Principal Consultant

Overview Role: Principal Environmental Consultant Location: Hybrid - Bristol (preferable) / London / Harwell/ Manchester Role ID: 2025 - 2634 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