Transport Innovation Consultant

Permanent employee, Full-time · Italy, Rome, Milano

Job summary (Short promotional text)

Are you a motivated consultant with a passion for smart, sustainable mobility? At Ciaotech – PNO Group, we help public authorities, infrastructure managers, and transport innovators turn bold ideas into funded European projects. We’re now looking for a Transport Innovation Consultant to strengthen our team and contribute to high-impact initiatives in decarbonised transport, smart logistics, and digital infrastructure.

Your mission (What are you going to do in text) summarised down below

As a Transport Innovation Consultant, you’ll support clients in developing successful EU funding proposals—particularly under CEF (Connecting Europe Facility), Horizon Europe (Cluster 5), and LIFE programmes. You’ll be at the intersection of mobility policy, technology, and innovation, guiding clients through both strategic and technical aspects of EU project development.

Your tasks 1st part (in max 4 bullets)

Write and Manage EU grant proposals: Conceptualizing, visualizing, and refining project ideas to ensure high-quality proposals.
Deliver High-Quality Consulting: Provide strategic innovation consulting to our clients facilitating their engagement in transport, logistics, and smart mobility projects.
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.

Your tasks 2nd part (In max 4 bullets)

Stay Connected with Industry Trends: Keep up to date with developments in transport, logistics and smart mobility, expanding both your own expertise and the knowledge base of our team.

Your profile 1st part (in max 4 bullets)

Relevant Experience: 3-5 years in R&D and consulting roles, especially with Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe, as well as other EU funding Programs.
Industry Knowledge: Experience in the fields of most innovative topics in transport, logistics, and smart mobility, such as connected and automated mobility, electric and zero-emission vehicles, sustainable fuels, intelligent transport systems, traffic management system, mobility data exchange. If you have experience within areas such as automotive engineering, energy systems, urban planning, or logistics will be positively evaluated.

Your Profile 2nd part (In max 4 bullets)

Educational Background: A relevant business or technical degree.
Language Skills: Fluency in English and Italian, both written and spoken, is required.

Why us? (What do we offer) 1st part (in max 4 bullets)

Competitive Salary Package: €35,000 - €40,000
Flexible Work Environment: Primarily remote, with (bi-)weekly office presence, based on your location within Italy. Presence is required for periodical company and Team meetings. Travelling required for the attendance at project meetings.
Dynamic Project Opportunities: Collaborate on high-impact European projects across multiple industries.
Training in both hard and soft skills to help you develop your potential.

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About us

PNO Innovation is the leading innovation and funding consultancy in Europe. With our broad sector expertise, generative AI tools and more than 40 years of experience in national and European grants, we help give space to good ideas and make innovation happen.

PNO Innovation employs more than 600 professionals across offices throughout Europe: Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK. What started more than 40 years ago as a student project in the Netherlands has grown into a European industry leader with a focus on creating sustainable impact.

Job summary

Sei appassionato di mobilità sostenibile e innovazione europea? Unisciti a PNO Group, la principale società di consulenza in innovazione in Europa, come Consulente per l’Innovazione nei Trasporti. Supporterai aziende e istituzioni leader nella progettazione e gestione di proposte vincenti nei programmi europei Horizon Europe, CEF e altri strumenti strategici per la transizione verde e digitale. Il ruolo è basato in Italia con modalità di lavoro ibrida.

I tuoi compiti

Contribuirai allo sviluppo di progetti innovativi nei trasporti sostenibili, supportando clienti pubblici e privati nel trasformare idee ambiziose in proposte finanziate a livello europeo.

Your tasks (in Bullets)

Scrivere e coordinare proposte per programmi UE (Horizon Europe, CEF, Innovation Fund)
Analizzare bandi europei e identificare opportunità per i clienti
Supportare la costruzione del consorzio e l’allineamento tra partner
Facilitare workshop di co-design e sviluppo idea-progetto

Your tasks 2 (In max 4 bullets)

Redigere contenuti tecnici, impatto e pacchetti di lavoro
Guidare i clienti nel comprendere i meccanismi di finanziamento UE
Monitorare le politiche europee su mobilità, energia e clima
Supportare l’implementazione e la rendicontazione dei progetti

Il tuo profilo

3–5 anni di esperienza in progetti europei o consulenza R&D
Conoscenza dimostrata dei programmi Horizon Europe, CEF o simili
Laurea tecnica o scientifica (es. ingegneria, energia, trasporti, sostenibilità)
Eccellenti capacità di scrittura e comunicazione in italiano e inglese

Your Profile (2nd part)

Attitudine analitica e conoscenza del contesto politico e innovativo europeo
Esperienza nei settori della mobilità, logistica o decarbonizzazione è un plus
Abitudine a lavorare in contesti internazionali e multi-stakeholder
Residenza in Italia, disponibile per lavoro ibrido con incontri mensili in presenza

Perché noi?

Parteciperai a progetti UE innovativi e ad alto impatto
Collaborerai con clienti di rilievo e partner europei
Imparerai da un team esperto e multidisciplinare
Lavoro flessibile con modalità principalmente da remoto
Percorso di crescita e formazione continua
Cultura aziendale inclusiva e orientata al benessere
Ruolo dinamico e vario con reale impatto sulla sostenibilità
Retribuzione competitiva e allineata all’esperienza

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Chi siamo

PNO Innovation è la principale società di consulenza in Europa specializzata in innovazione e finanziamenti. Con una vasta esperienza settoriale, strumenti di intelligenza artificiale generativa e oltre 40 anni di attività nell’ambito dei finanziamenti nazionali ed europei, aiutiamo le buone idee a trovare spazio e a trasformarsi in innovazione concreta.

PNO Innovation conta oltre 600 professionisti distribuiti in sedi presenti in tutta Europa: Belgio, Francia, Grecia, Italia, Paesi Bassi, Norvegia, Portogallo, Spagna e Regno Unito. Nata oltre 40 anni fa come progetto universitario nei Paesi Bassi, oggi è un punto di riferimento europeo nel settore, con una forte attenzione all’impatto sostenibile.

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We are looking forward to hearing from you!

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