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 the way they work, empowering business leaders with 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 and the ability to manage projects throughout their lifecycle. This role focuses on water and environmental solutions alongside a wider array of consultancy services.

The successful candidate will manage technically complex, large water environmental projects, lead proposals, win work of significant value, and support staff development through mentoring. You will be client-facing, comfortable developing new work, and keen to own segments of our service offering.

Ricardo fosters an inclusive culture where every voice matters. We support flexible working arrangements including home, office, or hybrid models, and prioritise wellbeing to help employees flourish and reach their full potential.

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

Experience
- Significant professional consultancy experience within the water sector and beyond
- Strong technical expertise in water quality (marine and freshwater), surface water management, hydro-ecology, or related environmental disciplines
- Competence in water quality chemistry and understanding of links between water quality and aquatic ecology
- Experience with environmental discharge permitting and remediation techniques for contaminated ground and surface water
- Technical engagement experience with UK environmental regulators
- Excellent understanding of the UK water industry and its regulation
- Proven ability to manage large, technically complex water environmental projects
- Strong project and programme management skills
- Experience managing proposals and winning sizeable work
- People management experience including mentoring and staff development

About you
- Excellent organisational, communication, and presentation skills
- Collaborative people manager with the ability to develop and support others
- Effective resource management and prioritisation skills
- Skilled in multi-stakeholder management both internally and externally
- Able to manage significant operational demands and pressures
- Client-facing, opportunistic, and proactive in developing new work
- Passionate about developing and owning service segments

Qualifications
- Environmentally related degree, ideally with a post-graduate qualification
- Clean full UK driving licence