We are recruiting for an Assistant Consultant

MP Smarter Travel is a sustainable transport consultancy specialising in working with businesses, local communities, and schools to support walking, cycling and other zero emission transport.

We are looking to expand our team by recruiting an Assistant Consultant who will provide support on a range of projects across the public and private sectors.

You will be responsible for delivery on an evolving set of projects that currently includes air quality education programmes, school travel plans, behaviour change, travel planning and community engagement.

This is a fantastic opportunity to gain experience in the sustainable transport sector, working across a wide range of projects with a supportive team of professionals, all with a shared passion for working towards more sustainable towns and cities.

About us

MP Smarter Travel’s work is centred around three key values:

Freedom

We help individuals experience freedom of movement through public, active and accessible transport. We want everyone to benefit from clean air and to find joy in sustainable travel.

Contribution

We believe in making a positive change, to shape places where people want to live, work and play. We want our contribution to be a lasting legacy of improved public health and climate resilience.

Community

We listen and learn from communities, tailoring our actions to best serve the people within. We want to deliver impactful projects that bring people together and improve their environment.

If your values align with ours, you could be the person our team needs.

We are keen to support your personal development, offering regular senior management check-ins, excellent career progression and the opportunity to play a role in work-winning and business strategy. The package also includes a quarterly shared team bonus.

Based in the vibrant Southbank area of London, we share an office with our parent company, Mattinson Partnership – a specialist recruiter for the built and natural environment. You can expect a busy, friendly office and an active social scene with regular staff events. Flexible working options are also available.

We spend our time engaging with a huge range of communities. We believe we do a better job when our team represents the people we speak with. Therefore, we would like to see applications from people from all backgrounds.

About you:

We are looking for an outgoing and confident ‘people person’ who is comfortable speaking on the phone and in-person. You will have excellent spoken and written communications skills, organisational skills and attention to detail. We offer different career paths, through people management, project management, business development or building a particular subject expertise, therefore we value all the following experience:

Essential:

• An interest in sustainable transport, air quality and/or the built environment
• A degree-level education (or equivalent)

Desirable:

• Previous experience using technical tools e.g. CAD, GIS etc.
• A background in sales or customer service
• Creative experience in marketing, design work and branding

Role and responsibilities:

• Contribute to a variety of projects including air quality, school travel plans, urban design and cargo bike promotion.
• Receive and deliver tasks in line with the manager’s expectations.
• Manage personal project hours.
• Provide material for our website, project tracking tool, CRM and social media accounts.
• Attend networking events and client meetings to help build expertise and understand work-winning processes.

To apply

Please send your CV and covering letter highlighting what attracts you to the position and what you think you can bring to the role.
Deadline for applications is 30th October 2026

Annual salary £28,000 (base)
Estimated annual bonus £1,500
On Target Earnings: £29,500