Main responsibilities of the job: We are seeking an experienced individual with a streets design and case-making background for our UK-based team (London, Manchester or Leeds). This opportunity offers the right candidate the opportunity to grow their career and to have a positive impact on how our urban streets are defined and prioritised for the future. The team undertakes a portfolio of high-profile studies that focus on urban streets within a particular area or corridor, and aim to develop solutions that enable healthier and more efficient movement whilst also recognising the role of streets as places. This work is typically undertaken for clients such as Transport for London, Transport for Greater Manchester and local authorities in these and other metropolitan areas. Recent projects include: Setting the Vision for Deansgate in Manchester - a key element of the City Centre Access Strategy Working as part of an architectural team to develop external urban realm proposals as part of the Restoration & renewal of the Houses of Parliament Developing Quality Bus Transit feasibility designs in Salford, Rochdale and Bury and producing the supporting business case. Developing Liveable Neighbourhood feasibility designs and business case inputs for schemes in Hackney, Camden and Ealing These projects require diverse skillsets that include active travel & bus priority design, traffic modelling (both local and strategic), business case development, stakeholder engagement and GIS analysis. We would not be expecting any candidate to have experience in all these fields, but you will have sufficient understanding to be able to collaborate with others in the team to reach successful project outcomes. As such, it is likely that your background includes a balance of technical experience (for example in engineering and/or modelling) and a strong grasp of the societal, economic and political contexts that transport exists in, together with a successful track record of managing projects. As a Senior / Principal Consultant you will take a project management role in project teams comprised of both junior and more senior experts. You will work closely with our market-leading Associates and Directors across our offices, who will actively support you in project delivery and in your wider career development Manage transport planning and design studies, drawing on your project management skills, technical knowledge and analytical ability to effectively manage multi-disciplinary teams that comprise both internal colleagues and external subconsultants Provide clients with the best advice by integrating work developed by team members (including technical inputs such as traffic modelling outputs or design drawings) into high-quality project deliverables that contribute to the company's reputation for delivering excellence Effectively liaise with clients and other external stakeholders Prepare reports and deliver presentations that are appropriately tailored to varying audiences Manage project budgets, exercising effective financial and budgetary control Manage the preparation of competitive proposals for transport planning studies Have a strong grasp of the societal, economic and political contexts that transport exists within (including regional policies such as Healthy Streets in London and Streets-for-All in Manchester) Effectively deploy an appropriate mix of analytical tools and techniques for each project, drawing on your understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, and available transport data sources Apply your excellent written and verbal communication skills, including your ability to appropriately tailor a message to non-technical audiences (such as the public and politicians) Take responsibility for multiple projects simultaneously, successfully managing competing deadlines Hold professional and academic qualifications in transport planning, engineering or an aligned field Have a solid ability to use Microsoft Office (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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). Ready to apply? Just complete our brief online application form and attach your CV and covering letter.
Oct 01, 2025
Full time
Main responsibilities of the job: We are seeking an experienced individual with a streets design and case-making background for our UK-based team (London, Manchester or Leeds). This opportunity offers the right candidate the opportunity to grow their career and to have a positive impact on how our urban streets are defined and prioritised for the future. The team undertakes a portfolio of high-profile studies that focus on urban streets within a particular area or corridor, and aim to develop solutions that enable healthier and more efficient movement whilst also recognising the role of streets as places. This work is typically undertaken for clients such as Transport for London, Transport for Greater Manchester and local authorities in these and other metropolitan areas. Recent projects include: Setting the Vision for Deansgate in Manchester - a key element of the City Centre Access Strategy Working as part of an architectural team to develop external urban realm proposals as part of the Restoration & renewal of the Houses of Parliament Developing Quality Bus Transit feasibility designs in Salford, Rochdale and Bury and producing the supporting business case. Developing Liveable Neighbourhood feasibility designs and business case inputs for schemes in Hackney, Camden and Ealing These projects require diverse skillsets that include active travel & bus priority design, traffic modelling (both local and strategic), business case development, stakeholder engagement and GIS analysis. We would not be expecting any candidate to have experience in all these fields, but you will have sufficient understanding to be able to collaborate with others in the team to reach successful project outcomes. As such, it is likely that your background includes a balance of technical experience (for example in engineering and/or modelling) and a strong grasp of the societal, economic and political contexts that transport exists in, together with a successful track record of managing projects. As a Senior / Principal Consultant you will take a project management role in project teams comprised of both junior and more senior experts. You will work closely with our market-leading Associates and Directors across our offices, who will actively support you in project delivery and in your wider career development Manage transport planning and design studies, drawing on your project management skills, technical knowledge and analytical ability to effectively manage multi-disciplinary teams that comprise both internal colleagues and external subconsultants Provide clients with the best advice by integrating work developed by team members (including technical inputs such as traffic modelling outputs or design drawings) into high-quality project deliverables that contribute to the company's reputation for delivering excellence Effectively liaise with clients and other external stakeholders Prepare reports and deliver presentations that are appropriately tailored to varying audiences Manage project budgets, exercising effective financial and budgetary control Manage the preparation of competitive proposals for transport planning studies Have a strong grasp of the societal, economic and political contexts that transport exists within (including regional policies such as Healthy Streets in London and Streets-for-All in Manchester) Effectively deploy an appropriate mix of analytical tools and techniques for each project, drawing on your understanding of their strengths and weaknesses, and available transport data sources Apply your excellent written and verbal communication skills, including your ability to appropriately tailor a message to non-technical audiences (such as the public and politicians) Take responsibility for multiple projects simultaneously, successfully managing competing deadlines Hold professional and academic qualifications in transport planning, engineering or an aligned field Have a solid ability to use Microsoft Office (in particular Word, Excel and PowerPoint) Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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). Ready to apply? Just complete our brief online application form and attach your CV and covering letter.
