Climate Risk & Reporting Senior Consultant

Climate Risk & Reporting Senior Consultant

Office Location

Bristol, Glasgow, Harwell, Leamington Spa, London, Madrid, Manchester, Shoreham-by-Sea

Role Type

Full time

Contract Type

Hybrid - commutable to office location

Closing Date

28 February 2025

Role ID

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

At Ricardo, our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world. We are a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company dedicated to helping our clients address complex challenges and work toward a sustainable future.

As a Climate Risk & Reporting Senior Consultant, you will play a pivotal role in assisting our clients in identifying, assessing and managing climate-related risks and opportunities. Your expertise will be instrumental in guiding organisations toward climate resilience and ensuring compliance with emerging regulations.

We would love to hear from you if you have the following competencies and experience:

• Knowledge of climate change science, scenarios and methodologies for assessing climate-related risks and opportunities.
• Proven track record of successfully managing and delivering climate-related strategy and reporting projects within a consultancy or client-facing environment.
• Ability to establish and maintain strong client relationships, with a focus on delivering value and building long-term partnerships.
• Extensive understanding of climate-related reporting standards and frameworks (CDP, TCFD, TPT, IFRS S2), challenges, and emerging trends, with a particular focus on climate-related issues such as risk management, scenario analysis, and climate transition planning.
• Experience in leading stakeholder engagement activities to gather insights and prioritise climate risks and opportunities.
• Bachelor's or master's degree in environmental management, sustainability or a related field.

We are looking for someone with the following skills and behaviours:

• Analytical abilities to assess climate data, identify trends and quantify risks and opportunities.
• Good written and verbal communication skills including the ability to create clear and actionable reports for a range of stakeholders.
• Stakeholder engagement skills including the ability to influence and present effectively, to align clients on the importance of climate-related risks.
• Experience in project management including ability to manage, coordinate and prioritise activities to ensure delivery of deliverables on time and budget.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively, providing support to colleagues and contributing to team success.
• Comfortable managing a variety of tasks in a fast-paced operational environment while maintaining a high standard of quality.

Your main responsibilities would be:

• Lead climate-related reporting projects, building and maintaining strong client relationships through regular communication and support.
• Develop comprehensive climate risk assessment strategies tailored to each client's unique needs.
• Lead stakeholder engagement exercises, including conducting interviews, surveys and workshops to gather insights and prioritise climate risks to gather insights and prioritise climate risks and opportunities effectively
• Oversee the analysis of climate data, identifying trends, quantifying risks and evaluating opportunities.
• Create climate risk assessment reports that provide actionable insights and recommendations for clients, ensuring alignment with climate disclosure standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Stay up to date with evolving climate-related regulations and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the development of client proposals and bids, identifying opportunities for future work and supporting business growth.

Working here

Working alongside our technical experts, you will contribute to cutting-edge projects that address real-world sustainability issues. By actively participating in these projects, you will be exposed to the latest methodologies and innovations shaping the industry.

As your knowledge and expertise grows through the learning and development opportunities provided, you will be well-positioned for career advancement within Ricardo. We believe in recognising, supporting and nurturing talent.

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.

Next steps

If our application process does not align with your requirements, please email and we will make necessary arrangements to meet your needs.

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.