Principal Consultant - Aviation Transactions Advisory

**This role is open to all Steer's UK Offices Contact us | Steer (steergroup.com)**

About Steer

We are Steer and we help people, places and economies thrive. Steer is a global employee-owned business consultancy specialising in transport, cities and infrastructure, with over 530 staff in 24 offices around the world.

We have an enduring commitment to generate success for our clients, for ourselves and for the communities which we support. A commitment that ultimately improves the way people live, work and travel.

At Steer UK, our consultants work to improve the outlook of our region, ensuring that our clients keep social and environmental impact in mind as they conduct their operations. We believe that actions speak louder than words, and therefore have annual measurable targets across all social impact areas, particularly DEI and sustainability. We have also committed to successfully operate as a Net Zero Carbon company by 2025, participating in the UN’s Global Compact.

For further information on Steer, please take a moment to review our website Steer | Helping people, places and economies thrive (steergroup.com)

About the role

Do you have a passionate interest in the UK, European and global aviation sector, highly analytical mindset, strong communication skills and an ability to challenge assumptions? Would you enjoy advising on challenging strategic issues about airports and other components of the aviation industry and transport infrastructure sector more generally, in particular in transaction and similar assignments?

Our Infrastructure and Assets Advisory division has a long and proven track record in delivering high quality advice to airport operators, investors, lenders, airlines and regulators around the world. Our work includes a wide range of analysis to support decision-making in the aviation sector, including advice to investors interested in bidding for the ownership of airports and management teams seeking to develop the profitability of their aviation-related enterprises.

We believe in empowering our people and giving them the opportunities to shine. Being an employee-owned company means that our people are dedicated and passionate about what they do, and it is the reason why we are at the forefront of our industry. We are always looking to find new colleagues that share these values.

Work-life balance 

At Steer, we believe that a healthy work-life balance is paramount to long term success, which is why all employees seeking a full-time opportunity are encouraged to spend 60% of their time either in office or on-site with clients and why we aim to keep our employee’s typical work week to 37.5 hours, reflective of client needs. Hours, expectations, and exemption status will be determined for any applicant seeking a part-time opportunity.  

Compensation 

Steer is committed to ensuring that all its employees are compensated a fairly and at a competitive rate. All initial compensation, regardless of location, may be subject to change as skills, abilities, internal equity and geographic location are taken into account. 

In addition to base salary, all employees will be eligible for an annual discretionary performance bonus. Please review the benefits section for more information on total reward. 

Steer reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional compensation. 

Requirements

What we'd like from you:

The successful candidate will enjoy working as part of our Infrastructure & Asset Advisory team and will be required to:

• Have a degree in a discipline with strong analytical content such as Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Operational Research or Geography.
• Be proficient in English.
• Create high quality advice for clients in the aviation sector, notably airport operators, investors and lenders.
• Undertake technical analysis, report writing and presentations to clients.
• Support the creation of effective, high-quality proposals to clients.
• Collaborate effectively with other team members, often in projects requiring the delivery of quality outputs within demanding timescales.
• Contribute to technical discipline development activities such as devising ways to make best use of new types of data.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United Kingdom without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future

What you'll be great at:

• Proven ability in supporting consultancy projects to a successful conclusion.
• Good understanding of the dynamics of the global aviation sector, ideally in a discipline such as air traffic forecasting and/or development of airport business plan advice (revenues &/or operating costs), or similar for other forms of transport infrastructure.
• Strong financial modelling capabilities with Excel.
• Excellent analytical, report writing and communication skills.
• Client facing and/or client-side experience, probably in a supporting role.
• Likely to have previous experience working with either another consultancy, airport operator, investor, financial institution, airline or regulator, in a strategy-facing role.

What you may also have to offer:

• Likely to have previous experience working with either another consultancy, airport operator, investor, financial institution, airline or regulator, in a strategy-facing role.
• Previous experience advising in transactions in the aviation sector.
• Fluent in a European or other leading language other than English.
• An additional further degree – Masters, MBA etc.
• Experience with big data management.
• Experience in aviation sustainability matters.

Benefits

We offer a competitive package of benefits including private medical insurance and health screening, life assurance, group income protection, company pension scheme, EAP, ability to buy and sell annual leave days, Season Ticket Loan, a group Share Incentive Plan, up to 5 days for volunteering activities and a discretionary bonus scheme based on annual compensation (dependent upon individual and company performance).

Additionally, we offer 25 days annual leave, plus the 8 bank holidays and the ability to buy and sell leave in the year to give extra flexibility.

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 Social impact | 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 flexible working applications will be considered.

Last updated on Feb 2, 2024