Office location flexible. London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Hemel Hempstead Do you have a passionate interest in helping places to grow their economies? Do you enjoy applying robust economic analysis to help evidence how investments deliver impact for people and places? Do you enjoy working with teams across different sectors to plan and deliver high quality projects which clients can rely on and trust? As part of our Economic Development & Evaluation Team, you will provide advice to a range of clients who are seeking to deliver transformational change across economic growth, regeneration and net zero agendas. You will have strong technical skills which can be applied to help clients develop strategies and business cases which drive real change. You will have experience of developing and applying techniques to assess economic impact, ideally in a local, regional or other place-based context. As well as strong technical skills and the ability to interpret evidence to help shape robust policy and strategy, you will bring excellent communication and interpersonal qualities to enable you to lead reporting and presentation of advice and complex analysis to senior-level clients. At Steer-ED, we provide specialist consultancy to support clients across the breadth of economic development, including innovation, growth and sector development, housing & regeneration, skills & inclusive growth and infrastructure planning. We also work collaboratively with Steer's core transport consultancy team to provide holistic, insightful solutions for our clients. We work with combined authorities, local government, subnational bodies, national government and government agencies to offer a spectrum of services across strategy & action planning; case-making; feasibility and impact assessment; and evaluation. We pride ourselves in understanding how local economies work and helping clients deliver the greatest benefit for the places they work for. At Steer we recognise that your career will be unique to you as an individual, that is why we provide opportunities to expand your knowledge across new clients, new projects and even new markets if that interests you. Our support, whether that is as part of project teams, formal classroom or online training, or mentoring and coaching will enable you to be the best you can be and find day to day fulfilment as well as be supported on a longer-term career path. You will work as part of a team providing solutions to national, regional and local clients. This position requires an enthusiastic, hard-working person, who wants to be part of our growing, dynamic team and in this role, tasks are likely to include: Provision of high-quality advice to clients including the preparation and delivery of reports and presentations. Managing project teams and budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control. Leading work streams, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently. Taking responsibility to lead economic analysis and economic impact modelling, interpret and review outputs and convey findings tailored as appropriate to technical and non-technical audiences. Engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders from across different sectors through interviews and workshops, synthesising content into insightful findings. Contributing to the production and delivery of proposals related to our market area. Assisting in general business development initiatives. Taking part in training to develop both your technical and consultancy skills. To be successful in the role, you will: Be comfortable working in creative multi-disciplinary teams and provide positive contributions. Demonstrate a strong track record in the field of economic development and delivering economic analysis. Take responsibility for key tasks and workstreams, managing multiple deadlines in parallel. Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven project management/delivery experience in an economic development environment. Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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 40% 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.) We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.
