Transport Consultant

Astro Studios, Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm in the UK transport sector seeks motivated professionals to deliver high-impact solutions for transport clients. This role invites you to engage in strategic planning and operational improvements while offering a flexible working environment. The firm values diversity and inclusion, encouraging applicants from all backgrounds.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Inclusive culture

Opportunities for growth

Competitive salary and benefits

Health and lifestyle perks

25 days annual leave

Generous pension scheme

Annual performance-based bonus

PA share ownership

Tax efficient benefits

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience in the UK transport sector.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Curious and open-minded approach with a desire to learn and grow.
• Capable of obtaining Government security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Work with transport clients to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions.
• Engage in transport strategy, planning, and operations.
• Implement new asset management systems and digital strategies.
• Support decision-making with analytics and modelling.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving skills

Communication

Collaboration abilities

Job description

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.

As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.

Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.

PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.

Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum 2-days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Are you passionate about creating smarter, more sustainable transport systems? Do you enjoy solving complex challenges in a collaborative, supportive environment? If so, we’d love to hear from you.

At PA Consulting, we’re a global management consultancy that works with organisations across the transport sector—rail, roads, and aviation—to tackle their most critical challenges and unlock new opportunities. As we grow, we’re looking for talented individuals to join our team in the South-East of England. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and are especially keen to hear from women and under-represented groups in the transport and consultancy sectors.

What you’ll do:

You’ll work with transport clients to deliver innovative, high-impact solutions in areas such as:

• Transport strategy, planning, and operations
• Operational performance improvement and transformation
• Implementing new asset management systems and approaches
• Digital, data, and technology strategy
• Analytics and modelling to support investment and operational decisions

Qualifications

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for motivated, thoughtful professionals with:

• At least 3 years of experience of working in the UK transport sector
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities
• A curious, open-minded approach and a desire to learn and grow
• Capable of getting appropriate Government security clearance.

We know the skill-gap and ‘somewhat need to tick every box’ can get in the way of meeting brilliant candidates, so please don’t hesitate to apply – we’d love to hear from you.

What we offer:

• Flexible working arrangements to support your lifestyle and commitments
• A supportive, inclusive culture where your voice is heard and valued
• Opportunities for growth, with access to mentoring, training, and career development
• A competitive salary and benefits package
• A purpose-driven team that values creativity, innovation, and impact

At PA, we believe that diversity drives innovation. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive—regardless of gender, background, or identity. We actively support women in consulting and leadership, and we’re proud to foster a culture where balance, wellbeing, and belonging are priorities.

Ready to make a difference?

Apply now and help us shape the future of transport.

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Additional information

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.

Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.

We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
• Generous company pension scheme
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
• Annual performance-based bonus
• PA share ownership
• Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality.We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on [e-mail]