Principal / Senior Consultant, Sustainable Transport
UK
£Negotiable
My clients' Transport Practice objectively seeks to reduce the environmental impacts of the transport sector by providing high quality policy advice to Governmental organisations internationally.
They are looking for a senior 'winner / doer' who can use their existing network of public and private sector contacts and build upon these relationships to increase business and to
• Lead complex proposals for UK Government, European Commission and international customers & lead complex projects that support the development of policies related to the environmental impacts of transport (particular focus is on transport-related climate change policy).
• Create high quality reports for our customers, which are factually correct and effective at getting across key messages;
• Contribute to the development of high quality tender documents to win new work in the field of transport-related environmental policy.
• Work effectively with both junior and more senior colleagues
• Develop positive relationships with public sector and private sector customers.
• Generate and maintain a positive image of the client amongst customers and other stakeholders as a flexible, responsive and well-connected business.
Your background (essential):
• Experience of writing bids and managing projects for European Commission
• No transport planning, but policy biased
• Experience relevant to environmental consultancy
• Must have consultancy experience.
• Experience of policy consultancy or policy delivery within the public sector;
• Strong background in economics and experience of applying this expertise in policy consultancy or policy delivery;
• Experience of leading project teams;
• Thorough, detailed knowledge of key policy issues in the field of transport-related environmental policy at UK or EU level
• Effective oral, presentation and written communication skills
• Excellent customer focus - capable of a good level of customer liaison and being an effective representative for the company, whether by demonstrating their technical expertise or by direct sales work and proposal preparation.
• Effective and proactive team worker, capable of supporting and developing peers and subordinates
• A degree or an equivalent level of education
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