Senior Leader, Decision Making & Strategy

Steer North America helps public, private, and non-profit clients drive the development of transportation, resources, places, and communities. We provide deep expertise across strategy, advisory, planning, and design, helping clients achieve results and exceed their financial and strategic objectives. With offices across Canada, the USA, and Mexico, our people-centred approach and diverse experience enable us to work collaboratively with clients and their stakeholders. We tackle the most complex challenges, building prosperity, resilience, and equity across neighbourhoods, cities, and regions.

Duties & Responsibilities

•Engage with a wide variety of clients who are determining the direction of transportation systems in North America. Develop strategies, business cases, and plans to address their complex challenges, which could include organizational change, policies, or infrastructure programs.

•Create meaningful change in communities through provision of high-quality advice.

•Network with leaders across government, business, and industry for business development and knowledge sharing.

•Win and direct large, complex projects; ensure delivery of strategic and technical excellence in project work with both public sector and private sector clients.

•Lead client services spanning strategic planning technical analysis, report writing, and presentations.

•Manage, supervise, and coach early career colleagues.

•Continually broaden and develop your own expertise and skill set to align with evolving market demand. Reviewing trends and new ideas in the market to ensure our work remains cutting edge.

Requirements

The preferred candidate for this role will possess the following attributes:

•10+ years relevant experience in strategy consulting, preferably within the transportation sector focusing on public sector and/or infrastructure projects.

•Strong knowledge and experience with policy analysis and/or quantitative analysis within the transport sector. In addition, experience with:

o Business case development

o Supporting structured decision-making

o Organizational development/capacity building

o Scenario planning

o Forecasting

o Narrative development/story telling

•An established network within North America public transit communities.

Education, experience, and skills:

•Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Economics, Geography, Policy/Political Science, Engineering, Urban Planning required; post-graduate qualification preferred.

•Ability to work autonomously yet in collaboration with other colleagues and our clients.

•Ability to back up opinions with well-constructed, evidenced arguments and confidently explain complex analysis to non-specialists via reporting and presentations.

•Ability to manage complex projects and to prioritise effectively when managing projects for multiple clients.

•Ability to deliver effective, high-quality proposals.

•Enjoys working in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

•Excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.

•Excellent analytical ability.

•A team player who can work effectively as part of multi-disciplinary teams.

Software Proficiencies:

•Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office

Mental/Physical Requirements & Working Environment:

•Adhering to Steer’s core values, policies & procedures.

•Required to use laptop screen & monitors throughout the workday.

•Encouraged to spend 60% of their time either in office or on-site with clients – we aim to keep our employee’s typical work week to 37.5 hours, reflective of client needs.

•May require sitting or standing throughout the workday.

•Ability to travel throughout the US and Canada required. Actual travel depends on client requirements.

Benefits

For our Canadian applicants, we offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical, dental, and vision insurance, a group Share Incentive Plan, a 3% RRSP contribution and a discretionary yearly bonus based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Additionally, we offer up to 47 paid days off - 22 vacation days, 13 public holidays, 2 volunteering days and 10 sick days – as well as a bi-annual performance review process.

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.

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.

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).

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 remote working applications will not be considered for this role.

Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000 CAD + Benefits