Principal Consultant - Water at Ricardo Singapore

Manchester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

11 Apr, 26

Salary

65000.0

Posted On

11 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Water Quality Chemistry, Aquatic Ecology, Environmental Discharge Permitting, Pollutant Assessment, Remediation Techniques, Project Management, People Management, Communication Skills, Presentation Skills, Multi-Stakeholder Management, Client Engagement, Proposal Management, Technical Engagement, Organizational Skills, Collaboration, Resource Management

Industry

Environmental Services

Description

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. Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company. With over 100 years of engineering excellence and employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries, we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leading-edge and innovative cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. Every day, we enable our customers to solve the most complex and dynamic challenges to help achieve a safe and sustainable world. 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. Professional experience within consultancy is required. Essential is significant understanding and experience in a relevant water related environmental technical discipline, to include one or more of: water quality (marine and freshwater), surface water management and hydro-ecology, and should ideally be able to demonstrate the following: Competence and experience in applying detailed knowledge of water quality chemistry. 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 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. People management 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 recruit@ricardo.com 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. #LI-EP1-Hybrid

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Responsibilities

The Principal Environmental Consultant will manage projects throughout their lifecycle, focusing on water and environmental solutions. They will also engage with clients and regulators to deliver innovative solutions.