This role is located in one of our UK offices and requires willingness to travel predominantly throughout the UK, with occasional international travel.
Who We Are
Steer’s Sports & Major Events team are specialists in event transport, crowd dynamics, and venue operations, delivering safe, seamless, and sustainable solutions for world‑class events worldwide.
What We Need
We are seeking a highly organised, client‑focused Senior Consultant to manage complex transport planning projects and provide strategic advice to ensure seamless coordination between internal teams, clients, and stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate transport planning projects for major sporting and entertainment events, ensuring deliverables meet client expectations and deadlines.
- Act as the primary point of contact for clients, drafting high‑level communications, preparing reports, and presenting technical findings clearly and persuasively.
- Develop and review transport strategies, traffic modelling, and infrastructure assessments, including car parking capacity, public transport integration, and sustainable travel solutions.
- Prepare and approve invoices, monitor project budgets, and manage cost recovery processes in collaboration with finance teams.
- Collect, analyse, and interpret event data (e.g., attendance, ticketing, arrival profiles) to inform planning decisions and produce actionable insights.
- Coordinate with local authorities, contractors, and partners to resolve planning issues, negotiate contributions, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Support client outreach initiatives, contribute to proposals, and identify opportunities to expand service offerings in sports and major events sectors.
Skills & Experience
- Strong background in transport planning, event logistics, or infrastructure consultancy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience drafting technical notes and client‑facing documents.
- Proven ability to manage budgets, prepare invoices, and oversee financial performance of projects.
- Proficiency in interpreting traffic modelling outputs and applying design standards for roads, parking, and pedestrian flows.
- Ability to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and manage competing priorities under pressure.
Desirable
- Experience with major sporting events and familiarity with governing bodies such as The FA.
- Knowledge of sustainable transport strategies and Section 106 contributions.
- Commercial awareness and ability to identify opportunities for revenue growth.
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 option to buy and sell leave days
- Season ticket loan and Cycle to Work scheme
- Group share incentive plan
- Up to 5 days for volunteering activities
- Discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent on individual and company performance)
Compensation
Steer is committed to ensuring that all its employees receive a fair, livable wage. All initial compensation may be adjusted to reflect skills, abilities, internal equity, and geographic location. In addition to base salary, employees are eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Please review the benefits section for total reward information.
Work Environment
Full‑time employees are encouraged to spend approximately 60% of their time either in the office or on‑site with clients. The typical work week is 37.5 hours. Part‑time and flexible working arrangements will be considered.
Equal Opportunity
Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, colour, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected status. If you require an accommodation, please let us know.
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