Principal Consultant - Water

RICARDO ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Principal Environmental Consultant to lead innovative water-related projects. This role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise in water quality and environmental management while working in a collaborative and inclusive environment. You will manage complex projects, engage with regulators, and mentor staff, all while contributing to sustainable solutions that benefit communities globally. Join a company that values diversity and work-life balance, offering flexible arrangements to support your professional growth and well-being.

Benefits

25 days annual leave

8 flexible bank holidays

Competitive pension scheme

Life assurance

Professional subscriptions reimbursement

Flexible working arrangements

Support for mental health

Diversity and inclusion initiatives

Qualifications

• Experience in water sector and environmental technical disciplines.
• Ability to manage large water environmental projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage projects throughout their lifecycle in the water sector.
• Present complex technical information clearly to stakeholders.

Skills

Water Quality Chemistry

Data Analysis

Environmental Discharge Permitting

Project Management

People Management

Communication Skills

Education

Environmental Related Degree

Post-Graduate Qualification

Job description

Salary: £50,000 to £65,000 Plus benefits

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

About Ricardo

Ricardo is a leading environmental 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.

Purpose

Our growing focus on water and environmental solutions, alongside a wider array of consultancy services, means we are seeking to appoint an experienced Principal Environmental Consultant with both a strong technical background and the ability to manage projects throughout their lifecycle.

Key competencies and experience

• We are looking to appoint a Principal Environmental Consultant who has relevant experience in the water sector and beyond. Of particular interest is an understanding of and experience in one or more water related environmental technical disciplines, such as water quality (marine and freshwater), surface water management and hydrogeology, and should ideally be able to demonstrate some of the following:
• Competence and experience in applying detailed knowledge of water quality chemistry.
• Experience of analysing large datasets of ground and surface water quality data.
• Understanding of the links between water quality and aquatic ecology.
• Experience of environmental discharge permitting.
• Understanding of the sources, fates, effects, and assessment of pollutants.
• Understanding of a remediation techniques for contaminated ground and surface water.
• Ability to clearly present complex technical information visually and orally.
• Experience of technical engagement with UK environmental regulators

We also require the following key competencies and experience:

• Excellent understanding of the UK water industry and its regulation.
• Ability to manage technically complex large water environmental projects.
• Strong project and programme management/direction skills to ensure a high level of service.
• Experience in managing proposals and winning work of a sizeable value.
• Appreciable people manager experience, involving supporting the development of staff through mentoring.
• An environmentally related degree (ideally with a post-graduate qualification also).
• A clean full UK driving licence.

Skills and behaviours

• Excellent organisational, communication and presentation skills.
• Collaborative people manager who has ability to develop and support others.
• Ability to effectively manage resources and prioritise own and others’ workload.
• Effective multi-stakeholder management skills, including internally and externally.
• Ability to prioritise and manage significant operational demands and pressures.
• Client-facing, opportunistic and comfortable with developing new work.
• Keen to develop and own segments of our service offering.

Working with Ricardo

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 to 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.

Our core benefits include 25 days' annual leave, plus 8 flexible bank holidays, a competitive company pension scheme, life assurance and professional subscriptions reimbursement. We also offer a wide range of flexible benefits to suit your lifestyle.

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 [e-mail] if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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 a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.