Senior Innovation Consultant (Transport & Mobility)

Permanent employee, Full-time · Barcelona

Your mission
As a Senior Innovation Consultant, you will help our clients to achieve their goals in innovative projects within the Transport & Mobility area. With your knowledge on sustainable and smart transport, mobility, and logistics you will make the connection between the innovative ideas of our clients and the many funding possibilities available for the realization of their R&D projects. You will also be able to participate in EU-funded R&D projects with top partners, to ensure the impact of the R&D activities developed to the consecution of the strategic objectives of the EU.
 
In this role, you will have the following responsibilities:
• Business development: Identifying opportunities with partners in the value chain for the generation of new innovative projects. Expanding your network with potentially valuable partners;
• Writing EU grant proposals: Conceptualizing, visualizing, and refining project ideas to ensure high-quality proposals;
• Leading EU-funded projects: Overseeing projects from inception to the delivery of official deliverables, including project planning, market and stakeholder analysis, workshop organization, business plan formulation, and exploitation (and/or replication) strategy planning;
• Providing high-end innovation consulting services on a senior level, particularly for European Institutions, Technology Platforms, Sector Organizations, and large corporate clients;
• Keeping yourself updated on the most significant developments within your area of expertise and providing coaching to junior consultants in our team.
• Keeping yourself updated on the most significant developments within your area of expertise and providing coaching to junior consultants in our team.
Your profile
You have the following background:
  • You have at least eight years of professional working experience at relevant organizations. Previous experience in consultancy will be positively evaluated.
  • Previous experience in the fields of CCAM and/or 2ZERO, including for example automated vehicles, autonomous driving, electric and zero-emission vehicles, connectivity and connected infrastructure, sustainable fuels and clean propulsion technologies, intelligent transport systems, traffic management systems or mobility data is essential.  
  • Knowledge in areas such as automotive engineering, energy systems, urban planning, or logistics will be positively evaluated.
  • In-depth knowledge of European research funding programs, such as Horizon 2020/HEU, LIFE, CEF, Innovation Fund, etc.;
  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken is required.
Why us?
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  • Competitive annual salary 
  • 95% remote working. 
  • Working in an International Team 
  • State of the art projects
  • Travelling
 
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  • We offer a competitive annual salary package, with a fixed salary and social benefits year and you are eligible for a bonus.
  • 95% remote working. Presence is required for quarterly and team meetings (usually taking place in Barcelona, Madrid or Valencia). Travelling required for the attendance to project meetings and the participation in networking events.Involvement in international state-of-the-art projects at the European level, collaborating with renowned industries, universities, and research centers at both the national and global levels.
  • Continuous training in both hard and soft skills to help you develop your potential.
  • Excellent opportunities for professional and financial growth within a young, dynamic, multidisciplinary, and international team.
  • The opportunity to personally contribute to the development of innovative ideas and projects that can have an impact on the lives of European citizens and technological advancement.
About us

PNO Group

PNO Consultants is a successful pan-European innovation and funding consulting firm with over 35 years of experience. We are an open team from a wide range of disciplines all with a common goal: to support private and public organizations in their innovation processes and in identifying funding programs and obtaining funding for research, development, and innovation.

Strong in the network: PNO Consultants is part of PNO Group, one of the largest consulting companies for publicly funded research and innovation projects.

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