Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
£50,000 to £65,000 plus benefits

About the Role
Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world. Ricardo is a leading environmental consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong IT and economics capability. Operating globally, we partner with customers to transform their operations by providing award-winning consultancy advice. With unrivalled sector insight and a reputation for innovative solutions, we offer a stimulating and rewarding environment.

We are seeking an experienced Principal Environmental Consultant with a strong technical background in the water sector and the ability to manage projects throughout their lifecycle. This role focuses on water and environmental solutions alongside a wider array of consultancy services, requiring leadership in technically complex projects and client engagement.

Experience
- Significant professional consultancy experience in the water sector and related environmental disciplines.
- Expertise in water quality (marine and freshwater), surface water management, hydro-ecology, environmental discharge permitting, pollutant assessment, and remediation techniques.
- Competence in applying detailed knowledge of water quality chemistry and understanding links between water quality and aquatic ecology.
- Experience engaging with UK environmental regulators.
- Strong project and programme management skills, including managing large, technically complex water environmental projects.
- Proven ability to manage proposals and secure sizeable work.
- People management experience with mentoring and staff development.
- Excellent organisational, communication, presentation, and multi-stakeholder management skills.
- Client-facing with a proactive approach to developing new work and service offerings.

About you
You are a collaborative people manager who supports and develops others, able to prioritise and manage significant operational demands and pressures. You have a keen interest in owning and developing segments of consultancy services and thrive in a flexible, inclusive workplace culture that values diversity and innovation.

Qualifications
- An environmentally related degree, ideally complemented by a postgraduate qualification.
- A clean full UK driving licence.