Senior Energy Researcher and Modeller

Overview:

Role: Senior Energy Researcher and Modeller

Location: London, Bristol, Harwell, Glasgow, Manchester (UK), Madrid (Spain), Athens (Greece), Prague (Czechia) - 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 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.

Role Purpose

We are seeking a researcher and modeller to join the Global Integrated Assessment Modelling team at E3Modelling (part of Ricardo). You'll support the development and application of the Prometheus and OPEN-PROM models, contributing to quantitative research on energy systems, decarbonisation, and climate policy.

Key Responsibilities

In this role, you will work closely with senior researchers and consultants to support research and consultancy projects. Your work will focus on further developing and applying our national and global Integrated Assessment Models. Tasks include:

• Collecting, structuring, and analysing large datasets related to energy, economy, and transport.
• Reviewing and summarising scientific, technical, and market reports to support quantitative assessments.
• Developing and applying energy system modelling tools using GAMS, Python, and/or R.
• Supporting EU-funded research projects, contributing to climate policy and IPCC-related work.
• Developing policy recommendations and policy briefs based on modelling results.
• Managing your time across multiple projects with a focus on quality, organisation, and collaboration.

Project Areas You'll Contribute To

• Assessing national and international climate policies.
• Analysing low-carbon transition strategies and feasibility at national and global levels.
• Modelling decarbonisation pathways for key sectors (transport, electricity, industry, land use).
• Exploring interactions between trade, industrial and climate policies in the EU and globally.
• Supporting governments with implementation strategies for NDCs and emission reduction targets.

Key Competencies and Experience

• MSc or higher in Engineering, Economics, Applied Mathematics, Physics, or a related field.
• Experience in energy systems modelling or climate policy impact assessment.
• Strong programming skills in GAMS and/or Python/R.
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and Word.
• Strong analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Collaborative mindset, with a proactive and organised approach.

Desirable Experience

• Advanced knowledge or modelling experience in power systems, transport, industry, or climate modelling.
• Familiarity with R, Git/GitHub, and LaTeX.

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 via if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.