environmental, legal or economic fields. * Candidates must demonstrate sufficient experience to show the required competencies, either through consulting work or in a related area. * Experience working within multidisciplinary teams, and experience managing complex projects is essential. * Previous experience managing and working within projects for the European Commission is especially preferred and work for clients such as the UK Government , World Bank, GIZ, EBRD, and Asian Development Bank would be desirable. Strong understanding of the energy and climate change policy landscape, gained during studies or work experience, in one or more of the following areas: * EU energy and climate change policy especially the measures under the Energy Efficiency Directive, EU Emissions Trading Directive and the Effort Sharing Regulation. * International climate change negotiations especially the market mechanisms envisaged under the Paris Agreement. * UK low carbon initiatives especially the Clean Growth Strategy, Industrial strategy and decarbonisation policy measurers. Skills and behaviours: * Strong project management skills with track record in leading complex projects. * Excellent written and spoken English essential; fluency in other European languages will be an advantage. * Strong oral and written communication essential, including concise and precise report writing. * Strong analytical skills essential. * Good team worker and experienced delegator * Strong level of commercial awareness and appreciation for project financial management principles Opportunity This is a fast-paced and challenging environment offering you the opportunity to make your mark. You will have support from the wider business for your career to develop into a wide range of future opportunities within Ricardo Energy & Environment. In return for your commitment, drive and enthusiasm, we offer an attractive benefits package, a personal development plan, and the opportunity to make a difference in a challenging and rewarding field. Ricardo Energy & Environment is an equal opportunities employer. What we offer This is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with the opportunity to make a difference. What sets us apart is our People. You will work with an exceptional team of talented, dedicated and supportive individuals. You will have a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. Our People are important to us and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. Ricardo Energy & Environment has an ambitious diversity, equality and inclusion approach. 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. If you require any support with your application, please contact

Do you want to work for a leading international sustainability consultancy in a growing team? Ricardo Energy & Environment is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong IT and economics capability. Operating across the world, we work in partnership with our customers to help transform the way they work, empowering business leaders with award winning consultancy advice. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for producing innovative solutions, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work. To deliver our vision, over the last 10 years, we have delivered projects that have shaped UK and international government policy to align with achieving Net Zero carbon emissions, reduced operation costs across the public and private sector through decarbonisation and delivered strategies for large scale carbon reduction in multiple industrial sectors. Our reputation for innovation, passion and integrity in the work we deliver means we are recognised as an organisation that provides high quality advice to our clients. We know we can bring about positive sustainable change and are looking for someone equally driven to deliver our vision. Purpose: Demand for energy and carbon management services is outstripping our team's resources, so we are seeking to recruit an experienced senior or principal level consultant to lead and deliver net zero, energy and carbon management strategies, regulatory compliance, and energy efficiency business development activities and projects. This is an exciting opportunity for a professional and consultative individual looking to enhance their skills further within a rewarding and fast paced environmental consultancy business. Key accountabilities: Within a collaborative and supportive team of consultants, you will be responsible for helping to win and deliver projects (mainly with clients in the private sector) on energy and carbon management, and wider sustainability. Client liaison, project management and technical delivery will be required from initial client engagement through to provision of final reports. To assist our team, the successful candidate will: * Be capable of taking over, managing and delivering existing energy and carbon management projects, as well as writing proposals for new work. * Be the client lead for key projects, demonstrating experience of working face-to-face with clients and managing their expectations. * Undertake a project management role, controlling budgets and timings, and allocating tasks to colleagues as required. * Liaise with specialist sub-contractors and build relationships internally and externally. * Input technical expertise to energy and carbon management bids and projects. * Ensure appropriate profile raising and marketing of Ricardo's services and capabilities. Ricardo operates a parallel 'team leader' system for pastoral staff management, meaning that you will not initially have any direct line management responsibilities. However, if such line management is of interest to you, we can help you to demonstrate and develop that capability. Key competencies and experience: You will: * Have practical career experience and be able