(Senior) Consultant Industry

(Senior) Consultant Industry

Nieuwegein, Netherlands

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About the Position

Sopra Steria is a leading European tech player known for its consulting, digital services, and software development activities. With over 51,000 colleagues in nearly 30 countries, we are among the top European tech players. Successful organizations in Europe rely on our knowledge, technology, and approach because we continuously strive for innovation, collaboration, and business development.

The world is how we shape it. Let’s shape it together.

Are you a consultant who wants to contribute to societal issues within the Industry domain, where digitalization plays a crucial role in tackling complex challenges such as network congestion?

Organizations in the utility, logistics, and telecom sectors face significant and complex societal challenges in a highly dynamic context. In this context, as a consultant, you can make an impact by contributing to the acceleration of the digital transformation of these organizations.

We are looking for (Senior) Consultants who want to apply their advisory skills to organizations that can help the Netherlands achieve significant progress in various areas.

Responsibilities

• Work on projects and programs for utility, logistics, and telecom accounts in a dynamic and challenging context.
• Help clients with their digital and organizational challenges and ensure that advice is actionable.
• Collaborate with organizations such as Tennet, Prorail, Gasunie, or KPN.
• Analyze issues at the intersection of organization, processes, and digitalization.
• Advise on improvements in collaboration, governance, and implementation.
• Support project and program management activities.
• Actively engage in stakeholder management.
• Contribute to digitalization and change initiatives.
• Assist in proposals, tenders, and quotations (depending on experience).
• Share knowledge and contribute to the professionalization of our team.

The commercial aspect is part of the job, but the core remains: content, collaboration, and results.

Requirements

• A HBO or WO degree.
• 5 years of experience as a consultant in the Industry domain (specifically utility, logistics, or telecom).
• Project or program experience with organizations in the aforementioned domain.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to clarify complex information.
• Affinity with technology and digitalization within the Industry domain.
• Proven experience with topics such as asset management, digital twin, and AI within the Industry domain.
• Experience with stakeholder management.
• Fluency in Dutch (speaking and writing).

Nice to Have

• Experience with tenders, sourcing, or contract management.
• A network with organizations such as Tennet, Alliander, Enexis, Stedin, Prorail, NS, Schiphol, KPN, Vodafone, or similar organizations.
• Certifications such as PRINCE2, IPMA, Scrum, SAFe, BISL, Lean, or ITIL.
• Security awareness or knowledge of risk management.
• Experience with data models, dashboards, or data-driven work.

We Offer

• A substantive consultancy role within the Industry domain.
• The opportunity to work on societal issues with leading organizations.
• Space for professional and personal development.
• Collaboration with experienced consultants and multidisciplinary teams.
• A professional environment with a focus on quality, development, and job satisfaction.

About the Team

Our team helps organizations in the Industry domain with digital issues that matter. We work in small, achievable steps and bring together data, technology, organization, and people.

We focus on three areas:

• Making systems more agile,
• Using data reliably,
• Keeping digital environments secure.

We work as one team, share knowledge, and ensure that everyone can grow.

Do you enjoy building and taking responsibility? Then you fit well with us.

At Sopra Steria, we combine consulting, technology, AI, and change. We work with attention to public values and digital sovereignty. You will have the freedom to do your work in a way that suits you. You will become part of the vertical Next Industry and make use of our extensive Dutch and European network.

At Sopra Steria, we ensure that you can do your work with pleasure and in balance. Therefore, we offer an attractive and flexible package of employment conditions:

• A fixed contract and a gross monthly salary between €4,500 and €5,500 based on a full-time employment (40 hours per week).

• At Sopra Steria, we believe in equal pay for equal work. Therefore, we determine your salary based on objective criteria such as experience, knowledge, competencies, and responsibilities. This ensures a fair and transparent remuneration that matches your background and the impact of your role.

• Holiday allowance of 8%;

• A profit-sharing scheme with a target payout of 8% of the gross (part-time) annual salary, depending on company results;

• A mobility scheme with the choice of an electric lease car or an alternative transport arrangement, suitable for your situation;

• 27 vacation days, with the option to buy or sell additional vacation days;

• Flexible hybrid working conditions: home, office, or client-side, depending on the role and the possibilities within assignments;

• A home office package with a laptop, telephone, and a monthly internet allowance;

• Plenty of opportunities for professional and personal development through training, certifications, knowledge sessions, and inspiring events;

• Various social activities with colleagues, from informal drinks to sports and substantive events;

• Opportunities for tax-friendly repayment of your student debt;

• An extensive range of benefits through our cafeteria model, including a bicycle scheme, sports subscriptions, solar panels, and group insurance;

• A pension scheme with an employer contribution and the option to voluntarily build additional pension savings.

Does this job sound like something for you? Are you ready to shape the world with us? Fantastic! We are already looking forward to your application.

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Sopra Steria is an employer that offers equal opportunities. All qualified applicants will be considered for a job without regard to age, origin, nationality, skin color, leave for family or medical care, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political preference, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances. We cherish an inclusive work environment that respects all differences.