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Senior Data Analytics Advisor

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 3 Jan 2023

About the role

About Steer

Complex questions, powerful answers.

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.

For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (steergroup.com)

At Steer we are motivated by solving the complex problems that our US, Canadian, and international transportation infrastructure clients have. This helps to not only improve the journeys that people make but also the places where we all live. From working on an airport or rail business plan to a P3 toll road transaction, as well as research into using data to develop innovative behavioral change strategies, Steer is at the forefront of developing powerful answers to complex problems.

As a global leader in providing advice on transportation projects, we are looking for an experienced consultant to lead our North America data analysis practice. Successful candidates will lead teams providing professional services to senior-level private and public clients. We are interested in candidates with technical experience and client connections in:

Commercial and technical leadership on data analysis and science related projects, including providing advice on ridership, traffic and revenue forecasts, behavioral change and/or data analytics;
Regional or non-standard transportation planning projects;
Economic Impact of major public infrastructure investments;
Project management, including providing supervision and oversight to diverse teams.

Ideal candidates will have years of relevant experience with specific capabilities and client relationships within the transportation business in the US. Candidates that best fit this position will have assessed and shaped complex projects through working as a consultant or on the public-sector side.

Accountabilities:

Candidates will be required to:

Lead teams in delivering successful proposals and projects to time, cost, risk management, and product quality;

Be able to lead a diverse team of consultants, including being the primary point-of-contact for our clients, and successfully delivering both written and oral presentations/reports to senior clients;

Work collaboratively with colleagues across the business to provide high-quality and differentiated services to our clients;

Grow our Advisory practice through revenue generation and expanding the breadth of clients;

Work closely with senior-level colleagues to deliver against company financial and behavioral targets;

Mentor and supervise more junior colleagues across Steer.

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Work Environment All Steer employees seeking a full-time opportunity are non-exempt, and 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. Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be determined for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.

Requirements

Ideal candidates will have demonstratable experience in many of the points below:

Senior position in the transportation sector, through consultancy, infrastructure advisory, and/or public sector;
A thorough understanding of the transportation industry with a track record of delivering work for private (e.g. operators/investors, airlines/airports, rail operators, toll roads) or public sector agencies;
A developed network of client contacts and track record of deve