Overview

Role: Senior / Principal Consultant – Clean Energy Infrastructure
Locations: UK Flexible / New Delhi, India
Role ID: 2025-2887

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 expertise in delivering cross-sector sustainable products and solutions. The Energy Infrastructure Transition Practice carries out projects for private organisations, industry associations and public sector clients to help transition energy infrastructure towards a future-proofed, net-zero future.

Role responsibilities

Project Delivery and Management

• Contribute to developing and delivering our growing portfolio of clean energy infrastructure projects.
• Deliver time-sensitive technical analysis for private organisations, industry associations, and public sector clients, ensuring client satisfaction, timely delivery, strong project financial performance, and high-quality technical outputs.
• Project management and task leadership for projects within the Clean Energy Infrastructure field, including mobilisation, governance, reporting, client liaison, and technical quality assurance.
• Contribute to wider energy infrastructure transition projects, supported by expert consultants within the team.
• Lead the development of technical proposals within the energy sector with ad hoc support across the wider team.

Client Relationships & Thought Leadership

• Identify and pursue new business opportunities.
• Develop and maintain strong client relationships and networks through project delivery and sector networking; support key account management to grow client relationships.
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of sector technology developments, trends, challenges and regulations.
• Provide thought leadership on energy infrastructure transition topics, including at industry events where possible.

Additional/special Features Of The Role

• Some domestic and/or international travel may be required for project meetings, sector conferences, etc.

Essential Skills And Qualifications

• Degree level or higher in a related discipline such as electrical engineering, renewable energy, energy transition (supported by technical / infrastructure experience), sustainable infrastructure or power systems.
• Demonstrable expertise and experience of technical delivery in the renewables and/or power sector, with interest in energy infrastructure or project implementation.
• Experience in consultancy or transferable skills relevant to consultancy project delivery.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent interpersonal skills to work with a multidisciplinary team across geographies.
• Confidence presenting to various audiences, including senior customer representatives.
• Excellent time management with the ability to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines.
• Fluency in English and strong reporting/writing skills.

Desirable

• Experience in managing complex consultancy or implementation projects.
• Experience in building projects and securing new work via proactive business engagement or tender bids.
• Ability to leverage sector contacts to support opportunities and build client trust.
• Familiarity with Cost Benefit Analysis, quantitative scenarios and modelling.
• Experience with renewable energy systems and/or smart port technologies is highly desirable.
• Fluency in other languages (particularly Spanish or other European languages) is a bonus.

Working here

You will be welcomed into a diverse, inclusive workplace where every voice matters. We support flexible working arrangements and encourage you to use your passion and expertise to make a positive impact through projects delivered for communities worldwide.

Next steps

Ricardo is a Disability confident employer. Please advise the recruitment team if you require any adjustments to support you during the recruitment process.