Location: Remote first, flexible working arrangements, with all UK based locations considered. Our flexible office collaboration spaces, for those wishing to use them, are in London, Exeter, Birmingham and Bristol.
Term: Permanent, Full Time
Grade: Principal
Closing: 10am Monday 15 January 2025
Unfortunately, we cannot accept applicants that (now or in the future) require sponsorship for an employment visa. Any application requiring a visa (without clear clarification) will be rejected.
ABSTRACT
Due to a healthy pipeline of projects and opportunities, we are seeking an experienced principal transport consultant with a passion for sustainable transport to join our City Science team. Experience in any of local transport plans, active travel, electric vehicles, transport modelling, transport decarbonisation and policy development are a plus.
Many Thanks, Simon Lusby (MD & Head of Consulting) & Grace Solsby (Associate Director Transport)
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Principal/Lead Transport Consultant, with specialist experience in scoping, managing and delivering planning and modelling activities, as well as the communication skills to represent City Science in front of clients. The successful candidate will oversee detailed whole-system transport planning, maximising the value of our cutting-edge research, and develop new innovations to support continued growth in business capability. They will take an active leadership role in projects, delivering technical insights to clients through an open, trusted and consultative approach.
They will support the continued growth of our business, through delivering upon our team’s wider commercial targets; such as through identifying future opportunities and delivering high quality tender responses. They will be provided the opportunity to attend, present and represent City Science at key industry wide transport and decarbonisation-focused national conferences.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
As a Principal within our City Science team you will be responsible for:
Supporting with business growth and teams upskilling.
Responsible for quality assurance on projects/technical deliverables.
Working with Project Directors to ensure timely delivery of projects within budget.
Leading engagement sessions, content development and outreach (as required).
This will include:
Project Delivery & Management
Leading oversight, project management, technical support and strategic direction for technical projects.
Successfully overseeing the quality delivery of projects to client expectations and technical best-practice, with clear allocation of tasks and monitoring of resources, securing positive client testimonials, including supporting junior staff.
Technical
Preparing technical and client reports, presentations, tender documents and publications.
Overseeing and applying advanced statistical and predictive modelling techniques to complex infrastructure problems (if applicable).
Working closely with our data science and software development teams to automate processes and provide constructive feedback to ensure continuous improvement.
Managing and providing technical oversight, advisory and analysis on a range of transport and net zero projects (including and in addition to transport modelling and active travel plans).
Undertaking technical research and prototyping to test and automate transport planning and modelling (and other) processes.
Developing and delivering expert transport and sustainability advice, analysis and thought leadership.
Communication & Stakeholder Engagement
Responsible for leading, conducting, overseeing and delivering high-quality reports, action plans, expert advice, informative graphics and compelling visualisations.
Facilitating stakeholder engagement during projects including oversight of preparation of material.
Meeting and presenting our capability to key stakeholders including senior officers and portfolio holders within local authorities.
Representing detailed technical information to potential clients clearly, honestly and with integrity.
Business Development
Taking responsibility for work winning – leading on allocated client business development, taking the role of Bid Manager on tenders and tracking emerging opportunities.
Working with our Directors and Business Development staff to grow the regional profile of our key capabilities and increase our influence with Local Authorities and other potential clients.
Support relationships with other relevant organisations and monitoring relevant allocated frameworks.
Raise our profile, including promoting our offer to clients and leading promotional campaigns.
Providing clients with a deep understanding of our solutions, services and emerging innovations.
Team Leadership
Inputting into and delivering elements of service and regional business plans.
Undertaking management responsibilities which could include line management, staff resourcing, staff development, mentoring and coordinating social activities.
Upskilling our team and systems to enhance technical skills and levels of quality.
Line management, development and mentoring of our team members, specialising in transport planning and sustainability.
Overseeing at least one sector of our Transport and Net Zero offer.
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