Consultant - Development Planning

About Steer

We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Steer is a global employee-owned business consultancy specializing in transportation, cities and infrastructure, with over 460 staff in 24 offices around the world.

We have an enduring commitment to generate success for our clients, for ourselves and for the communities which we support. A commitment that ultimately improves the way people live, work and travel.

At Steer, our organization works to improve the outlook of our region, ensuring that our clients keep social and environmental impact in mind as they conduct their operations. The team you will be joining is based across our three UK offices in London, Leeds and Manchester.

In addition, there will be opportunities to work with colleagues based in our offices overseas, particularly in North America. 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 DEIA and sustainability.

Main responsibilities of the job:

1. The company would like to create better places for people to live, work and enjoy. Steer is seeking to expand our Development Planning offer and is looking for an experienced consultant to join our London-based team.
2. Your base would be in our award-winning London office but we have a flexible working policy to enable working arrangements to suit you and your family.
3. As an employee-owned company, you will experience the unique Steer culture of a collaborative, inclusive and nurturing work environment. In addition to a personal supervisor, who will be responsible for helping your career grow, there are opportunities for working across the whole Steer business.
4. We take on the most complex of projects, working with our clients and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the most efficient, innovative and sustainable outcomes.
5. You will work as part of a team providing solutions to both private and public sector clients.

In this role, you will be required to:

1. Support our transport planning offer across the company both in the UK and internationally.
2. Lead work streams within projects, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently.
3. Deliver excellent joined-up and high-profile development planning projects in the UK.
4. Be proactive, show initiative and take responsibility to deliver key tasks with a range of projects.
5. Prepare and present reports, proposals, briefing notes and transport planning documentation.
6. Manage clients on a day-to-day basis, and associated project budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control.
7. Contribute to the production and delivery of proposals and marketing materials related to our market area from time to time.
8. Take part in training to develop both your technical and consultancy skills.

To be successful in the role, you will:

1. Demonstrate a good track record of working for a consultancy delivering transport planning deliverables for planning applications.
2. Take responsibility for key tasks, workstreams and deliverables, managing multiple deadlines in parallel.
3. Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
4. Proven project delivery experience in a transport consultancy environment.

For our UK applicants, we offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical insurance and health screening, life assurance, group income protection, company pension scheme, EAP, ability to buy and sell annual leave days, Season Ticket Loan, a group Share Incentive Plan, up to 5 days for volunteering activities and a discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation.

Additionally, we offer 25 vacation days, 8 paid holidays and a bi-annual performance review process.

Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status.

Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.