Aviation Emissions Expert

Overview

Role: Aviation Emissions Expert

Location: London or Harwell - Hybrid

Role :

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 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.

• Provide specialist aviation sector expertise to clients engaging in international fora.
• Lead technical tasks and teams on projects supporting clients on aviation environmental matters, including decarbonisation, Sustainable Aviation Fuels and non‑CO₂ impacts and the associated supporting policies and financial instruments.
• Maintain up‑to‑date knowledge of sector technology developments, trends, challenges and regulations.
• Contribute to developing and delivering our growing portfolio of aviation projects and programmes within the Sustainable Transport team on behalf of a mixture of public sector clients, private organisations and industry associations.
• Manage, supervise and/or coach junior members of the team to help them achieve their full potential.
• Lead on business development opportunities and preparing technical proposals primarily within the aviation sector but with ad‑hoc support across the wider team.
• Representing Ricardo and presenting our work at external events and engaging in wider business development activities.

• Demonstrated expertise in aviation technology development or monitoring.
• Demonstrated expertise in aviation sector forecasting, scenario modelling and analyses of emissions and costs under different policy scenarios.
• Experience of working in international committees and groups, with excellent ability to engage in discussions, representing clients and/or own organisation.
• Strong knowledge of relevant regulations and frameworks, such as international aircraft and engine environmental certification regulations, CORSIA and EU ETS and European aviation policy and legislation.
• Educated to a Master’s 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.
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Demonstrated experience in quantitative analysis and aviation sector modelling.
• 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.

• Familiarity with policy evaluation analysis methods and tools.
• Familiarity with aviation sector noise modelling tools would also be beneficial.
• Ability to utilise existing sector contacts to support new opportunities and build trust‑based relationships with clients and potential partners.
• We operate on a broad range of international projects within Europe, Latin America and South‑East Asia, so fluency in other languages from these geographies is a bonus but not essential.

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.