Rail Advisory - Principal Consultant (London, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester)

Steer Group; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in Birmingham seeks a Principal Consultant to join their rail advisory team. The role involves providing expert advice on rail industry reforms and analyzing data to support project delivery. Candidates should have strong communication skills and expertise in handling large datasets using tools like Excel, R, and Python. The position offers a collaborative work environment and opportunities for professional development including coaching junior staff.

Benefits

Private medical insurance and health screening

Life assurance and group income protection

Company pension scheme

Mental health first aiders

25 days annual leave

Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to Work

Group Share Incentive Plan

Up to 5 days for volunteering activities

Discretionary bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Experience managing small to medium-size projects or major workstreams.
• Ability to present complex technical analysis to various audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide industry-leading advice to government, private rail companies, and investors.
• Work closely with the government to reform the rail industry.
• Coach and develop junior members of staff in technical areas.

Skills

Understanding of the GB rail industry

Adaptability across disciplines

Teamwork ability

Experience in dataset analysis using Excel

Coaching and developing junior staff

Strong communication skills

Project management experience

Tools

R

Python

PowerBI

Tableau

Job description

Rail Advisory - Principal Consultant (London, Leeds, Birmingham, Manchester)

Steer Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

You will be joining a highly motivated team at the forefront of the rail industry. We provide industry‑leading advice to national and local government, private rail companies, investors and industry bodies on an extremely wide variety of influential projects from inception to delivery. This includes working closely with the government to reform the rail industry, ensuring that future industry better supports passengers, taxpayers and transport companies.

Our advice spans across long‑term strategy, considering the role of rail for future generations, to shorter‑term assurance, across a wide range of technical disciplines. With a strong forward workload of high‑profile project opportunities, we are delighted to be growing our team to support a range of exciting workstreams, helping our clients deliver this once‑in‑a‑generation transformation.

We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. Being an employee‑owned company means that our people are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and it is the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry.

Requirements

Essential

• Understanding of the GB rail industry
• Adaptability to working across different disciplines, including commercial (revenue and costs), operational, business case and appraisal, programme delivery and technical assurance
• Ability to work as part of a team, while also having the confidence to make technical decisions to support project delivery
• Experience in the analysis of large datasets using Excel – to support work including the analysis of industry revenue data, mobile network data and train performance data
• Ability to coach and develop junior members of staff in technical areas
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the presentation of project work to clients
• Ability to present complex technical analysis to a range of audiences
• Experience managing small to medium‑size projects or major workstreams

Desirable

• Experience working in the rail industry
• Experience using coding languages/software (e.g. R, Python, PowerBI, Tableau) for the analysis/presentation of large datasets
• Ability to coach and develop junior members of the team
• Demonstrable contribution to the improvement of technical approaches to delivering work
• Experience supporting bid development and work winning

Benefits

• Private medical insurance and health screening
• Life assurance and group income protection
• Company pension scheme
• EAP and mental health first aiders
• 25 days annual leave, with the ability to buy and sell leave days
• Season Ticket Loan / Cycle to Work
• Group Share Incentive Plan
• Up to 5 days for volunteering activities
• Discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance)

Compensation

Steer is committed to ensuring that all its employees are compensated a fair, livable wage. All initial compensation, regardless of location, may be subject to change as skills, abilities, internal equity and geographic location are taken into account.

In addition to base salary, all employees will be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Please review the benefits section for more information on total reward. Steer reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional compensation.

Work Environment

All Steer employees seeking a full‑time opportunity are encouraged to spend 60% of their time either in the office or on‑site with clients. An employee's typical work week consists of 37.5 hours (hours, expectations, and exemption status will be adjusted for any applicant seeking a part‑time opportunity).

We understand that some may be discouraged to apply based on their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we encourage anyone to apply regardless of how much their work experience directly relates to the job description.

Part‑time and flexible working applications will be considered. Ready to apply? Just complete our brief online application form and attach your CV and covering letter.

Equal Opportunity

Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, now or throughout your employment, please let us know.