Transportation & TDM Outreach Specialist

** This role is open those based in or electing to relocate to Steer’s San Diego office (Contact us | Steer (steergroup.com)**

About Steer

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

At Steer North America, our consultants work to improve the outlook 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)

About the role

Steer is one of the world’s leading independent consultancy firms working in the fields of multi-modal transportation and mobility. We have a well-earned reputation for providing an independent perspective on a wide range of urban transportation issues and delivering thoughtful, innovative and effective programming of the highest quality.

We are looking for a highly motivated individual with a transportation planning, outreach, or marketing background to act in a consulting role to support our contract to deliver outreach services for our client, the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG), and their Sustainable Transportation Services (STS) Employer Program (https://www.sandag.org/projects-and-programs/regio...), a regional transportation demand management (TDM) program.

This position will work with Steer’s other STS team members and the SANDAG client team to help San Diegans understand their alternative travel choices and encourage them to reduce the number of trips they make driving alone, thereby reducing congestion and greenhouse gas emissions in the region.

This position is based in Little Italy in Downtown San Diego and will follow a hybrid workplace model including working from the office, working from home, and conducting business meetings at employer sites throughout San Diego County. Please note that remote working from outside the San Diego region is not possible.

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 advisement on some of the world’s largest transportation and infrastructure projects.

The ideal candidate for this role has:

• Skills and experience in transportation planning concepts, the benefits of multi-modal transportation choices, sales/marketing, customer service, and/or approaches for engaging business managers and employees
• Communication skills, both written and oral
• Relationship building, networking skills and emotional intelligence
• The ideal candidate will:
  • be self-motivated and willing to take on new challenges
  • thrive in a small team environment, be proactive and have a positive attitude
  • have strong organizational and time-management skills
  • effectively multi-task and use effective problem-solving abilities
  • be flexible and creative to adapt to different situations to achieve results
• have excellent oral and written communication skills and be proficient with Microsoft Office

• The ability to work autonomously yet in collaboration with other colleagues and our clients

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. Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be adjusted for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.