Senior Climate Adaptation Specialist

2 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Ricardo Full time

About the Role

This senior-level position in the Climate Action Planning and Transparency (CAPT) team at Ricardo plc focuses on providing technical leadership and overseeing business development, bidding, and project delivery related to climate adaptation policy, planning, and monitoring.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide technical leadership in climate adaptation, including policy development, planning, and evaluation.
  • Lead and contribute to complex proposals, ensuring quality assurance.
  • Serve as project director/technical lead, supporting staff development.
  • Deliver high-quality consultancy projects, with a focus on public sector clients, including:
    • Impact assessments for climate adaptation policies.
    • Identify and prioritize climate risks and adaptation strategies.
    • Evaluate adaptation-mitigation co-benefits, trade-offs, and mainstreaming efforts.
    • Develop costed implementation plans, finance strategies, and monitoring frameworks.
    • Report on adaptation initiatives, including Adaptation Communications.
  • Engage in business development, bid leadership, and client relations.
  • Occasionally travel internationally to support project delivery.

Requirements

  • Higher degree in a numerate/scientific subject, or equivalent academic experience.
  • Experience of working in a consultancy environment, leading climate adaptation bids and projects with public sector clients.
  • Extensive international climate adaptation-related experience, including in a UK and/or EU context.
  • Expertise in policy development, planning, and monitoring and evaluation regarding climate adaptation.
  • Experience of working in different cultural environments.
  • Experience of facilitating virtual and face-to-face stakeholder consultations, workshops, and capacity-building events.
  • Knowledge of international climate change policy regarding adaptation.
  • Strong literacy in MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Desirable Requirements

  • Thematic expertise, e.g., nature-based solutions; resilient infrastructure; disaster risk reduction and management; or sustainable development goals.
  • A good understanding of Spanish, Arabic, French, and/or Portuguese.
  • Literacy in other aspects of data science, including use of climate model outputs.

About Ricardo

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.

Our Culture

We are a diverse and inclusive workplace where every voice matters. We value diversity and recognize that a more diverse workforce creates a richer and more varied working environment. We are committed to engaging positively and pro-actively with all our employees and to ensuring an inclusive culture.

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