Principal / Senior Consultant EU Transport & Mobility (Project Delivery & Excellence)

<p class="BodytextPanteia">Panteia | Transport &amp; Mobility | EU Policy &amp; Research</p><p class="BodytextPanteia"><strong><br>About Panteia</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">Panteia is one of the Netherlands’ leading research and consultancy firms in the fields of transport, mobility and public policy. Headquartered in Zoetermeer, Panteia employs around 70 professionals and works for national governments, the European Commission, EU agencies&nbsp; (CoR, CINEA), international institutions (e.g. EIB, World Bank, etc) and branch organisations.&nbsp; Panteia is part of the PanMuc group, together with Revnext (digitalisation, cybersecurity, technology and innovation). Together, they form a growing European consultancy ecosystem operating at the intersection of transport, sustainability, economics and policy. Panteia also collaborates closely with partner consultancies across all 27 EU Member States. </p><p class="MsoNormal">Within the Transport &amp; Mobility (T&amp;M) unit, Panteia has built a strong and trusted position in EU projects, including policy studies, corridor studies, market studies, evaluations and impact assessments.</p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>As Panteia’s EU transport and mobility portfolio continues to grow in scale and complexity, this role is created to anchor delivery quality and long-term excellence.</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>The role</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal">To further strengthen delivery quality and execution excellence, Panteia is looking for a Principal Consultant EU – Project Delivery &amp; Excellence.</p><p class="MsoNormal">This is a senior leadership role focused on the co-ordination, execution and quality assurance of complex EU-funded transport and mobility projects (research and consultancy). The role is designed for an experienced EU consultant who excels in structuring delivery, steering teams, managing risk, and ensuring that projects meet the highest professional &nbsp;standards. A job for a policy-driven expert who wants impact and autonomy.</p><p class="MsoNormal">The Principal Consultant EU transport and mobility holds end-responsibility for delivery performance across a portfolio of EU projects and acts as a senior point of contact for clients and consortium partners.</p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Key responsibilities</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Project delivery &amp; leadership</strong></p><ul><li><p>Lead and oversee the execution of EU transport and mobility projects, including corridor studies, evaluations, impact assessments and policy research.</p></li><li><p>Ensure projects are delivered on time, within scope and budget, and in line with contractual and quality requirements.</p></li><li><p>Act as senior escalation point for delivery issues, client questions and consortium coordination.</p></li><li><p>Maintain strong working relationships with the European Commission, EU agencies and international partners.</p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Team &amp; quality leadership</strong></p><ul><li><p>Steer and coach multidisciplinary project teams (internal consultants and external partners).</p></li><li><p>Saf