Project Manager - Sustainable Aviation
Project Manager - Sustainable Aviation
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Overview
Role: Project Manager Sustainable Aviation
Location: UK (London or Harwell) Spain (Madrid) or Greece (Athens) Hybrid
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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 3000 employees in more than 20 countries we provide exceptional levels of expertise in delivering leadingedge and innovative crosssector 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 Role
We are supporting the aviation sector in its transition to an efficient sustainable and zeroGHG emissions future providing independent impartial evidence to policymakers and advising stakeholders on effective decarbonisation strategies. In this role you will lead complex consultancy projects focused on sustainable aviation fuels green airports and supporting policies and financial instruments. Your expertise in aviation decarbonisation project management and stakeholder engagement will be key to delivering highquality outputs and shaping regulatory approaches in the UK Europe and beyond.
You will oversee project delivery client and partner relationship management and business development including preparing technical proposals and identifying new opportunities. With a focus on both qualitative and quantitative policy analysis you will contribute to costbenefit assessments stakeholder consultation and strategic policy recommendations. Working closely with industry and government representatives you will help drive innovation support business decarbonisation efforts and represent our work at external events. Your ability to manage multiple projects mentor junior team members and stay ahead of sector developments will be essential in delivering impactful solutions for a more sustainable aviation industry.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading the delivery of large complex consulting projects and programmes related to aviation decarbonisation involving sustainable aviation fuels green airports as well as supporting policies and financial instruments. Responsibility for client satisfaction timely delivery coordination of partner inputs project financial management and ensuring highquality outputs.
- Lead on business development opportunities and preparing technical proposals primarily within the aviation sector but with ad hoc support across the wider team.
- Development and maintenance of close client and partner relationships at high level to support the winning of new business.
- Maintain uptodate knowledge of sector technology developments trends challenges and regulations.
- Manage supervise and/or coach junior members of the team to help them achieve their full potential.
- Carrying out a wide range of stakeholder consultation activities.
- Representing Ricardo and presenting our work at external events and engaging in wider business development activities.
Key Competencies and Experience
- Educated to a Masters degree level or higher in a related discipline such as engineering (e.g. aeronautical civil chemical) sciences economics political science sustainability.
- Relevant consultancy or advisory experience within the public or private sector.
- Experience in managing consultancy projects and/or programmes and stakeholder consultation activities.
- Demonstrated expertise in sustainable aviation fuels and technologies along with supporting policies and financing instruments.
- Strong knowledge of relevant regulations and frameworks such as ICAOs Long term aspirational goals CORSIA and EU Fit for 55 package.
- Excellent analytical and problemsolving skills.
- Great communicator written and verbally including the ability to convey technical subjects clearly and concisely to a range of clients.
- Ability to work collaboratively as part of a diverse team of specialists ranging from energy systems engineering alternative fuels to climate change experts.
- Excellent time management with the ability to juggle time across multiple projects and prioritise deadlines seamlessly.
- Fluency in English and excellent reporting writing skills.
Desirable Competencies and Experience
- Ability to utilise existing sector contacts to support new opportunities and build trustbased relationships with clients and potential partners.
- Familiarity with policy evaluation analysis methods and tools.
- Experience of working with the European Commission or other similar clients.
- Experience of organising workshops or the delivery of technical assistance
- Understanding and/or experience in developing quantitative scenarios and models.
- We operate on a broad range of international projects within Europe Latin America & South East Asia so fluency in other languages from these geographies is a bonus but not essential.
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.
Work life balance
We offer flexible approaches to work whether that is working from home being in the office or as a hybrid worker. Were happy to discuss flexible working arrangements. Wellbeing is at the core to our culture allowing employees to flourish and to achieve their full potential.
Diversity Equality and Inclusion statement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well 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 proactively 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 viaif you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.
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Required Experience:
IC
Employment Type
Unclear
Key Skills
- Aviation Safety
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Time Management
- Risk Management
- Licensing Documentation
- Organizational Skill
- Cargo Operation Management
- Aviation Training
- Aircraft Operations
- Communication
- Legal & Compliance
- Aircraft Control System
- Aviation Management
- Strategic Thinking Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
