Role: Senior Consultant - Economics  

Location: Brisbane, Adelaide or Melbourne Australia (Hybrid)  

Role ID: 2025-2944

Our vision is to create a safe and sustainable world  

Ricardo plc is a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, listed on the London Stock Exchange. 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.  

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Consultant to join our Economics Advisory team. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality economic advisory services, managing and contributing to complex projects, and developing strong relationships with clients and stakeholders. A background in economics is essential, and experience in the Water sector will be essential for this role.  

You will lead small to medium-sized projects and provide technical and strategic input on larger, complex assignments. In this role, you will also support the development of junior team members, contribute to business growth through proposal development and market insights, and help position Ricardo as a leader in applied economics in the water and infrastructure sectors. 

This role may be based out of one of our hubs across Australia (Melbourne, Adelaide, and Brisbane).  

Key responsibilities  

• Lead the delivery of small to medium-sized economic advisory projects from inception to completion, ensuring outcomes are on time, on budget, and to a high standard. 

• Support the technical lead on complex projects and proposals, contributing to project planning, analysis, and client engagement.  

• Contribute to the preparation of reports and deliverables across all stages of a project lifecycle  

• Ensure consistency in accuracy and timely output of work. 

• Conduct economic and financial analysis, modelling, and strategy development. 

• Deliver advisory services, including cost-benefit analysis, regulatory economic advice, and policy evaluation. 

• Develop meaningful and innovative ideas, solutions, and strategies for our clients. 

• Support Ricardo’s project teams to deliver exceptional results across multiple sectors and industries. 

• Report any project issues to your respective Team Leader, Project Director and Directors of the business so that client relations can be addressed early.  

• Continually strive to improve technical knowledge and encourage team technical discussions. 

• Provide input into business development strategies and initiatives to further grow the business. 

• Take an active interest in the other business units within Ricardo to further develop your specialist skills.  

Key competencies and experience  

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Economics or a related field. 

• 5–8 years of relevant experience in economic advisory, preferably within a consulting or professional services environment.  

• Demonstrated experience supporting or leading multiple projects simultaneously with competing deadlines.  

• Strong technical foundation in economic analysis, cost-benefit analysis, regulatory advice, and policy evaluation. 

• Proven track record of producing high-quality, client-facing deliverables.  

• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite, and ability to learn new systems and software quickly. 

Skills and behaviours  

• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills; able to produce high quality reports as well as communicate confidently with a variety of clients and stakeholders.  

• Strong research and analytical skills.  

• Well-developed customer service capabilities with the ability to develop and nurture stakeholder relationships at all levels, both internally and externally.  

• Team player, able to provide support to the wider team on projects.  

• Growth mindset and willingness to learn and improve expertise.  

• Self-motivated with a desire to achieve high standards.  

• Excellent problem-solving capabilities.  

• Excellent project management and client relationship skills.  

• Interest in strengthening client relationships and business development.  

• Embrace Ricardo’s values of Create Together, Be Innovative, Aim High, and Be Mindful and aim to lead others towards high standards of performance and behaviour.  

Working with Ricardo 

Ricardo is an exciting and rewarding place to work and you have the opportunity to make a difference. You will work with teams of talented, dedicated, and supportive individuals. Alongside having a fantastic opportunity to develop your career with us through our broad range of projects, mentoring opportunities and a personalised approach to your learning and development. We are always keen to hear from people who have drive, ambition and a flair for innovative thinking. 

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. 

Please advise the recruitment team if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process. 

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. 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 ensure a culture of inclusivity, we are a recognised as a 'disability confident' employer.  

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