Steer Consultant Programme (Manchester)

Steer; Manchester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Share incentive plan

Private medical insurance

Health screening

Pension scheme

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Steer, a global consultancy, is inviting graduates to join its Consultant Programme in the UK. You will tackle real-world challenges across transport, energy, and infrastructure, collaborating with industry experts from day one and rotating across practices to broaden your knowledge.

During the first 18 months you’ll benefit from formal training, mentoring, and a personalised development plan designed to build core consultancy skills, industry knowledge, and leadership capabilities, with

Qualifications

• Applicants should be educated to degree level with all subjects considered, ideally with a quantification or research element.
• Open to students of all disciplines; direct relevance fields include Geography, Transport, Mathematics, Statistics, Design, Engineering, Economics and related areas.

Skills

Analytical thinker

Strong communication

Geography

Transport

Mathematics

Statistics

Design

Engineering

Economics

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Steer is a global consultancy specialising in the critical services and infrastructure that make our world work. We employee over 500 people throughout, North America, LATAM, UK / Europe and India.

From transport to energy and technology to education, we're trusted to deliver powerful solutions that make a measurable difference - to our clients, the communities we work in and the world we share. We work for government departments, local and city authorities, developers, and private sector operators and investors. We develop strategies, policies, and masterplans; design and make the case for new transport infrastructure and services; and provide financial and advisory services. For further information, and examples of our recent projects, please visit https://steergroup.com/.

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact in the world? At Steer, we are seeking talented and motivated individuals who are passionate about driving change and providing powerful solutions to make a measurable difference - to our clients, the communities we work in and the world we share.

We're seeking individuals with a good academic background, strong people and organisation skills and a high level of commercial acumen. From your very first week, you'll tackle real-world challenges that make a difference in our communities and industries. You will be expected to deliver the full range of consultancy work and develop your consultancy skills through a combination of on-the-job learning as well as a structured development and mentoring programme.

Throughout your first 18 months with us, you will collaborate with our team of industry experts to address some of the most complex problems in the sectors we operate in. You'll experience:

• a tailored programme that provides you with the skills needed for a successful career in consultancy. This is delivered through a blend of formal classroom training, engaging induction sessions, as well as the opportunity to rotate across some of our practices to broaden your knowledge, skills and experience
• a personalised development programme focusing on industry knowledge, core consultancy skills, technical training, project management and key business skills
• a range of onboarding activities, including meeting your peers, personal development planning and learning more about Steer, our work and our culture
• mentoring from senior colleagues who will work with you to develop your skills; and
• a dedicated 'buddy' who will help you settle into life at Steer
• a career development manager and programme sponsor who supports your cohort throughout the pathway and your professional development through career coaching and career progression at Steer

We are looking for gifted, motivated individuals to join us. If you are considering your future and are looking for somewhere to make a real difference, Steer has much to offer you.

• Applicants should be educated to degree level with all subjects considered, preferably with a quantification or research element included, although this isn't essential. We are open to students of all academic disciplines and have particular interest in subjects of direct relevance to our work such as: Geography, Transport, Mathematics, Statistics, Design, Engineering, Economics, Politics and related fields.

Our independent company is majority employee-owned and as a valued employee you will have an influence on the running of Steer. Take the opportunity to be different from your peers and work for an organisation that you have a genuine stake in.

• We offer a competitive package of benefits including a discretionary bonus scheme, a share incentive plan and the ability to buy and sell annual leave. Alongside this, we offer private medical insurance and health screening, life assurance, group income protection, a company pension scheme and an Employee Assistance Program to support your wellbeing.

Your development

Your expertise is our capability, so we'll make sure it never stops growing. Whether it's from the enriching work that you do, or the colleagues you collaborate with, you'll learn every day. Once you've completed your first 18 months with us, we'll support you with what's next for you in your career at Steer with Learning and Development opportunities to support your aspirations and talents. Steer is proud to support its employees towards professional qualifications including chartered status.

Our commitment to Social Responsibility

We are committed to making a positive impact. Our culture emphasises our social and environmental responsibility, with measurable targets in areas such as equity, diversity, inclusion and sustainability. We're on a mission to operate as a Net Zero Carbon company and have committed to do this by 2025. This year we were delighted to achieve a coveted TIDE Gold Award, as recognition for demonstrating our commitment to workplace DEIA and belonging.

Steer is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications regardless of age, race, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or gender.

For more information about our Consultant Programme, including the next stages in the application process, please visit our website Graduates | Steer