Sep 30, 2025
Full time
Office location flexible. London, Manchester, Leeds, Birmingham, Hemel Hempstead Do you have a passionate interest in helping places to grow their economies? Do you enjoy applying robust economic analysis to help evidence how investments deliver impact for people and places? Do you enjoy working with teams across different sectors to plan and deliver high quality projects which clients can rely on and trust? As part of our Economic Development & Evaluation Team, you will provide advice to a range of clients who are seeking to deliver transformational change across economic growth, regeneration and net zero agendas. You will have strong technical skills which can be applied to help clients develop strategies and business cases which drive real change. You will have experience of developing and applying techniques to assess economic impact, ideally in a local, regional or other place-based context. As well as strong technical skills and the ability to interpret evidence to help shape robust policy and strategy, you will bring excellent communication and interpersonal qualities to enable you to lead reporting and presentation of advice and complex analysis to senior-level clients. At Steer-ED, we provide specialist consultancy to support clients across the breadth of economic development, including innovation, growth and sector development, housing & regeneration, skills & inclusive growth and infrastructure planning. We also work collaboratively with Steer's core transport consultancy team to provide holistic, insightful solutions for our clients. We work with combined authorities, local government, subnational bodies, national government and government agencies to offer a spectrum of services across strategy & action planning; case-making; feasibility and impact assessment; and evaluation. We pride ourselves in understanding how local economies work and helping clients deliver the greatest benefit for the places they work for. At Steer we recognise that your career will be unique to you as an individual, that is why we provide opportunities to expand your knowledge across new clients, new projects and even new markets if that interests you. Our support, whether that is as part of project teams, formal classroom or online training, or mentoring and coaching will enable you to be the best you can be and find day to day fulfilment as well as be supported on a longer-term career path. You will work as part of a team providing solutions to national, regional and local clients. This position requires an enthusiastic, hard-working person, who wants to be part of our growing, dynamic team and in this role, tasks are likely to include: Provision of high-quality advice to clients including the preparation and delivery of reports and presentations. Managing project teams and budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control. Leading work streams, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently. Taking responsibility to lead economic analysis and economic impact modelling, interpret and review outputs and convey findings tailored as appropriate to technical and non-technical audiences. Engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders from across different sectors through interviews and workshops, synthesising content into insightful findings. Contributing to the production and delivery of proposals related to our market area. Assisting in general business development initiatives. Taking part in training to develop both your technical and consultancy skills. To be successful in the role, you will: Be comfortable working in creative multi-disciplinary teams and provide positive contributions. Demonstrate a strong track record in the field of economic development and delivering economic analysis. Take responsibility for key tasks and workstreams, managing multiple deadlines in parallel. Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Proven project management/delivery experience in an economic development environment. Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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 40% 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.) We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.
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. We are always looking to find new colleagues that share these values. What we'd like from you: Essential Be adaptable to working across different disciplines Be able to work as part of a team but with 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 Experience in the development of reports and presentations 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 Desirable Experience in the use of coding languages/software (e.g. R, Python, PowerBI, Tableau) for the analysis/presentation of large datasets Experience in the management of project teams and clients Working in teams, supporting the provision of rail technical, analytical, strategic and policy advice to clients Appreciation of the GB Rail industry Proven analytical experience in analysis of large datasets Undertaking technical analysis, report writing and deliver presentations Managing small to medium size projects or major workstreams Coaching and developing junior members of the team Contributing to technical discipline development activities Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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. The range for this role is £35,000 - £53,000 per annum depending on location and experience. 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.) We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.
Sep 30, 2025
Full time
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. We are always looking to find new colleagues that share these values. What we'd like from you: Essential Be adaptable to working across different disciplines Be able to work as part of a team but with 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 Experience in the development of reports and presentations 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 Desirable Experience in the use of coding languages/software (e.g. R, Python, PowerBI, Tableau) for the analysis/presentation of large datasets Experience in the management of project teams and clients Working in teams, supporting the provision of rail technical, analytical, strategic and policy advice to clients Appreciation of the GB Rail industry Proven analytical experience in analysis of large datasets Undertaking technical analysis, report writing and deliver presentations Managing small to medium size projects or major workstreams Coaching and developing junior members of the team Contributing to technical discipline development activities Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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. The range for this role is £35,000 - £53,000 per annum depending on location and experience. 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.) We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.
