Transport Innovation Consultant

PNO Innovation Italy; Italia; Remoto; EUR 35.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Join a leading innovation consultancy as an Innovation Consultant focusing on EU-funded R&D projects in Transport & Mobility. With a flexible work environment and opportunities to work on high-impact projects, you'll connect innovative ideas with funding possibilities and collaborate with top industry partners.

Servizi

Flexible work environment

Dynamic project opportunities

Training in hard and soft skills

Supportive team culture

Competenze

• 3-5 years in R&D and consulting roles, ideally with Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.
• Experience in innovative transportation and logistics topics.
• Strong communication and project planning skills.

Mansioni

• Write and manage EU grant proposals focusing on project ideas.
• Provide strategic consulting for clients in transport and mobility.
• Lead EU-funded projects from inception to deliverables.

Conoscenze

Fluency in English

Fluency in Italian

Industry Knowledge in transport

Strategic Innovation Consulting

Project Management

Formazione

Relevant business or technical degree

Descrizione del lavoro

Are you a driven consultant with 3-5 years of experience in innovation projects? Join us as we expand our team of experts, focusing on European R&D initiatives in Transport & Mobility area. This role provides the opportunity to facilitate the connection between the innovative ideas of our clients and the many funding possibilities available for the realization of their R&D projects. You will also be able to participate in EU-funded R&D projects with top partners, to ensure the impact of the R&D activities developed to the consecution of the strategic objectives of the EU.

Key Responsibilities

As an Innovation Consultant, you will:

• Write and Manage EU grant proposals: Conceptualizing, visualizing, and refining project ideas to ensure high-quality proposals.
• Deliver High-Quality Consulting: Provide strategic innovation consulting to our clients facilitating their engagement in transport, logistics, and smart mobility projects.
• Leading EU-funded projects: Overseeing projects from inception to the delivery of official deliverables, including project planning, market and stakeholder analysis, workshop organization, business plan formulation, and exploitation (and/or replication) strategy planning.
• Stay Connected with Industry Trends: Keep up to date with developments in transport, logistics and smart mobility, expanding both your own expertise and the knowledge base of our team.

Required Qualifications

We’re looking for a candidate with:

• Relevant Experience: 3-5 years in R&D and consulting roles, especially with Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as other EU funding Programs.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in the fields of most innovative topics in transport, logistics, and smart mobility, such as connected and automated mobility, electric and zero-emission vehicles, sustainable fuels, intelligent transport systems, traffic management system, mobility data exchange. If you have experience within areas such as automotive engineering, energy systems, urban planning, or logistics will be positively evaluated.
• Educational Background: A relevant business or technical degree.
• Language Skills: Fluency in English and Italian, both written and spoken, is required.

Why Join Us?

• Flexible Work Environment: Primarily remote, with (bi-)weekly office presence, based on your location within Italy. Presence is required for periodical company and Team meetings. Travelling required for the attendance at project meetings.
• Dynamic Project Opportunities: Collaborate on high-impact European projects across multiple industries.
• Training in both hard and soft skills to help you develop your potential.
• Supportive Team Culture: Join a committed team, offering guidance and professional development.

About Us

PNO Group is the leading innovation and funding consultancy in Europe. With our broad sector expertise, generative AI tools and more than 40 years of experience in national and European grants, we help give space to good ideas and make innovation happen.

PNO Group employs more than 600 professionals across offices throughout Europe: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK. What started more than 40 years ago as a student project in the Netherlands has grown into a European industry leader with a focus on creating sustainable impact.

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