Principal Consultant - Transportation
$159,200–$212,300 year
Hybrid · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Job Summary
Principal Consultant to lead client engagement, financial and commercial advisory, and operating model design within PA’s Transportation practice. The role encompasses building trusted relationships with transit authorities and mobility operators, contributing to business cases and funding strategy, advising on organizational restructuring and governance for multi-modal transport systems, driving pipeline growth and proposals, coaching teams, and translating policy trends and funding mechanisms into actionable strategies for public and private transportation clients. The position requires a 10+ year track record in management consulting or public sector transportation advisory, strong senior stakeholder engagement, and demonstrated capabilities across financial modeling, operating model design, public-private partnerships, program management, and executive communications. Hybrid working pattern with global client delivery expectations.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive experience in management consulting, public sector advisory, or a substantive role within a transportation authority or agency
- Experience building and managing client relationships at a senior level, including engagement with executive directors, C-suite, or senior public sector officials
- Experience contributing to and managing complex engagements with multidisciplinary teams — from project initiation through final deliverable
- Involvement in business development activities, including contributing to proposals, responding to RFPs, and supporting go-to-market efforts
- Financial acumen: experience with business case development, budget oversight, cost-benefit analysis, and value-for-money assessments
- Solid understanding of transportation operating models, including multimodal service delivery, fare systems, fleet management, and capital project governance
- Familiarity with public sector economics: funding structures, deficit management, ridership demand modelling, and public finance instruments
- Experience with organizational design, operating model transformation, or performance improvement in a transportation or infrastructure context
- Advanced degree in business administration, public policy, finance, engineering, or related field; MBA highly valued
- Active network within the US transportation industry with transit authorities, toll agencies, federal agencies (FTA, FHWA), or industry bodies (APTA, IBTTA)
- Familiarity with technology-enabled transportation transformation: MaaS platforms, contactless fare collection, GTFS/data standards, or intelligent transportation systems
- Experience working in coalition or teaming arrangements with engineering, construction, or technology partners
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