EU Transport Policy

1 month ago

Oxfordshire, United Kingdom Ricardo Energy & Environment Full time

EU Transport Policy - Principal Consultant

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world.

Ricardo plc 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.

Role Summary

We are looking to recruit a Principal Consultant with a strong interest in transport policy and track record in policy analysis, including impact assessment and evaluations for the EU institutions. We are particularly interested in individuals with a track record of working on assignments for the following European Commission DGs: MOVE, CLIMA, ENV, GROW, RTD and EU agencies: EMSA, ERA, EASA.

Key Responsibilities

  • Leading and contributing written content and technical analysis for the preparation of reports
  • Leading and contributing to the development of proposals for new work
  • Carrying out a wide range of stakeholder consultation activities
  • Leading project teams in the delivery of specific project tasks or whole projects
  • Working effectively as a team member on a range of projects
  • Senior-level expert quality assurance and technical review of project deliverables
  • Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sector technology developments, trends, challenges and regulations
  • Manage, supervise and coach junior members of the team to help them achieve their full potential

Key Competencies and Experience

  • A first or upper second-class BSc (or Masters/PhD)
  • Previous experience in consultancy is essential. Experience of working on or managing European Commission consultancy project is highly desirable. Experience in UK Government consultancy projects will also be an asset.
  • Experience of working in line with the EU's Better Regulation Guidelines is highly desirable
  • Experience in the analysis of economic, environmental and social impacts of EU legislation on transport issues is highly desirable
  • Knowledge of European climate and transport policies such as those included in the Fit for 55 package is desirable

Desirable Competencies and Experience

  • Familiarity with policy evaluation and economic analysis methods and tools including Cost Benefit Analysis.
  • Experience in managing complex consultancy projects.
  • Fluency in English is essential, fluency in other EU languages.
  • Experience in developing quantitative scenarios and models.

Skills and behaviours:

  • A strong interest in transport policy is highly desirable
  • Excellent report-writing skills and verbal communication skills
  • Effective and proactive team worker, capable of supporting and developing peers and other staff members
  • Strong data analysis skills are also desirable (for example, using Excel, R or Python).
  • Excellent time management with the ability to juggle time across multiple projects and prioritise deadlines seamlessly.

Working here

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.

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.

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 if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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