Transportation Principal Consultant

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future in a technology-driven world.

As strategies, technologies and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.

Our diverse teams of experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough use of technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

An innovation and transformation consultancy, we are over 3,200 specialists in consumer, defense and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government, health and life sciences, manufacturing, and transport. Our people are strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers and technologists. We operate globally from offices across the UK, US, Europe, and the Nordics.

Job Description

PA is expanding its global transportation sector team and bringing new, innovative transit and aviation propositions to the US market. We are looking for a Transportation-aligned Principal Consultant to join this growing team.

PA’s transportation team make a real difference for our clients. We offer clients industry expertise and an innovative mindset to help seize opportunities and harness disruption. Our team of experts help clients with:

1. Transforming business and embedding change
2. Strategy, transactions, restructuring and delivering value from investments
3. Driving operational excellence to deliver more efficient and reliable services
4. Developing talent for the future as their organization and industry evolves
5. Delivering technology-enabled asset management
6. Improving the experience of the traveling public

Examples of cutting-edge assignments we deliver include:

1. Undertaking program readiness assessments for major infrastructure programs
2. Transforming fare and ticketing for transit authorities
3. Turning data into insight and using it to drive performance of asset development, management, and predictive maintenance
4. Combining adaptive and agile delivery with new tools and technologies, helping to boost delivery of major programs and the integration of new rolling stock into existing infrastructure and operations
5. Working with our clients to embed a culture of safety and learning, tying together new safety technologies and data-driven analytical and management tools
6. Harnessing new and existing technologies such as augmented reality, IoT, and Big Data, to drastically improve the flow of people and fleet in the network
7. Digitizing assets to generate insights for efficiencies and for integration into delivery platforms to manage cost, schedule, and performance

Qualifications

We are interested in hearing from individuals with solid relevant experience, who can deliver high quality work to transit clients. We are also interested in candidates who have experience of successfully selling consultancy/professional services work to clients in the transport sector.

We would expect successful candidates to be able to demonstrate:

1. Experience and deep knowledge of the transit or rail sectors and its structures
2. An ability to create/maintain an effective client network by nurturing key client relationships
3. Exceptional problem solving and consulting skills (does not have to be for a consultancy)
4. Experience of designing and delivering projects/programs in a range of environments
5. An ability to work with colleagues in a multi-disciplined team
6. Excellent communication skills and confidence to work across all levels of a business
7. An ability to relate to customers and user experience
8. A minimum of 10 years in the field

Additional Information

Inclusion & Diversity

We believe that diversity makes us a stronger firm and look to employ people with different ideas, styles and skill sets. This diversity stimulates a rich, creative environment – one in which our people develop, and our clients enjoy enduring results. We’re committed to recruiting, promoting and rewarding our people solely based on their ability to contribute to PA’s goals, without regard to their sex, race, disability, religion, national origin, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age or marital status.

In compliance with Massachusetts Equal Pay Transparency Act, PA is required to provide a reasonable salary range for this role. This salary range is specific to the State of Massachusetts and is commensurate with experience, market data, applicant skills, internal equity and/or degrees/certifications. Massachusetts annual range: $140,000.00 - High: $180,000.00.