Economic Modeller and Data Analyst

Overview

Role: Economic Modeller and Data Analyst

Location: New Delhi, India - Hybrid

Role ID: 2025-2965

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 PurposeWe are seeking a skilled individual to join our Digital Modelling Practice within Ricardo’s Climate, Energy & Environmental Services (CE&ES) division. You will work at the intersection of data, economics, and environmental policy, contributing to high-impact research used by global institutions such as the OECD, World Bank, and European Commission.

Key Responsibilities

• Collect, clean, and analyse large and complex datasets (e.g. Eurostat, IMF, World Bank, IEA)

• Apply statistical and econometric methods to identify trends, patterns, and relationships

• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualisations to communicate insights effectively

• Support economic modelling teams with data preparation and exploratory analysis

• Contribute to research featured in IPCC reports and other high-level publications

Key Competencies and Experience

• Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related field

• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and statistical methods

• Proficient in Microsoft Excel

• Experience with at least one programming language (e.g. Python, R, GAMS) and statistical software (e.g. Stata, SPSS, EViews)

• Solid understanding of statistical techniques and their practical applications

• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

• Fluency in written and spoken English is essential

Desirable Experience

• Experience working with large-scale datasets from major international sources

• Familiarity with data visualisation tools such as Tableau, Power BI, or Looker

• Interest in economic modelling and environmental policy analysis

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

Your applicaiton and CV must be written in English. 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 recruit@ricardo.com if you require any adjustments to support you throughout the recruitment process.

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