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Metro Dynamics is an independent consultancy that provides strategic advice to those who lead, do business or invest in local economies. We work with a range of clients including local government, Combined Authorities, private sector investors and developers across the UK.

Metro Dynamics is an employee-owned business, which demonstrates our commitment to independence and a strong social purpose, that will protect the interests of its employees, and work to increase our positive impact on places. It also means all our staff have a financial stake in the business, with access to many benefits, including a share of company profits.

We are looking to hire a Senior or Principal Consultant to drive forward our analytical work. The ideal candidate will have a strong grounding in economic analysis and business case development, and a proven ability to work with high-profile public and private sector clients. This position is technical in nature, with a key focus on further developing our internal data expertise and analytical capability, sharing learning with the wider team, and increasing the range of economic analyses, products and solutions available to our client base.

Candidates are expected to:

  • Demonstrable experience working in an analytical role within an economic or engineering consultancy environment (significant experience for Principal Consultant), with a focus on economic impact analysis, business case development and evaluation;
  • Excellent understanding of HMT Green Book and Magenta Book and their practical application in real-world projects;
  • Extensive track record of delivering socio-economic impact assessment, funding bids, and business cases for a diverse range of projects, including infrastructure, regeneration, housing, and innovation;
  • Support and lead others in the team to develop analytical techniques and methodologies;
  • Excellent understanding of socio-economic datasets and their strengths and limitations;
  • Demonstrable experience of managing and delivering projects from inception through to the submission of final products;
  • Have experience of managing client relationships and leading pitch and bid development;
  • Have excellent written and verbal communication skills;
  • Be able to demonstrate understanding of the current economic policy environment for local economies in the UK.

Key technical capabilities for these roles include:

  • Experience of undertaking socio-economic impact analysis;
  • Experience of working with clients to make the case for investment using the 5-case model including leading Cost Benefit Analysis;
  • Application of impact and economic evaluation methodologies;
  • Knowledge and experience of appropriate data analytical tools and programmes.

Typical tasks include:

  • Leading project work – e.g. developing written outputs / reports / slidepacks, supporting client presentations, leading analytical work and recommendation development for our broad range of clients;
  • Lead and deliver economic assessments, business cases, funding bids and investment strategies for a wide range of projects, including infrastructure, regeneration, housing, and innovation across the UK;
  • Leading and supporting proposal writing;
  • Managing day-to-day relationships with clients;
  • Supporting the development of other colleagues;
  • Contributing to shaping internal best practice around business case development and economic assessment;
  • Supporting the management activities / administration of the business as required.

Principal Consultants are expected to be able to deliver a wider variety and complexity of projects more independently, with less direct supervision from Project Directors, and make a more significant contribution to business development.

The successful candidate could be based at either our Manchester or London office. There would also be a certain amount of travel around the UK to client meetings.

What we offer

We offer a competitive salary dependent on experience (£42k – £79k per annum) and an excellent benefits package comprising:

  • Annual profit share (dependent on company performance);
  • 8% employer contribution to company pension scheme (after three months);
  • 29 days annual leave which includes company closedown between Christmas and New Year and one day birthday leave;
  • Wellbeing benefits including life insurance, income protection insurance, cycle to work scheme;
  • Access to our employee assistance programme which provides various support services including 24/7 GP appointments;
  • Hybrid working with an expectation of at least 2 days per week in our London or Manchester office;
  • Access to training and personal development in line with career progression goals and business requirements.

Our values

Metro Dynamics is proud to be an employee-owned business. We are a diverse team of people with different work backgrounds, skills and experience, but believe what joins us together is our commitment to our shared values. We are looking for candidates that share our values and are committed to our mission and purpose.

To Apply

If you are interested and think this might be the right role for you, we encourage you to get in touch as soon as possible.

Please click on the Apply button to send a cover letter and CV, and when applying please clearly state that you saw the role through the PubAffairs network. In your covering letter please explain why you would be suitable for the position. Unfortunately, we are not able to consider applications submitted without a covering letter.

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments for the interview.

Metro Dynamics recognises the positive value of diversity, promotes equality and challenges discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Apply online

  • Fill out the short form below and upload your CV.

Closing date

The closing date for applications for this post is 11:59pm on Friday 18th July 2025