Senior Consultant (Bus Operations)

SYSTRA UK & Ireland; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

SYSTRA UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Consultant to join the Passenger Transport team, delivering bus operations, network planning and ticketing/information projects across the UK and Ireland.

The role offers hybrid working with offices in London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin or Leeds. You will liaise with clients, deliver technical solutions, and contribute to business development and project management.

Qualifications

• Degree in Transport Planning, Maths, Science etc., or Masters in Transport Planning – or equivalent experience.
• Significant Bus operations experience, including network planning and commercial skills.
• Experience delivering ticketing and/or information projects.
• Direct work for clients including on site secondments.
• Good report and proposal writing skills.
• Established relationships with existing and potential clients in the public and private sector.
• Flexibility and ability to juggle competing project demands.

Responsibilities

• Supporting the technical delivery of bus operations, network planning and ticketing/information projects.
• Direct liaison with clients to confirm their latest requirements and ensure we are fulfilling their needs.
• Delivering technical solutions for existing clients either alone or contributing as part of a team.
• Discussing future requirements with new and existing clients, securing new business for SYSTRA.
• Enhancing your personal skills through continuous personal development to ensure the team is at the forefront of emerging techniques and technologies.
• Supporting other sectors within the SYSTRA Consultancy Division to deliver public transport elements within wider projects such as transport planning studies, development plans or preparation of business cases.
• Project management
• Proposal management
• Support business development initiatives
• Identifying and effectively communicating client/project objectives
• Model quality assurance for investment/transaction decisions
• Preparation and delivery of technical reports and presentations

Skills

Bus operations

Network planning

Ticketing projects

Client liaison

Proposal writing

Business development

Relationship building

Project juggling

Education

Transport planning degree

Job description

Around the world, SYSTRA’s specialists plan, design, integrate, test, commission, project manage and deliver mass transit and mobility solutions that are relied on by more than 50 million people every day.

For more than 60 years, the Group has been committed to helping cities and regions contribute to their development by creating, improving and modernising their transport infrastructure with sustainability, accessibility and innovation at the heart of our designs.

With over 10,300 colleagues globally and around 1,000 in the UK & Ireland, we are growing significantly and seeking the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

Context

We have an immediate opportunity to join our Passenger Transport team in the Consultancy business at Senior Consultant level. We offer the flexibility of hybrid working, focusing on demanding and innovative projects delivering to our strategic client base, and are open to basing successful candidates at any of our offices in London, Glasgow, Birmingham, Manchester, Dublin or Leeds.

The role will cover the delivery of Bus Team projects across the UK, working closely with the existing team to provide a flexible and responsive approach to the demands of various clients and projects.

Missions / Main Duties

• Supporting the technical delivery of bus operations, network planning and ticketing/information projects
• Direct liaison with clients to confirm their latest requirements and ensure we are fulfilling their needs
• Delivering technical solutions for existing clients either alone or contributing as part of a team
• Discussing future requirements with new and existing clients, securing new business for SYSTRA
• Enhancing your personal skills through continuous personal development to ensure the team is at the forefront of emerging techniques and technologies
• Supporting other sectors within the SYSTRA Consultancy Division to deliver public transport elements within wider projects such as transport planning studies, development plans or preparation of business cases
• Project management
• Proposal management
• Support business development initiatives
• Identifying and effectively communicating client/project objectives
• Model quality assurance for investment/transaction decisions
• Preparation and delivery of technical reports and presentations

Profile / Skills

• Ideally a degree in a relevant subject (Transport Planning, Maths, Science etc.) or Masters in Transport Planning – or equivalent experience
• Significant Bus operations experience, including network planning and other commercial skills
• Experience delivering ticketing and/or information projects
• Direct work for clients including on site secondments
• Good report and proposal writing skills
• Established relationships with existing and potential clients in the public and private sector
• Flexibility and ability to juggle competing project demands