Associate/Associate Director Transport Planner - Manchester
Steer, United Kingdom
Job Description
About Steer
We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Steer is a global employee-owned business consultancy specialising in transport, 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 UK, our consultants work to improve the outlook of our region, ensuring that our clients keep social and environmental impact in mind as they conduct their operations. 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, participating in the UN’s Global Compact.
For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (steergroup.com)
About the role
We are excited to be recruiting for an experienced transport planner as we continue to build our team in Manchester.
We are recruiting for the Manchester office but because Steer in the UK operates as a single, national business you will be working across the UK with a wide range of high-profile clients to address the most demanding transport challenges of our time. Our clients include: Transport for Greater Manchester, Manchester City Council, West Yorkshire CA, South Yorkshire MCA, Transport for London and London Boroughs; other Local and Combined Authorities; Sub-national Transport Bodies such as Transport for the North, England’s Economic Heartland and Midlands Connect; and National Transport Authority (Ireland).
This position requires an enthusiastic, self-motivated person, who will enjoy being part of our growing, dynamic team. We are seeking someone with a wide breadth of experience across a number of different transport planning disciplines, including: strategy/policy, business cases, monitoring amp; evaluation, sustainable transport options development and assessment (particularly public transport planning), and new mobility strategies and projects. You will be highly analytical with a creative eye for detail in data and evidence; and be used to working closely with clients to deliver technically excellent work.
You will have the opportunity to lead long term, integrated, multi-modal transport strategies, combining robust analysis, development of ambitious and innovative transport solutions and extensive engagement with senior stakeholders. You will also be a work winner, building on existing client relationships and fostering new links to support our growth in the UK North, working closely with our Client Relationship Director for the UK North.
Work Environment
All Steer employees seeking a full-time opportunity are encouraged to spend 60% of their time either in office or on-site with clients. An employee’s typical work week consists of 37.5 hours. Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be adjusted for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.
Main responsibilities of the job:
- Support growth of our business in the UK North (including Scotland and Ireland), particularly local authority transport planning (such as Local Transport Plans and City Regional Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS) development and delivery).
- Help secure Steer’s position on future frameworks in the UK North.
- Proactive business development / account direction and work winning.
- Win and deliver direct large, complex projects and proposals.
- Support delivery of national transport policy and strategy projects and programmes (e.g. demand management, new mobility, decarbonisation).
- Ensure delivery of technical excellence on transport planning, strategy, and business case work.
- Support the targeting of routes to procurement for Northern Mayoral Combined Authorities and transport authorities in Scotland and Ireland.
Requirements
- Experience in winning work, and developing and maintaining strong client relationships.
- Have a reputation for delivering technically excellent projects and programmes for clients in the North and/or Scotland/Ireland.
- Experience in leading the development of transport strategies and policy documents.
- A broad experience of delivering transport planning projects, including: public and active transport business cases, linking data to policy, supporting stakeholder engagement.
- Appraisal and evaluation techniques.
- A team player who can work effectively as part of multi-disciplinary teams.
- Ability to manage complex projects and to prioritise effectively when