Steer would like to create better places for people to live, work and enjoy. Steer is seeking to expand our Development Planning offer and is looking for an experienced Associate Director to join our London-based team. The successful candidate will have major UK transport consultancy experience in the development planning market with clear evidence of achieving multiple high profile planning consents as part of a multi-disciplinary team. We work with clients including Canary Wharf Group, Stansted Airport, Related Argent, Homes England, leading housebuilders  and various major UK sports teams  as part of a diversified project portfolio. 

As part of the senior management team, your role would be to assist with both project delivery and with client and team management activities to help expand the Development Planning team in line with our ambitious aims to grow the UK business.. Your base would be in our award-winning London office. As an employee-owned company you will experience the unique Steer culture of a collaborative, inclusive and nurturing work environment.

We take on the most complex of projects, working with our clients and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver the most efficient, innovative and sustainable outcomes to create fantastic places we can all enjoy.

We offer competitive salaries alongside a comprehensive benefits package including a company pension and healthcare offering, travel and life insurance, critical illness cover.   Through our dedicated learning and development team, personal supervisors and mentoring we offer outstanding opportunities for progression and development.

Steer offer agile working which allows staff to tailor hours worked around core hours, and help balance the needs of professional and family life.  

Main responsibilities of the job:

• Enable growth of our transport Development Planning UK Business in terms of both existing Steer accounts and securing opportunities with new clients.
• Work closely with our Client Relationship Directors to cross-sell transport development planning work into existing and new sectors, geographies and clients.
• Take national leadership on technical aspects of transport development planning, working with the Development Planning Practice Leader to deliver high quality work.
• Proactive business development / account direction and work winning.
• Win and direct large, complex projects and proposals as bid or project director.
• Take responsibility for the financial/commercial performance of their market area / geography.
• Target securing position on government development frameworks and collaborating with partners
• Ability to represent clients as an expert witness and at public inquiry
• Mentoring and supervision of team members.