Steer

Vice President

• At Steer North America, our vision is a world where the critical services and infrastructure that move our communities work better for all of us. Our mission is to be the leading consultancy shaping the future of how people live, work, and connect.
• We are seeking a dynamic leader to join our Rail & Transit practice. Wherever organizations are developing transportation systems or delivering on-the-ground services, Steer is committed to enhancing their impact. Through our work, we improve the way people move through their daily lives, making transportation more efficient, accessible, and sustainable.
• Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced professional to help us grow our Rail & Transit practice. Alongside our existing leaders, this senior role will be responsible for driving strategic growth, delivering complex projects, and fostering long-term client relationships within the transit and rail industry.
• Key Responsibilities: Driving Strategic Growth: Help drive the growth of the Rail & Transit practice in alignment with broader business objectives. Act as a technical and thought leader both internally and externally in the market. Collaborate with internal leadership to implement strategic planning, sales, and marketing initiatives.
• Delivering Complex Projects: Serve as Project Director (Principal-In-Charge) or Technical Director (Technical Lead) on major and strategic projects. Oversee all phases of project delivery, working with project managers/wider staff to ensure adherence to scope, schedule, and budget while maintaining the highest quality standards. Implement appropriate project delivery, sales, and contracting processes to ensure consistent, high-quality outcomes.
• Fostering Client Relationships & Business Development: Build, maintain, and expand long-term relationships with key clients, partners, and industry stakeholders. Lead business development efforts, including proposal development, presentations, and negotiations. Stay informed about market trends to create differentiated technical solutions that respond to client needs. Work closely with the marketing team to push thought leadership into the market and impact Steer’s reputation as a thought leader. Represent the organization externally, promoting its values and capabilities in the marketplace.
• Wider Responsibilities: Provide leadership and direction to a multidisciplinary team, fostering a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing work environment. Mentor and guide staff, focusing on career development, performance management, and succession planning.

Vice President, Rail and Transit Practice

Financial Planning and Analysis

• Locations: London, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham or Hemel Hempstead
• Work within the BFM practice area undertaking advisory commissions for transport clients to build and assure operating and financial models, together with delivering projects involving the funding/financing of infrastructure development.
• Work closely with colleagues in other disciplines and geographies.
• Lead financial workstreams within projects and ensure best practice techniques are applied.
• Specify, develop and assure a range of business and financial models, underpinning Steer’s advice to clients.
• Lead the development of funding strategies and financial cases for transport infrastructure.
• Support review and assurance of operating and financial models for clients within transport and infrastructure sectors.
• Conduct internal reviews of modelling work for quality management.
• Support BFM Practice Lead to identify opportunities and lead production of proposals and business development in the UK and overseas.
• Support development and training of team members through formal training, seminars and workshops.

Senior Consultant/Principal Consultant, Business and Financial Modelling Advisory

Controller

• We're seeking a results driven Financial Controller ready to take full ownership of the North America accounting function, while partnering with the Senior Commercial Advisor on key financial decisions.
• Youwill oversee all aspects of financial management, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, reporting, and compliance, while providing strategic financial insights to support the company’s growth and operational goals.
• The roleworks closely with project managers to ensure robust project-level financial discipline, strong working capital management, and alignment between commercial decisions and overall business performance.
• Responsible for the accurate and timely reporting of financial information to North America Leadership and the Group finance function, including the month-end management accounts.
• Further develop financial dashboards and metrics that proactively give North America leadership clear visibility into business performance.
• Lead the development of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts.
• Take a lead role in monitoring and enhancing project profitability and working capital.
• Work closely with project managers to optimize financial performance and escalate identified risks to the Senior Commercial Advisor.
• Support ad-hoc project-related financial queries from project managers.
• Ensure compliance with accounting standards, state/provincial filings, and tax regulations.
• Monitor internal controls and oversea audit processes, both internal and external.
• Work with the global Business Delivery Group to improve the Finance service levels to the North American business, seeking process and system improvements.
• Mentor and lead a high-performing finance team of 4.
• Continue to foster the culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the finance function.
• Work with the global Business Delivery Group to improve Finance’s ability to service the North American business, seeking process and system improvements and efficiencies.