Consultant

American Bureau of Shipping; Warrington; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) seeks a Consultant to join a project team, delivering services to Clients under supervision. You will support planning, scheduling, and execution, while maintaining client relationships to identify follow-on opportunities and understand customer intelligence.

You will assist with analysis, reporting, and presentations, ensuring deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines in a dynamic consultancy environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Geography, Earth Sciences or Environmental Science.
• UK national or legal right to remain.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to analyze data and conduct customer analyses.

Responsibilities

• Support Project Manager with initiating, planning, executing, monitoring, controlling and closing projects.
• Develop project plans, schedules and task definitions.
• Prepare reports and client presentations.
• Identify follow-on business opportunities with Clients.
• Coordinate client meetings and communicate client needs to the team.

Skills

Project coordination

Client communication

Data analysis

MS Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Google Maps KML

AI/LLM tooling

Report writing

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Geography, Earth Sciences or Environmental Science

Tools

Google Maps KML scripting

AI/LLM tools

Job description

The Consultant will work on the successful delivery of projects for Clients as a member of project teams within a market program. This includes providing support to the Project Manager with initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling and closing projects. As part of a project team, the consultant will maintain relationships with Clients and key decision makers to help identify follow‑on business opportunities and maintain customer intelligence.

What You Will Do:

• Work on project tasks with other team members under the supervision of a task lead and/or a project manager to ensure quality services are delivered on schedule and within available budget to meet customer requirements.
  • Assist project manager with defining and sequencing project tasks, estimating task duration and developing a project schedule as part of developing a project management plan
  • Review project management plans to understand the scope, schedule and assigned work authorization
  • Planning and scheduling client meetings
  • Participating in client and project team meetings
  • Assist with research and data analysis, to include but not limited to assisting with conducting customer or stakeholder analyses.
  • Prepare written documents, reports, and presentations
  • Develop conclusions and recommendations, write reports, and assist with client presentations
  • Assisting with giving oral presentations to Clients
  • Tracking and reporting hours spend executing projects
  • Work with individuals at all levels, provide input to reports and other deliverables, execute multiple assignments, meet agreed deadlines, and adjust to changing client demands
  • Performance quality assurance on project deliverables
• Develop relationships with existing customers to facilitate development of new business.
  • Meeting with new and existing Clients to listen to their needs
  • Communicating client needs to project managers and supervisors
• Identify new business opportunities with existing customers for current and/or additional services
  • Participate in marketing activities, conference presentations, technical whitepapers
  • Participate in proposal development including writing proposals, estimating level of effort,
  • Learn, understand and be conversant in ABS Group products and services
  • Review published reports and news articles about existing and potential new Clients to identify customer intelligence
  • Networking to meet new potential Clients

What You Will Need:

Education and Experience

• 0-1 years of professional / work experience preferred
• Must have a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience ideally in subjects related to Geography, Earth Sciences or Environmental Science. Interest in renewable energy related activities, including research into emerging markets preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to gain knowledge of ABS Group products and services.
• Strong written, verbal communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Perform research and provide analysis on research performed.
• Gather and analyze data effectively.
• Apply critical thinking to a wide variety of complex problems.
• Working knowledge of Google Maps KML file coding and ability to use AI models for programming and LLM related activities.
• Ability to work under tight deadlines and multitask in a busy consultancy business environment.
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
• Ability to gain working knowledge of the ABS Health, Safety, Quality and Environmental Management Systems.
• Must be a UK National, or with legal right to remain.

Reporting Relationships:

Reports to a Manager, Director or Executive level position

Working Conditions:

Work is primarily sedentary; exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects

About Us

We set out more than 160 years ago to promote the security of life and property at sea and preserve the natural environment. Today, we remain true to our mission and continue to support organizations facing a rapidly evolving seascape of challenging regulations and new technologies. Through it all, we are anchored by a vision and mission that help our clients find clarity in uncertain times.
ABS is a global leader in marine and offshore classification and other innovative safety, quality, and environmental services. We’re at the forefront of supporting the global energy transition at sea, the application of remote and autonomous marine systems, cutting-edge technical solutions, and many more exciting advancements. Our commitment to safety, reliability, and efficiency is ever-present, guiding our clients to safer and more efficient operations.
Equal Opportunity
The ABS Group of Companies is committed to the equal employment opportunity of its employees and prohibits discrimination against any employee or qualified applicant based on race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status or veteran status, or other non-work-related characteristics that may be protected under the law of the Federal Government or specific state employment laws.

Job Info

• Job Identification 4630
• Job Category Operations
• Posting Date 07/30/2026, 09:20 AM
• Job Schedule Full time
• Locations EQE House, The Beacons, Warrington, WA3 6WJ, GB