to demonstrate relevant technical capability, effective project management and excellent communication skills. * Have a higher education qualification (Bachelor's Degree) in an environmental discipline, or otherwise to have a good track record working in an environmental role, so that you can demonstrate your knowledge. * Have experience of working in the consultancy sector ideally, to demonstrate that you have the necessary commercial awareness, but we are also interested to talk to candidates currently performing environmental roles directly within industry. * Demonstrate technical expertise across the following technical areas: 1 Energy and carbon management planning and strategy 2 Net Zero strategy development 3 Carbon footprinting and verification 4 Energy data analysis 5 Energy auditing and identification of energy saving / decarbonisation measures 6 Knowledge of technical areas such as energy efficiency, renewable energy, sustainable transport, carbon sequestration and offsetting. 7 Regulatory compliance - knowledge of both current and future environmental and energy related legislation. * Have demonstrated experience of working face-to-face with clients and managing their expectations. * Experience of identifying and developing business opportunities is desirable. You will need to hold a Full UK Driving licence for this position. Skills and behaviours: You will demonstrate the following skills and behaviours: * Analytical skills with ability to identify, develop and implement solutions. * Excellent writing skills to communicate clearly and without errors - accuracy and attention to detail are vital. * Strong client and stakeholder communication skills e.g. influencing, negotiation, presentation and relationship management skills. * Project management skills that demonstrate ability to manage and account for time spent, and to deliver work on time and budget. * Team working and ability to coordinate and prioritise activities to ensure delivery of agreed targets. * Ability to work autonomously and proactively. * High level of computer literacy, including familiarity with the full Microsoft Office software suite. * A flexible approach - able to see where help is needed and support colleagues as necessary. * Be comfortable juggling a variety of tasks in a sometimes fast-paced operational environment. In our sustainability team we really enjoy the great work we do, so we will be looking for someone with a similar attitude - enthusiastic, committed, responsible, open and reliable. Working here: This is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with the opportunity to make a difference. You will have a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Ricardo Energy & Environment has an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. Our People are important to us and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. 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. The salary for this position is up to 45,000 per annum plus benefits.

Role Title: Principal Consultant, Carbon Management / Net Zero & Scope 3 Salary range: Dependent upon experience Location:UK based role London, Glasgow, Oxfordshire, Manchester, Homebased Do you want to work for a leading international sustainability consultancy in a growing team? Ricardo Energy & Environment is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong IT and economics capability. Operating across the world, we work in partnership with our customers to help transform the way they work, empowering business leaders with award winning consultancy advice. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for producing innovative solutions, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment in which to work. Our company vision is to create a more sustainable world for the future, which is the driver behind everything we do as a business. To deliver our vision, over the last 10 years, we have delivered projects that have shaped UK and international government policy to align with achieving net zero carbon emissions, reduced operational costs across the public and private sector through decarbonisation and delivered strategies for large scale carbon reduction in multiple industrial sectors. Our reputation for innovation, passion and integrity in the work we deliver means we are recognised as an organisation that provides high quality advice to our clients. We know we bring about positive sustainable change and are looking for someone equally driven to deliver our vision. Purpose: The success we are having as a business means there are significant opportunities to expand our services and delivery, so we are seeking to recruit an experienced principal level consultant to develop and implement net zero, energy and carbon management strategies. To support our clients, improve the sustainability of their supply chains and deliver a range of projects to help organisations tackle their scope 3 emissions. The role will have a mix of delivery and business development activities, subject to the experience of the successful candidate. Sitting in our established Sustainability business area, part of a 200 person strong 'Sustainable Infrastructure & Operations' business unit and the 650 person Ricardo Energy & Environment division, you will be an expert in identifying and engaging with sustainability professionals across the private and public sectors, working with them to deliver the range of sustainability and carbon management services we offer. Your ability to identify and develop opportunities which will raise the profile of the team and the services we provide is important, as is the ability to hold strategic conversations at a senior level; assess needs and develop technical propositions and take the clients on their sustainability journey. As a result, you will most likely be working in a consultancy