Director- Transport
About the role
About Baringa
Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.
The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.
Clients value Baringa's collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.
Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World's Best Management Consulting Firms.
Our Government practice are looking for an experienced Director to join the Transport team.
Baringa is growing our Transport practice and we are looking for a senior leader to help shape the future of mobility.
We are seeking a Transport Director (Technical) with deep rail expertise, a passion for emerging technology, and the commercial drive to build and grow a market-leading business.
This is a high-impact leadership role for someone who is both technically credible and naturally curious. Someone who thrives at the intersection of innovation, infrastructure and transformation.
What you will be doing
- Lead and grow our transport technology capability, with a strong focus on rail.
- Help clients integrate emerging technologies, from intelligent infrastructure to AI-enabled operations.
- Build trusted, long-term relationships across operators, infrastructure owners, regulators and suppliers.
- Originate and win new work, shaping compelling propositions that respond to the evolving mobility landscape.
- Provide senior leadership on complex, technology-enabled transformation programmes.
Your skills and experience
- Significant senior experience in transport, particularly rail systems and technology.
- A strong track record of delivering complex programmes and driving business growth.
- A visible and credible network within the transport ecosystem.
- A curious mindset and a passion for what's next in mobility.
- A collaborative leader who can inspire teams and build capability.