Transport Economics - Birmingham, United Kingdom - KPMG-UnitedKingdom

KPMG-UnitedKingdom

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Birmingham, United Kingdom

4 days ago

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Job description

KPMG's Infrastructure Advisory Group (IAG) is widely recognised as one of the world's leading independent strategic advisors in the infrastructure sector.

The group has won many awards, including financial advisor of the year (Infrastructure Journal). In the UK, the group consists of over 300 professionals, with locations in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds. and Edinburgh and is organised as a single national team.

We provide in-depth advice on the strategic, economic, financial, and commercial issues driving infrastructure projects spanning the transport, power and utilities and social infrastructure sectors in the UK and internationally.

This broad range of projects involves work with both public and private sector clients.

IAG's Transport business provides market-leading advice to public and private sector clients including Department for Transport, Network Rail, Transport for London, Owning Groups, Train Operating Companies, Major Airports, High Speed 2, Highways England, Rail Delivery Group, as well as major city region authorities and local authorities.

Over the last decade we have undertaken key roles on high profile multi-billion pound projects and programmes across the UK, these include Crossrail 2, High Speed 2, Mersey Gateway, Northern Line extension and East West Rail.

KPMG has long been a pre-eminent adviser in the rail franchising sector and have a current focus on various aspects of rail industry reform, including fares and ticketing and organisational design.

Within the IAG Transport team, the Economics team works with government and private sector clients on economic and financial appraisal, strategy and policy development and reform, business case development and appraisal and economic regulation.

Our biggest clients include Network Rail, the Department for Transport, Combined Authorities, airports, and private sector transport owning groups.

The Role

In response to our strong pipeline across all areas of the transport sector including rail, bus and aviation, the Economics team are seeking ambitious, high calibre professionals with an understanding of transport markets, strong capabilities in economics and with relevant professional experience of leading delivery of analytical projects.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading and managing daytoday the delivery of specific work streams or client engagements in the transport sector, including the development of associated reports, economic analysis and other client deliverables
Scoping work, developing project plans, resourcing work, delivering work, managing risk
Building and maintaining relationships with clients
Leading and supporting the development of proposals for new business and other business development initiatives
Developing market intelligence and sector knowledge
Working on multiple projects
Ensuring projects are delivered in a manner that complies with internal and regulatory procedures
Performance managing Manager, Associate and/or Executive team members.

The Person:

Have a strong understanding of the governance and funding environment within which transport and infrastructure is delivered in the UK
Have a keen interest in the UK transport market, which might include major transport enhancement projects, rail franchise bids and city region infrastructure investments
Be able to develop analytical solutions to client challenges, helping us to remain at the cutting edge of thinking in the sector
Be comfortable in, and keen to experience, a clientfacing role
The ability to communicate complex concepts and analysis to colleagues and clients
Confidence in steering and managing the work of junior colleagues, ensuring that technical and analytical work is undertaken to the highest possible standard
Be a highly motivated, ambitious selfstarter willing to take advantage of the opportunities this position offers.

What we will offer in return:

Competitive salary, company car allowance, and a discretionary annual bonus scheme
25 days holiday, with the option to buy up to an extra 10 days, plus an additional day of leave for your birthday
6 days of work time each year for volunteering
Daily lunch allowance
Private Medical Insurance and a free health check every 2 years
An office location that is flexible depending on where you want to be based in the UK
Familyfriendly policies including maternity, paternity and parental leave
Flexible working options