ESG Consultant - Climate Reporting

Overview

At Ricardo, we help organisations navigate the growing expectations around ESG and climate disclosures. With more pressure from regulators, investors and customers, many of our clients are looking for practical support to understand what\’s required and produce clear, credible reporting. We are looking for someone with experience in climate-related financial disclosures, who understands frameworks such as TCFD and IFRS S2, has worked with scenario analysis and can translate technical insights into practical, client-focused outputs. You will be part of our growing ESG team, working across a wide range of sectors to help clients identify and assess climate-related risks and opportunities, quantify financial impacts and meet both regulatory and stakeholder expectations. We offer a collaborative and supportive environment, where technical expertise and practical delivery are equally valued. We also promote flexible and hybrid working and are committed to fostering a culture that prioritises wellbeing, inclusion and continuous learning.

• Lead or support the delivery of climate-related financial disclosures aligned with TCFD and IFRS S2.
• Design and conduct climate scenario analyses to assess physical and transition risks.
• Prepare climate transition plans in line with current regulations and best practice.
• Translate technical analysis into clear, accessible disclosures for use in annual reports, sustainability reporting and other filings.
• Undertake gap analyses to benchmark current client reporting against evolving standards and expectations.
• Support clients in identifying and quantifying the financial impacts of climate risks and opportunities.
• Conduct materiality assessments using scenario-based approaches.
• Work collaboratively with finance, risk and sustainability teams to ensure technical accuracy and usability of disclosures.
• Develop, maintain and adapt climate data models to meet client and regulatory needs.
• Stay current with changes in regulatory requirements and emerging methodologies in climate-related financial reporting.

Essential qualifications

• Bachelor\’s or Master\’s degree in environmental science, climate science, sustainability, finance or a related field.
• Experience working on climate-related financial disclosures, TCFD reporting or scenario analysis.
• Solid understanding of climate disclosure frameworks, particularly TCFD and the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (IFRS S1 and S2).
• Practical experience with scenario modelling approaches and tools (e.g. IEA pathways, NGFS models).
• Strong knowledge of climate risk assessment and financial impact analysis.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel (including modelling), PowerPoint and relevant analytical tools.
• Excellent technical writing skills and experience producing disclosures that meet regulatory standards.
• Ability to communicate technical findings clearly and translate data into meaningful business narrative.
• Comfortable working independently or as part of a team in a fast-paced consulting environment.

Desirable qualifications

• Experience working in a consultancy environment or directly with clients.
• Familiarity with broader ESG and sustainability reporting frameworks (e.g. GRI, ESRS, SASB, TNFD, UN Global Compact).
• Experience working with finance teams to integrate climate risk into business planning.
• Understanding of double materiality and CSRD.
• Experience preparing integrated sustainability or annual reports.
• Additional language skills are an advantage.

Behaviour competencies

• Communication: Communicates ESG and climate-related topics clearly and effectively, both in writing and verbally. Adapts communication style to suit different audiences and is comfortable asking questions to build understanding.
• Teamwork: Works collaboratively with colleagues to support high-quality project delivery.
• Client focus: Understands how work supports client needs and contributes to project success. Takes a practical approach to delivering work that is clear, relevant and adds value.
• Delivery and development: Keeps up to date with developments in ESG and climate disclosure. Manages tasks reliably and takes responsibility for delivering high-quality work, while continuing to build technical skills and consulting experience.

Company, culture and benefits

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.

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.

Diversity, Equality and Inclusion: 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 to ensure an inclusive culture, we are recognised as a \’disability confident\’ employer.

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.