Transit Strategy and Policy Consultant

2 weeks ago

Toronto, Canada Steer Full time

**This role is open to all Steer's North American offices (Washington D.C., New York, Boston, Toronto, San Diego, Los Angeles, Oakland, Sacramento, and Vancouver)**

**About Steer**

We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Founded in 1978, 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 in which we support. A commitment that ultimately improves the way people live, work and travel.

At Steer North America, our consultants work tirelessly to improve the landscape 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.

**The Role**

Our people are our greatest asset. We have many of the most respected experts in their fields, who combine commercial, economic and planning expertise to solve our clients' most complex questions.

About You

Role Definition
We are seeking an experienced and motivated consultant with a track record of success managing business case analysis, strategy and policy development, and structured decision making for public sector agencies in the transit industry. We have two open positions: one in the USA (Boston or DC) and one in Canada (Toronto or Vancouver).

Role Specification
- Working alongside Steer market leadership to provide consulting advice in public sector strategy, regional planning, business case, and structured decision making - either as a project manager or project director
- Managing a blend of qualitative (strategic analysis, policy analysis) and quantitative (transportation market analysis, cost benefit analysis) analysis conducted by other team members to budget and quality expectations
- Managing and supporting the development of early career professionals
- Supporting the development of business case and transport strategy work undertaken in North America through client engagement, proposal development, and thought leadership
- Reviewing trends and new ideas in the market to ensure our work remains cutting edge

**Requirements**:
Your Skills and Experience
- An ability to provide project management, execution, and leadership across 2-3 of the following disciplines or skills:

- Strategic planning for public sector transportation agencies
- Governance and public policy
- Scenario planning
- Stakeholder facilitation
- Business case development, with an emphasis on narrative development
- Economic appraisal
- Transportation demand forecasting
- Applied research
- Structured decision support and decision making process management
- Strong communication skills - you can fluently discuss appraisal approaches and results in a compelling manner both verbally (written/oral) and graphically (graphs, flow charts, infographics)
- Strong understanding of decision making, governance, and policy development in at least one geography (state or province), evidenced by involvement in previous infrastructure or policy development processes
- Experience with public sector clients, including major agencies or MPOs, as evidenced by strong relationships with clients
- Project and team management skills - including utilization planning, task allocation, review/test challenge for team members, contract review, and commercial management of consulting projects
- Experience developing successful proposals for public sector requests (including EOIs, RFQs, and RFPs)

Education and Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree and a track record of experience in policy, planning, economics, or engineering
- Graduate education is considered an asset
- 5-10+ years of experience, including recent experience leading consultant teams to successful client outcomes

**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 40 hours (Canada 37.5 hours). Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be determined for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity

**Benefits**

For our US applicants, we offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical, dental, and vision insurance, commuter benefits, a group Share Incentive Plan, a 3% 401k contribution and a discretionary yearly bonus based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Additionally, we offer 20 vacation days, 9 paid holidays, 3 floating holidays, 10 paid sick days, and a bi-annual performance review process.

For our Canadian applicants, we offer a competitive package

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