Senior or Principal Consultant Electromobility and EV Charging

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Job description

Senior level - 35,200 - 52,800
Principal B;level - 44,000 - 66,000

Location: We have offices across the UK and Europe. Home working will also be considered.

Ricardo Energy & Environment is a leading sustainability consultancy combining energy, climate change, environmental and chemical risk expertise with strong policy and economics capability. Operating across the world, we work in partnership with our customers to solve the most complex environmental challenges, empowering government officials and 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.

We are one of Europe's leading consultancies supporting the UK Government, the European Commission, international governments and international bodies in the development, implementation and appraisal of Sustainable Transport Policy. We also support private sector and industry organisations in developing strategies and plans for decarbonisation of their fleets, and to help identify new opportunities related to the transition to sustainable transport and alternative fuels.

Purpose:

We are seeking a Principal (or Senior, depending on experience) Consultant to support the delivery and growth of Ricardo Energy & Environment's portfolio of projects on electric vehicles, alternative fuels and other sustainable transport technologies. The successful candidate will have a strong track record of winning and delivering work related to modelling of EV uptake, charging infrastructure demand and developing strategies and plans for charging infrastructure deployment.

This role will cover consultancy projects for corporate clients, local authorities, national Government organisations, the European Commission and international clients. The successful candidate will manage and work on consultancy projects to help clients deploy electric vehicles and/or alternative transport fuels in their own vehicle fleets as well as providing strategic advice (e.g. to local/national government organisations) on how to accelerate the deployment of these types of vehicles and fuels in the wider market. Existing knowledge of the electric vehicle and charging infrastructure markets and how they are evolving is essential (including an understanding of the interplay between the transport and energy sectors). Excellent verbal and written communication skills are also essential as this is very much a customer-facing role, along with very strong numerical analysis skills and/or model development skills.

Your work will involve a combination of identifying new opportunities and leading bids, and leading the delivery of projects, for a mixture of private sector organisations and industry associations, the European Commission and other clients. You will work with other colleagues in Ricardo to identify key partners and build effective project delivery teams. Your role will include a mixture of project management, technical delivery and other business development activities, including competitive bidding, client and partner relationship management and participation in promotional events. You will also be responsible for technical leadership and supporting the development of more junior staff within the team. You will work flexibly within Ricardo, collaborating with specialists in fields such as energy systems, engineering, alternative fuels and climate change.

You will have the capability to work across the project life cycle, from early stage prospecting through bidding and the successful delivery of projects. You will have a strong commercial awareness and energy and enthusiasm for growing the business in your technical area.

Key accountabilities:

The role is a mid-level position with responsibility for:

Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities;

Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships to support the winning of new business;

Leading, managing and contributing to multi-disciplinary proposals;

Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs;

Leading and mentoring other staff in their involvement in bids and projects;

Carrying out detailed technical work to contribute to high quality project delivery;

Presenting Ricardo's work at client meetings and international conferences;

Effectively working as part of a team to win and deliver projects.

Key competencies and experience:

Managing and working on a range of consultancy projects in the field of transport-related technologies and fuels, focusing particularly on electric vehicles and charging infrastructure deployment strategies;

Preparing proposals in response to formal invitations to tender received from a wide range of clients, including corporates, trade associations, local authorities, European Commission and UK government departments;

Leading and providing written content and technical analysis for the preparation of reports, as well as contributing to the development of proposals for new work;

Carrying out numerical analysis and spreadsheet modelling to support consultancy projects, including cost/benefit analysis and total cost of ownership calculations;

Working effectively as a team member on a range of projects;

Leading the delivery of large, complex projects or tasks within such projects. Responsibility for client satisfaction, timely delivery, coordination of partner inputs, project financial management and ensuring high-quality outputs;

Monitoring market developments and shaping company business development activities to take advantage of emerging opportunities;

Working closely with more senior team members to carry out business development activities that help grow our work in the areas of electric vehicles and alternative transport fuels;

Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships at high level to support the winning of new business;

Maintaining a detailed and up to date knowledge of transport-related environmental/energy policies, especially with regard to transport emissions, electric vehicles, low-emission transport technologies and alternative transport fuels;

Skills and behaviours:

Strong project management skills with track record in leading complex proposals and projects;

Excellent written and spoken English is essential; fluency in other European languages will be an advantage;

Strong oral and written communication is essential, including concise and precise report writing;

Strong analytical skills are essential;

Good team worker and experienced delegator;

Strong level of commercial awareness and appreciation for project financial management principles;