Transportation consultant job description

Steer is a consultancy that combines commercial, economic, technical and planning expertise to find powerful answers to our clients complex questions. We are a global firm spanning over 400 staff across 21 offices across four continents working together to make a real difference across cities, infrastructure and transportation. Founded in 1978, we are a truly international business with global reach, insight and capabilities.

Infrastructure, cities and transportation are constantly evolving in response to new demands, new ideas, and new technologies. We help our clients maximize opportunity and realize value within this rapidly-changing landscape by mixing rigor and technical expertise with an open-minded, imaginative approach.

At Steer, we actively invest in developing new ideas and ways of working. We encourage our staff to think creatively about their work and how we can help clients maximize opportunities and commercial benefits.

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At Steer we are motivated by solving the complex problems that our US and international rail clients have. This helps to not only improve the journeys that people make but also the places where we all live. From working on an airport or rail business plan to a P3 toll road transaction, as well as research into using data to develop innovative behavioral change strategies, Steer is at the forefront of developing powerful answers to complex problems.

We have exciting opportunities in our team to work on a diverse range of challenging and high-profile projects. We are interested in consultants with any of the following skills:

• demand and revenue forecasting;
• rail operating cost modelling;
• business and financial modelling; and
• the economic appraisal of railway, toll road, and aviation projects.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience. Candidates that fit this position will have interests across both project delivery and work winning and be able to evidence the following experience and capabilities.

Candidates will be required to:

• Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to provide high-quality consulting and differentiated services to our clients
• Manage and deliver successful projects (time, cost, quality) or major workstreams in project leadership roles
• Manage and develop their own career path and network
• Supervise and mentor more junior members of project teams
• Contribute to effective team performance on both financial and behavioral measures
• Broaden and develop their own expertise and skill set to align with the needs of our clients
• Support business development and work winning through maintenance and development of client networks and contributions to high-quality proposals

Requirements

Candidates will meet at least some of the following requirements:

• Position in the transportation sector, through consultancy, infrastructure advisory, and/or public sector.
• At least some of this experience should involve working with major rail, transit or toll road systems
• Experience in successfully managing projects or major workstreams involving teams comprising multiple capabilities
• Considerable experience with technical tools commonly used in the transportation industry, such as network modeling (TransCAD, Cube, Emme), spreadsheet modeling (Excel including VBA), and statistical analysis (Python, R, Stata)
• This candidate will be looking to progress from operating/refining demand models to guiding model development and supervising junior teams
• Relevant technical experience beyond demand modeling (e.g. operations, capital planning, service planning, financial analysis etc.) involving major rail or transit systems will also be considered
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a geographically dispersed team across multiple Steer offices
• An existing right to work in the United States and/or Canada; and
• Proficiency in languages of countries where Steer conducts business (especially Spanish or French), would be advantageous but is not required.

Benefits

Our social and cultural responsibilities form an important part of our culture and values. We believe that actions speak louder than words, and therefore have annual measurable targets across all social impact areas, particularly DEI and sustainability. We have also committed to successfully operate as a Net Zero Carbon company by 2025.

We offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical, dental, and vision insurance, commuter benefits, group Share Incentive Plan, 20 vacation days, and a discretionary bonus scheme.

Steer is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity or gender. Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.