Maritime Consultant

Maritime Consultant Join to apply for the Maritime Consultant role at Ricardo. Overview Role: Maritime Consultant. Location: London or Harwell, UK - Madrid, Spain - Athens, Greece - Hybrid. Role ID: 2025-3104. Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world. Ricardo, member of WSP, is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company with over 100 years of excellence, employing close to 3,000 employees in more than 20 countries. The Role You’ll play a key part in offering independent and impartial evidence to policymakers and advising maritime stakeholders on their strategies to decarbonise. You’ll deliver this technical capability across the full product life cycle and in multiple international markets that few others are able to match. Candidates with a technical background (e.g. naval architecture or marine engineering) who can apply their practical understanding of vessels, propulsion, and alternative fuels to support both policy projects and wider maritime decarbonisation assignments are particularly sought. Key Responsibilities Support the delivery of maritime decarbonisation projects for private, public, and industry clients. Contribute to projects involving policy design and evaluation, techno‑economic analysis, scenario modelling, and assessment of economic and social impacts. Assist in developing technical proposals (mainly maritime, with wider team support as needed). Keep up to date with maritime technology developments, trends, regulations, and challenges. Key Competencies & Experience Degree (Bachelor’s or higher) in a relevant discipline (e.g. engineering, maritime studies, economics, political science, sustainability). Experience in policy consultancy/advisory (public or private sector). Understanding of maritime sector operations, commercial context, and sustainability challenges. Knowledge of European climate transport policies (e.g. Fit for 55). Familiarity with maritime policies (IMO, EU, regional frameworks). Strong analytical skills and ability to synthesize data from multiple sources. Excellent written and verbal communication, with ability to explain technical topics clearly. Team player with experience collaborating across multidisciplinary teams. Strong time management, able to balance multiple projects and deadlines. Fluency in English and excellent report‑writing skills. Desirable Competencies And Experience Experience developing/assessing maritime decarbonisation policies and strategies. Ability to leverage sector contacts to create opportunities and build relationships. Strong knowledge of economic analysis and policy evaluation methods. Understanding of vessel design, operations, energy efficiency, and alternative fuels. Knowledge of technical measures, carbon pricing, and MRV processes. Fluency in additional languages (esp. Europe, Latin America, South East Asia). Strong numerical, modelling, and coding skills. 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 viarecruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process. #J-18808-Ljbffr