Analyst Technical Consultant - Waste and Resource Management

Ricardo; Abu Dhabi; Hybrid; AED 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm based in the UAE is seeking an Analyst Technical Consultant for their Waste and Resource Management team. You will support senior consultants in delivering projects focusing on waste operations and sustainability. Candidates should hold a relevant engineering degree, possess strong analytical skills, speak fluent English, and be a native Arabic speaker. The role offers flexibility with hybrid working arrangements and the opportunity to work on diverse, impactful projects.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Support for physical and mental health

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• Proven analytical and writing skills.
• Interest in waste and resource management.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis to support consultancy work.
• Manage multiple projects ensuring timely delivery.
• Collaborate with experts for quality work.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Proactive approach

Fluency in English

Native Arabic speaker

Strong computer skills (Excel, Word)

Education

Bachelor’s degree 2.1 or above in engineering

Tools

Excel modelling (pivot tables, macros)

Job description

Overview

Role: Analyst Technical Consultant Waste and Resource Management

Location: UAE Abu Dhabi / Dubai or KSA Riyadh hybrid worker

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 3000 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 seeking an Analyst Consultant to join our Waste and Resource Management team. You will be part of a team supporting senior consultants in delivering high‑profile projects. Our work covers a broad range of topics from supporting on policy and strategy to complex technical projects covering waste operations and infrastructure. You will also have the opportunity to support projects in other parts of Ricardo’s business including sustainability, water, air quality, climate change and energy.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis to support our consultancy work.
• Manage time across multiple projects contributing to research data analysis fieldwork stakeholder engagement and report writing.
• Ensure the quality and timely delivery of your work collaborating with experts and consultants to integrate your contributions.
• Support senior consultants in delivering high‑profile projects on policy strategy waste operations and infrastructure.
• Meet time, cost and quality requirements to ensure client satisfaction.

Key Competencies and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree 2.1 or above in engineering.
• Excellent numeracy, analytical and writing skills.
• Proactive approach with a commitment to high quality work.
• Interest in waste and resource management and creative problem‑solving.
• Interest in fieldwork including site visits and waste compositional analysis especially in the UAE and wider region.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong computer skills particularly in MS Excel and Word.
• Willingness to develop competency in the waste sector through projects.
• Fluency in English and native Arabic speaker.
• Ability to meet multiple deadlines and manage competing priorities.

Desirable Competencies and Experience

• Understanding of international environmental policy issues.
• Knowledge of Middle Eastern environmental legislative frameworks.
• Experience with Excel modelling (pivot tables, macros) and analysis.
• Experience in consultancy or customer‑facing commercial roles.
• Willingness to travel internationally for projects.

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 will 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 proactively with all our employees and to ensure an inclusive culture we are a 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.