environment, possibly with experience working within a public or private sector organisation, a FTSE250 company or a local authority and you'll be well networked in the sustainability arena. This is an exciting opportunity for the right person to really help to drive our business forward, building on an already highly successful delivery team. We are looking for a professional and consultative individual looking to enhance their skills further within a rewarding and fast paced environmental consultancy business with the opportunity for excellent career growth. Key accountabilities: * Within a collaborative and supportive team of consultants, you will be responsible for winning and delivering projects (mainly with clients in the private sector) on energy and carbon management, net zero, supply chain improvements and reducing scope 3 emissions. Client liaison, project management and technical delivery will be required from initial client engagement through to provision of final reports. To assist our team, the successful candidate will: * Be capable of taking over, managing and delivering existing and new net zero, energy and carbon management projects. * Be the client lead for key projects, demonstrating experience of working face-to-face with clients and managing their expectations. * Undertake a project management role, controlling budgets and timings, and allocating tasks to colleagues as required. * Liaise with specialist sub-contractors and build relationships internally and externally. * Input technical expertise to lead energy and carbon management, net zero, and supply chain and scope 3 emissions bids. * Ensure appropriate profile raising and marketing of Ricardo's services and capabilities. * Ricardo operates a parallel 'team leader' system for pastoral staff management, meaning that you will not initially have any direct line management responsibilities. However, if such line management is of interest to you, we can help you to demonstrate and develop that capability. Key competencies and experience You will: * Have practical career experience and be able to demonstrate relevant technical capability, effective project management and excellent communication skills. * Have a higher education qualification (Bachelor's Degree) in an environmental or engineering discipline, or otherwise to have a good track record working in an environmental role, so that you can demonstrate your knowledge. * Ideally have experience of working in the consultancy sector, or organisational responsibility for the outputs from contracted consultants, to demonstrate that you have the necessary commercial awareness. We are also interested to talk to candidates currently performing environmental roles directly within industry especially where they have a strong commercial awareness. * Demonstrate technical expertise across the following areas: * Energy and carbon management planning and strategy * Net Zero strategy development and associated Science Based Targets * Carbon accounting, compliance, and measurement techniques and calculation methods for scopes 1 and 2 and CR reporting software, including in-depth understanding of scope 3 emissions sources and how to mitigate them * Carbon footprinting, verification and assurance * Carbon data analysis and modelling * Knowledge of sustainability reporting would be advantageous (e.g. CDP, GRI, SECR FTSE4Good etc.) * Regulatory compliance - knowledge of both current and future environmental and energy related legislation. * Experience of identifying and developing business opportunities is desirable. * You will need to hold a Full UK Driving licence for this position. Skills and behaviours, you will demonstrate the following skills and behaviours: * Analytical skills with ability to identify, develop and implement solutions. * Excellent writing skills to communicate clearly and without errors - accuracy and attention to detail are vital. * Strong client and stakeholder communication skills e.g. influencing, negotiation, presentation and relationship management skills. * Project management skills that demonstrate ability to manage and account for time spent, and to deliver work on time and budget. * Team working and leadership and ability to coordinate and prioritise activities to ensure delivery of agreed targets. * Ability to work autonomously and proactively. * High level of computer literacy, including familiarity with the full Microsoft Office software suite and potentially industry analysis tools. * A flexible approach - able to see where help is needed and support colleagues as necessary. * Be comfortable juggling a variety of tasks in a sometimes fast-paced operational environment. * High levels of drive and commitment; a self-starter, problem solver with the ability to turn ideas into reality. In our sustainability team we really enjoy the great work we do, so we will be looking for someone with a similar attitude - enthusiastic, committed, responsible, open and reliable. This is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with the opportunity to make a difference in tackling some of the world's biggest challenges in addressing climate change. What sets us apart is our people. You will work with an exceptional team of talented, dedicated and supportive individuals. You will have a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of project, mentoring and coaching opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. Working here: This is an exciting and rewarding place to work, with the opportunity to make a difference. You will have a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. Ricardo Energy & Environment has an ambitious diversity, equality, and inclusion approach as explained here. Our People are important to us and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme. 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.