Assistant Consultant, Infrastructure Advisory - Mumbai India

Assistant Consultant, Infrastructure Advisory (Mumbai - India)

1.1. Contract duration: Permanent

1.2. Salary: Competitive plus benefits

1.3. Location: Mumbai - India

About Steer

1.4. We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Founded in 1978, Steer is a global business consultancy specialising in transport, cities, and infrastructure, with over 600 staff in 26 offices around the world.

1.5. We have an enduring commitment to generate success for our clients, for ourselves and in the communities in which we work. A commitment that helps improve infrastructure, cites and transport, and ultimately the way people live, work and travel.

About The Role

Steer is looking for an enthusiastic and talented professional with a passion for transport to join our India office as an Assistant Consultant with preferable experience in the transaction advisory and project management. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a team that works on a wide variety of high-profile transportation projects, including traffic and revenue studies for toll roads, ridership forecasting for transit, aviation and rail projects; transportation economics, finance studies, and strategic planning. You will work as part of our global team spanning across India, UK, Europe, North America, and LATAM providing solutions to both private and public-sector clients, including investors, operators and concessionaries within the infrastructure sector.

1.6. We are specifically interested in consultants to assist with tasks such as:

• Traffic and revenue forecasting and travel demand estimation for brownfield and greenfield toll road assets
• Conducting detailed quantitative and qualitative data analysis
• Managing primary surveys such as traffic counts and origin-destination surveys
• Assessing trends of key macro-economic drivers
• Traffic and Revenue study for other transport projects (transaction advisory)
• Business and financial modelling; and
• Policy and regulatory advisory
• Contribution to proposals and participation in activities that enhance Steer's offer and reputation
  
  

1.7. The ideal candidates will have interest in consulting and infrastructure advisory with a familiarity of key issues and approaches to quantitative and qualitative data analysis. Candidates will need to be well-rounded, with interests across all aspects of professional consulting including data analysis, report writing and presentation, project management and business development and be able to evidence the following experience and capabilities.

1.8. In this role, you will be required to:

• Collaborate respectfully, transparently, and honestly with colleagues across the business to deliver high-quality consulting and differentiated services to our clients
• Contribute to effective team performance within allocated time and budget on both financial and behavioural measures
• Learn specific & new processes and applications to be able to deliver on project work effectively. The company will provide guided training to standard processes and practices followed through our robust graduate learning programme
• Broaden and deepen your own skill set in order to improve your marketability to our clients and as an internal project resource across global offices
• Manage and drive your own career path and network. The company offers customized training programs via our Learning and Development team to support the employees and enable you to take responsibility to drive your own career
• Take a proactive role in participating in region/office, company and graduate events
• Provide technical expertise where necessary
• Demonstrate strong analytical skills including the use of spreadsheet modelling and other tools to analyse and solve problems, proven in a consultancy or client environment
  
  

Have strong written and verbal communication skills, coupled with the confidence to explain technical details clearly to non-technical audiences. Be a good team player by being able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines to provide the best solution for the client.

Requirements

1.1. Desirable education background and skills for this role:

• Educated to Master or Bachelor Degree level - 2:1 (or equivalent) from the following disciplines:
• Economics, Mathematics, Operational Research, Engineering or other numerate subject; or
• Transport Planning, Geography, or other transport-related subject
• Demonstrable interest in the transportation sector and a minimum experience of 1-2 years
• Excellent oral and written communication skills. Ability to communicate effectively within the team and externally with clients both over the email, virtual and face to face interactions
• Strong analytical skills e.g., data manipulation/analysis using a range of software packages (MS Excel, Stata, SPSS, R) including an ability to analyse and draw insight from the data
• Strong report writing and communication skills including:
• ability to back up opinions with well-constructed, evidenced arguments; and
• ability to confidently explain complex analysis to non-specialists via reporting and presentations
• Ability to use Microsoft packages, Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook
  
  

Good team player, able to work collaboratively with colleagues in other disciplines and with different cultures and across time zones

Benefits

For our full-time employees, we offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical insurance, ability to buy and sell annual leave, Employee Assistance Program, an Employee Provident Fund contribution and a discretionary yearly bonus based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

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.

In our commitment to inclusivity in the workplace, Steer has welcomed the creation of various Employee Resource Groups, dedicated to ensuring the support, progression, and well-being of all employees. For more information, check out our social responsibility page Our social responsibility | Steer (steergroup.com).

Our evaluation processes are designed around merit and capability. We don't select people on the prestige of their educational establishments or other background information. Our interviewers are trained on how to manage selection processes fairly and without bias, and to conduct processes which do not selectively appeal more to one or more demographic to the detriment of any others.

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.