Analyst Technical Consultant – Waste and Resource Management

Job title:

Analyst Technical Consultant – Waste and Resource Management

Company

Ricardo

Job description

Overview:Role: Analyst Technical Consultant – Waste and Resource ManagementLocation: UK – Bristol/London/Oxford – hybrid workerRole ID: 2025-2713Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable worldRicardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. 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.The RoleWe are seeking an self-motivated graduate engineer to join our consultancy team as an Analyst Technical Consultant within our Waste and Resource Management Business Area. From day one, you’ll be part of a team supporting senior consultants in delivering projects to our clients. The successful applicant will have strong numeracy and analytical skills gained from an engineering or technical background, together with a proactive, organised approach and a pride in the quality of their work. We expect applicants to have, or be keen to develop, technical expertise in the waste management industry, and will encourage and help to grow this through involvement in a wide range of projects and working alongside industry specialists. Ricardo are passionate about developing talent, and can offer mentoring and support in your personal and professional development, including engineering chartership applications.As an Analyst Consultant you’ll contribute across all project phases – from supporting the preparation of proposals to win new contracts, through researching and analysing information and data, to contributing to reports that are delivered to clients. You will be expected to manage your time across several projects, be responsible for the quality and delivery of your work, and liaise with other consultants to incorporate your contribution into wider project outputs.Key Competencies and Experience

• A Bachelors, Masters or PhD in an engineering subject.
• A high level of numeracy and a talent for numerical analysis.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Enthusiastic about the recycling, waste and resource management sector.
• Comfortable developing, using and reviewing technical data and models, predominantly in Excel i.e. mass and energy balances, option analysis/costing, etc.
• Ability to interpret complex issues and data, identifying solutions quickly.
• Strong PC literacy – especially in MS Excel and Word.
• Project/task management to ensure clients’ needs are met.
• Must be able to conduct appropriately referenced research with minimal guidance and arrive at well-reasoned conclusions from its analysis.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a project team in delivering high quality work.
• High attention to detail and accuracy in all work.
• Good time management.
• Ability to manage your time and prioritise tasks to meet deadlines.
• Be flexible, resilient and enthusiastic.
• Be able to work independently and demonstrate initiative, as well as operate effectively as part of a team.
• Ability to write clear, concise and accurate technical reports.

Desirable

• Knowledgeable about the UK waste market and relevant policy and legislation.
• Willingness to travel in Europe and the Middle East
• Language skills advantageous, particularly Arabic
• An ability to process and understand large data sets to enable it’s use as part of a project / model.
• Graduate/full member of a relevant chartered engineering institution, working towards chartership

Working hereRicardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have driven, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking.Wellbeing and work life balanceWe offer flexible approaches to work, whether that’s 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. Our People are important to us, and we take pride in our wellbeing programmes and policies that support individuals including flexible working, carers policy, mental health first aiders and readily available support through our extensive Employee Assistance programme.Diversity, Equality and Inclusion statementWe 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 to ensure an inclusive culture, we are a recognised as a ‘disability confident’ employer.BenefitsOur 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.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.#LI-KW1

Expected salary

Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Thu, 13 Feb 2025 05:53:29 GMT

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