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Senior Research Consultant - Transportation Planning

Manchester, LEVEL 4, gb💼 Full-time🗓 2026-08-19 → 2026-09-26

Core

Lead the design and delivery of social and market research projects for central and local government clients to inform policy decisions and shape services.

Role type

Senior Research Consultant (Social & Market Research)

Builds

Evidence-based insights, research reports, and presentations for government stakeholders

Domain

Public sector policy, social science, market research

Deliverable

dashboards & analysis

Required skills

Research design, survey deployment, qualitative moderation, quantitative analysis, data integrity management, report writing, presentation skills, project management, client liaison, team mentoring, proposal support

Preferred skills

Survey programming (SNAP, Askia), statistical data management (SPSS), MS Excel

Responsibilities

Design research frameworks, oversee data collection, facilitate focus groups and interviews, analyze data, produce reports, manage project delivery, mentor junior colleagues, support bid writing

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership

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