Senior Consultant; Strategy, Funding, Appraisal

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 1000 in the UK & Ireland we are growing significantly and seeking out the very best talent to join the SYSTRA signature team and be part of leading the way in infrastructure design.

The Senior Consultant will support the Strategy Funding and Appraisal (SFA) Team and Rail Advisory Team within SYSTRA's Consultancy Business. This role will play a key part in shaping our business by leading and contributing to high-profile projects across strategy, business case development, funding, appraisal and rail advisory. You will combine strong technical expertise with project leadership, client engagement and business development, helping to deliver high-quality outcomes for clients while supporting the growth of our people and our business.

This role offers the opportunity to work on complex and meaningful transport projects, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and make a visible contribution to innovative and sustainable transport solutions.

• Proactively support the successful delivery of projects of varying scale, primarily for the Strategy Funding and Appraisal and Rail teams, while also contributing to work for other SYSTRA teams and clients where needed.
• Manage a range of work packages and projects, ensuring strong client satisfaction, effective financial performance and achievement of project targets.
• Take ownership of the delivery of small to medium value proposals, ensuring clear scope, acceptance criteria and invoicing milestones; also contribute to and, where appropriate, oversee large proposals.
• Ensure complex technical tasks are delivered to a high standard, on time and within budget.
• Guide and mentor junior colleagues, supporting both their technical and professional development.
• Take responsibility for substantial elements of SYSTRA reports and present technical and project information clearly to clients and colleagues to support project delivery, learning and business growth.
• Contribute directly to the preparation of business cases and option appraisals for transport projects and programmes, taking ownership of the end-to-end development of strategic, economic, commercial, financial and management dimensions, ensuring compliance with HMT Green Book, DfT TAG and local requirements.
• Undertake rail appraisal work and rail demand and revenue forecasting using PDFH methodologies; experience with MOIRA is desirable.
• Help define appraisal strategies, select appropriate tools and models, and establish assurance approaches; oversee demand, revenue and benefits modelling, cost estimation, risk and optimism bias, distributional and environmental appraisal, and value-for-money assessments, as well as supporting assurance reviews and peer reviews.
• Lead or contribute to Pre-SOC studies, including corridor and town centre strategies, optioneering and long listing exercises, working closely with internal multidisciplinary teams to deliver high-quality feasibility studies.
• Build and maintain strong client relationships across government departments, combined authorities, local councils, operators and developers; identify and initiate sales opportunities within the Strategy Funding and Appraisal and rail market areas, share market insight and contribute to SYSTRA’s profile through thought leadership activities such as articles, conference presentations and policy insight.
• Maintain an up-to-date record of your skills and experience in the SYSTRA CV system, continue professional development and maintain membership of relevant professional institutions.
• Demonstrate behaviours aligned with SYSTRA’s behavioural framework by fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, respect,…