Steer Group

Consultant or Senior Consultant - Highways & Transport

Job Description

The company is seeking to expand our integrated design offer and is looking for a highway engineer to join our London-based team to deliver a broad portfolio of projects.

This position will support the Integrated Design team which covers public sector highway improvements schemes and supports a wide range of high-profile developments and sporting events including the House of Parliament, Wembley Stadium, Canary Wharf and Battersea Power Station.

You should have some expertise in Traffic, Transportation and Highways design and/or some experience supporting development sites through the planning process and ideally in London.  You will be expected to support with a range of work including the delivery of highway improvement schemes such as bus priority and cycle cycles taking schemes from feasibility to detailed design.  You will also support by advising development clients on servicing, parking, cycle / pedestrian access and traffic management.

Experience/skills required:

You will work as part of a team providing solutions to both private and public sector clients.  This position requires an enthusiastic, hard-working person, who wants to be part of our growing, dynamic teams and in this role, you will be required to:

• Support our transport and basement design advice offer across the company both in the UK and internationally.
• Lead work streams within projects with supervision, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently.
• Deliver high quality highway and transportation advice as part of multi-disciplinary teams across a range of transport related projects including major developments, highway related regeneration projects and sustainable transport initiatives.
• Deliver excellent joined-up and high-profile transportation and highway projects in the UK, which contributes to the company’s reputation for delivering excellence.
• Manage multi-disciplinary projects, sub consultants and manage support staff assigned on a project basis as required.
• Take responsibility to deliver key tasks with a range of projects.
• Prepare and present reports, proposals, briefing notes and design reports.
• Manage project budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control.
• Contribute to the production and delivery of proposals and marketing materials related to our market area from time to time.
• Take part in training to develop both your technical and consultancy skills.

To be successful in the role, you will:

• Be comfortable working in creative multi-disciplinary teams with architects etc. and provide positive contributions in resolving complex design problems.
• Take responsibility for key tasks and workstreams, managing multiple deadlines in parallel.
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Possess some experience in the design of traffic engineering, ideally with experience of Section 38 / 278 agreements and Section 106 agreements.
• Hold professional and academic qualifications in transport engineering e.g. BEng or similar.

​​​​​​​About Steer

We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Founded in 1978, Steer is a global business consultancy specialising in transport, cities, and infrastructure, with over 450 staff in 20 offices around the world.

We have an enduring commitment to generate success for our clients, for ourselves and in the communities in which we work. A commitment that helps improve infrastructure, cites and transport, and ultimately the way people live, work and travel.

Why ​​​​​​​join us

We offer a flexible approach to work and believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. Being an employee-owned company means that our people are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and it is the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry.

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.

How to Apply

Please apply on our website here.