Overview Steer Economic Development is seeking an evaluation specialist to join our team of high-performing economic development consultants. You will work on a range of different projects, for national, regional and local public sector clients, including process and impact evaluations, evaluation plans and evaluation scoping studies. Your skillset will include quantitative and qualitative research techniques, as well as familiarity with a range of evaluation techniques such as theory-based methods and counterfactual design. You will be well versed in HMT Magenta Book and Green Book best practice, and, ideally, will have experience working on evaluations of relevant policy interventions such as in the business support, innovation, Net Zero and/or regeneration domains. Highlights As a Principal Consultant at Steer Economic Development, you will: Solve important and varied problems - each week can address a diverse set of intellectual challenges: e.g. How can we help traditional manufacturing businesses adopt AI? How successful has a new initiative been in delivering carbon savings? What difference has a public agency made to a local economy? Our clients will ask for your help answering questions like these, and many more. Build a work portfolio you are passionate about - working with the rest of the team, you will have the freedom to develop relationships and win work to suit your skills and interests. We work across a broad range of agendas, and you will have the autonomy to shape and deliver projects in fields that you feel most passionate about. Be recognised and rewarded for your achievements - we are an employee-owned company and we rely on each other for success. We offer a highly competitive renumeration package and flexible benefits. Our team meets every week to discuss new opportunities, review performance and celebrate each other's achievements. Grow your career alongside our growing business - we are ambitious. You should be too. A typical day will involve: Primary research - for example, you could be interviewing business leaders, analysing client-owned or public data, building maps/data visualisations, or designing telephone surveys. Winning over clients - you will build rapport with clients, spending time with them discussing project methodologies, sharing findings, and planning next steps. Project management - you will co-ordinate project teams, be supported by passionate team members and work alongside leading experts in delivering high profile, influential evaluation outputs Writing first-class reports - our research is frequently published by our clients and you will play a vital role in ensuring our reports are communicated brilliantly, and of the highest quality. Winning new work - you will support business development including the preparation of proposals setting out a clear approach and method for how we will successfully delivery new projects. Developing staff - you will help to turn our ambitious graduates and consulting team into highly-skilled professionals. You will have line-management responsibilities, and more broadly you will help to develop all of our junior staff through finding opportunities for stretching work, offering advice and giving constructive feedback. Developing your own skills - you will fine-tune your consultancy skills through our L&D programmes, internal/external networking and the mentorship of our highly experienced industry experts. Experience working on process and impact evaluation, ideally in one or more of our key subject areas (net zero, innovation & enterprise, regeneration & housing, transport, strategic infrastructure or skills) 5+ years' experience, ideally in the public sector, consulting industry or relevant private sector experience. A degree (2:1 or higher), preferably in Economics or a social science subject. Ideally relevant professional membership Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. Steer has 5 offices in the UK: London, Leeds, Hemel Hempstead, Manchester and Birmingham. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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 dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.
Sep 30, 2025
Full time
Overview Steer Economic Development is seeking an evaluation specialist to join our team of high-performing economic development consultants. You will work on a range of different projects, for national, regional and local public sector clients, including process and impact evaluations, evaluation plans and evaluation scoping studies. Your skillset will include quantitative and qualitative research techniques, as well as familiarity with a range of evaluation techniques such as theory-based methods and counterfactual design. You will be well versed in HMT Magenta Book and Green Book best practice, and, ideally, will have experience working on evaluations of relevant policy interventions such as in the business support, innovation, Net Zero and/or regeneration domains. Highlights As a Principal Consultant at Steer Economic Development, you will: Solve important and varied problems - each week can address a diverse set of intellectual challenges: e.g. How can we help traditional manufacturing businesses adopt AI? How successful has a new initiative been in delivering carbon savings? What difference has a public agency made to a local economy? Our clients will ask for your help answering questions like these, and many more. Build a work portfolio you are passionate about - working with the rest of the team, you will have the freedom to develop relationships and win work to suit your skills and interests. We work across a broad range of agendas, and you will have the autonomy to shape and deliver projects in fields that you feel most passionate about. Be recognised and rewarded for your achievements - we are an employee-owned company and we rely on each other for success. We offer a highly competitive renumeration package and flexible benefits. Our team meets every week to discuss new opportunities, review performance and celebrate each other's achievements. Grow your career alongside our growing business - we are ambitious. You should be too. A typical day will involve: Primary research - for example, you could be interviewing business leaders, analysing client-owned or public data, building maps/data visualisations, or designing telephone surveys. Winning over clients - you will build rapport with clients, spending time with them discussing project methodologies, sharing findings, and planning next steps. Project management - you will co-ordinate project teams, be supported by passionate team members and work alongside leading experts in delivering high profile, influential evaluation outputs Writing first-class reports - our research is frequently published by our clients and you will play a vital role in ensuring our reports are communicated brilliantly, and of the highest quality. Winning new work - you will support business development including the preparation of proposals setting out a clear approach and method for how we will successfully delivery new projects. Developing staff - you will help to turn our ambitious graduates and consulting team into highly-skilled professionals. You will have line-management responsibilities, and more broadly you will help to develop all of our junior staff through finding opportunities for stretching work, offering advice and giving constructive feedback. Developing your own skills - you will fine-tune your consultancy skills through our L&D programmes, internal/external networking and the mentorship of our highly experienced industry experts. Experience working on process and impact evaluation, ideally in one or more of our key subject areas (net zero, innovation & enterprise, regeneration & housing, transport, strategic infrastructure or skills) 5+ years' experience, ideally in the public sector, consulting industry or relevant private sector experience. A degree (2:1 or higher), preferably in Economics or a social science subject. Ideally relevant professional membership Why join us We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. Steer has 5 offices in the UK: London, Leeds, Hemel Hempstead, Manchester and Birmingham. 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. We offer a competitive benefits package including: 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 and ability to buy and sell annual 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, liveable 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 dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and 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 briefonline application formand attach your CV and covering letter.