About Steer
Steer is a global consultancy specialising in the critical services and infrastructure that make our world work.
Our interdisciplinary teams combine deep industry experience and real-world insights with strategic excellence, commercial acumen, and technical expertise. Leveraging the most advanced technology and data science. 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.
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About The Role
Do you have a passionate interest in mobility around sports and major events, strong communication skills and a problem-solving mindset? Do you enjoy working with teams across different sectors to plan and deliver successful transport strategies that will have a positive impact?
As a specialist in our Sports and Major Events team, you will be joining a growing team providing advice to a wide range of private and public-sector clients and helping deliver some of the most challenging operational plans. Your role will be highly rewarding as you will help to ensure that the plans are safe, inclusive, accessible to all and provide an enhanced spectator experience for thousands of people.
At Steer we have been supporting our clients by delivering specialist consultancy services across transport, cities and infrastructure. Building upon successes in supplying solutions to some of the world's most prestigious events we seek an enthusiastic, talented individual who wants to learn and develop their career in sports mobility. Working with our clients, including UEFA, The FA, World Rugby and The Commonwealth Games Federation, you will have the opportunity to shape world class events and stadia operations.
At Steer we recognise that your career will be unique to you as an individual, that is why we provide opportunities to expand your knowledge across new clients, new projects and even new markets if that interests you. Our support, whether that is as part of project teams, formal classroom or online training, or mentoring and coaching will enable you to be the best you can be and find day to day fulfilment as well as be supported on a longer term career path.
You will work as part of a team providing solutions to both private and public sector clients. This position requires an enthusiastic, hard-working person, who wants to be part of our growing, dynamic team and in this role, tasks are likely to include:
* Client and stakeholder liaison to understand requirements for Sports & Major Events projects
* Provision of high quality operational / design advice to clients
* Leading work streams within projects with supervision, ensuring that best practice techniques are applied consistently
* Preparing and presenting reports, proposals, briefing notes and transport planning documentation
* Working with multi-disciplinary teams to prepare effective plans and documentation
* Manage project budgets exercising effective financial and budgetary control
* Delivery of excellent joined-up and high-profile development and event projects in the UK, which contributes to the company's reputation for delivering excellence
* Taking responsibility to deliver key tasks with a range of projects
* Contributing to the production and delivery of proposals and marketing materials related to our market area from time to time
* Assisting in general business development initiatives
* Taking part in training to develop both your technical and consultancy skills
Requirements
To be successful in the role, you will:
* Demonstrate a good track record of delivering major events work
* Be comfortable working in creative multi-disciplinary teams and provide positive contributions
* Take responsibility for key tasks and workstreams, managing multiple deadlines in parallel
* Demonstrate strong analytical skills as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Proven project management/delivery experience in a transport and major events environment.
* Ability to manage projects to meet client and budget expectations
* Openness to change and leveraging technology to solve problems
* Ability to manage multiple deadlines and parallel tasks
* Ability to act with autonomy and credibility
* Good team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines to provide the best solution for the client
Benefits
Why join us
We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. As an employee-owned company means that our team are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and that's the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry.
Steer is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all candidates regardless of race, color, ancestry, gender identity or expression, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, Veteran status, or any other legally protected status. Any other human expressions and experiences not mentioned here are equally welcome. If you require an accommodation, now or throughout your employment, please let us know.
We offer a competitive benefits package including:
* 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 and ability to buy and sell annual leave days,
* Season Ticket Loan/ Cycle to Work,
* Group Share Incentive Plan,
* Up to 5 days for volunteering activities
* Discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance)
Compensation
Steer is committed to ensuring that all its employees are compensated a fair, liveable wage. All initial compensation, regardless of location, may be subject to change as skills, abilities, internal equity and geographic location are taken into account.
In addition to base salary, all employees will be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Please review the benefits section for more information on total reward.
Steer reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional compensation.
Work Environment
All Steer employees seeking a full-time opportunity are encouraged to spend 40% of their time either in office or on-site with clients. An employee's typical work week consists of 40 hours (Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be adjusted for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.)
We understand that some may be dissuaded to apply based off their compatibility with the job description. That being said, we understand that not everyone is a perfect match on paper and encourage anyone to apply regardless of how much their work experience directly relates to the job description.
Part-time and flexible working applications will be considered.
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