We at Steer help people, places and economies thrive. Steer is an international, employee-owned consultancy specializing in transportation, cities and infrastructure, with 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 engage in meaningful work to improve the landscape of our region, ensuring that our clients keep social and environmental impact in mind as they conduct their operations. Our mission is to be the leading consultancy shaping the future of how people live, work, and connect. We are driven by a passion for creating positive impact through our expertise in critical services and infrastructure.
We strive to unlock the potential of our clients and their organizations to help people, places, and economies thrive.
For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (
About the role
Steer North America is looking for a motivated, self-starting, problem-solver and collaborative professional to fill our Transportation Planner position in the Planning and Design team, which has contributed to our company’s ongoing success in the United States, Canada, and beyond.
This person will be a contributing member of Steer’s North American teams which is comprised of planners, economists, designers, financial modellers and technical specialists. In combination, these disciplines provide us with the breadth and depth to deliver innovative and impactful solutions to our many clients.
The Consultant or Senior Consultant will:
• Work alongside colleagues to conceptualize, develop, and deliver on new and existing client projects, including in multimodal planning, regional planning, TDM, and equitable and sustainable mobility. Work may involve projects such as:
o Identifying transit needs and prioritizing investment across California’s state highway system
o Creating a Smart City Strategic Plan for the Southern California region
o Developing a Citywide Transportation Demand Management strategy for the City of Culver City
o Determining service options for new BRT routes across New Jersey
o Examining the economic impact of rail on economically distressed regions
• Manage their own work to budget and quality expectations, with the potential to oversee work conducted by others
• Support Steer’s Planning & Design practice via client engagement and proposal development
• Mentor and support early career professionals
To review our portfolio of recent projects, visit Our projects | Steer (
About the candidate
At Steer, our employees are self-motivated, goal-oriented, and adaptive. Steer commits itself to providing our clients with the utmost quality of strategic and innovative advice on some of the world’s largest transportation and infrastructure projects.
The ideal candidate for this role has:
• Effective consulting skills: listening and clarifying client problems, understanding project scope, managing time and resources, ensuring margins.
• Effective communication skills:distilling your work in a compelling manner both verbally (written/oral) and graphically (graphs, flow charts, infographics)
• Experience working on projects that emphasize decision making, governance, and policy development
• Experience with public sector clients, including major agencies or ministries related to transportation, housing, land use, energy, and community and economic development
• Project and team management skills – including utilization planning, task allocation, and commercial management of consulting projects
• Experience developing successful proposals for public sector requests (including EOIs, RFQs, and RFPs)
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and our clients in a fast-paced environment; high level of personal accountability.
Requirements
The preferred candidate for this role will possess some or all of the following attributes:
• 3-5 years (Consultant) or 5-8 years (Senior Consultant) relevant experience in…
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