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Consultant

Connected Places Catapult

The Role

Overview

Rail Engineering Consultant delivering rail infrastructure solutions and project assurance.

Key Responsibilities

  • project management
  • crm update
  • bid support
  • work scoping
  • methodology innovation
  • client relations

Tasks

-Support revenue targets​. -Implement effective project management process​. -Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive innovation across all Catapult activities. -Support client confidence in and building credibility of CPC. -Uses multi-channel communication to ensure clarity and connection on activities. -Support scoping and delivery of streams of work​. -Identify solutions beyond the tried and tested methods. -Collaborate effectively across the work streams/project team​. -Update CRM system with contact of client information -Provide excellence in delivery​. -Deliver plans as designed​. -Ensure CRM system is updated with stakeholder contact and any other account information. -Contribute to bids and proposals. -Maintain own professional development. -Meet (or exceed) utilisation targets​. -Support buy in across a range of stakeholders through professional and technical expertise​. -Embed inclusive and sustainability practices in planning and delivery. -Identify new methodologies or approaches. -Accountable for timely and high-quality actions/tasks and updates​. -Organise your own contribution to the work stream. -You may be required to undertake any other reasonable duties to support the Catapult in achieving its strategic outcomes and ensure effective business operations. -Promote innovative and professional delivery focus across project team.

Requirements

  • planning
  • collaboration
  • influence
  • customer focus
  • adaptability

What You Bring

-Able to plan and deliver on multiple activities. -Collaborate effectively across teams and disciplines. Influence effectively in projects and tasks. -Customer perspective is understood and applied. -Respond to and learns from change with ease.

Benefits

Compensation: £42,000 - £54,000 / year -Mortgage Advice benefit, delivered in partnership with Charles Cameron & Associates – provides employees with free, expert mortgage advice and end-to-end mortgage support from the application process through to completion. -Two paid days of volunteering leave per year (pro-rata for part-time employees) to support charitable activities. -Competitive pension, up to 10% company contribution to help you save for your future. -Cash Health Plan, offering reimbursement for a wide range of essential and everyday healthcare expenses, promoting your well-being. -Discounts and offers from a wide variety of retailers, enhancing your purchasing power and providing savings opportunities. -23.5 holiday entitlement for everyone, with pro-rata calculations for part-time employees, along with a Christmas shutdown period for additional days off. -9 day fortnight for everyone, we have a full company shutdown every other Friday. -Payroll Giving scheme, allowing regular charitable contributions from pre-tax income, maximizing the impact of your donations. -Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing 24/7 confidential work/life support services to you and your immediate family members. -Cycle to Work Scheme encouraging a healthy and sustainable commute.

The Company

About Connected Places Catapult

-Born in 2019 from the merger of Future Cities Catapult and Transport Systems Catapult, blending urban innovation with transport tech. -Operates across London, Milton Keynes and Birmingham, bridging public bodies, academia and industry to accelerate real-world solutions. -Typical projects include smart transport systems, digital twins for infrastructure, accessibility improvements and zero-emission vehicle deployments. -Specialises in transport decarbonisation, inclusive urban design, planning tech, data-driven digital places and local innovation ecosystems. -Fetches attention through flagship events like the Connected Places Summit and a global-reach podcast interviewing transport and city leaders.

Sector Specialisms

Transport

Infrastructure

Buildings

Urban Development

Sustainable Energy

Government

Smart Technologies