Location

Birmingham, Leeds, London

About the job

We recognise the challenges that people with (multiple) protected characteristics may experience on the job market and in their career progression. We are fully committed to being an inclusive employer and ensuring equal opportunities. We are keen to make our workforce as diverse as possible, and we hope to attract applications from underrepresented groups, including Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) people, people with a disability, and people with gender diverse identities.

Salary: National £38,654, London £42,466

Would you relish the opportunity to shape and influence future transport policies and decisions?

Are you a critical thinker with a strong analytical background?

If so, we are looking for a talented and motivated individual, with a desire to make a positive and tangible difference to the millions of rail passengers who use the network every day.

Job description

Rail Analysis is a multidisciplinary division, providing economic analysis, statistics and modelling to inform government priorities and decisions relating to the UK rail sector. We pride ourselves on being a supportive team, with a genuine focus on diversity and personal development.

Our division is made up of three teams, as Senior Transport Analyst you will join our Rail Modelling team. We work closely with other analytical and policy teams across the Department as well as industry and consumer groups to develop evidence bases to inform decisions in investment appraisal, environment and freight.

You will work with the Rail Modelling team using appraisal techniques as well as standard models to assess the costs and benefits of rail investment schemes. You will have the opportunity to work with us in our strategic objective to bring more rail modelling and appraisal in house. You will also run other allocation and forecasting models and be responsible for developing ways of bringing analysis in house.

You will need to learn about our models and develop expertise in rail modelling, therefore, this post offers significant benefits to help boost your career as an analyst and gain broader skills.
 

Responsibilities

Your key duties and responsibilities will include;

• Running a large array of rail forecasting and appraisal models.
• Carrying out appraisals of options to improve the railways.
• Providing guidance and model runs for Rail Analysts and Policy
• Presenting our analysis to analyst and non-analyst colleagues.

You will have the option to be based in either London attracting the London pay offer, or to work in Leeds or Birmingham attracting the National pay offer with regular travel to our London office, funded by the Department.

About you

You will be able to demonstrate a significant level of analytical knowledge and experience to analyse and manipulate an array of datasets.

You will display excellent interpersonal skills, articulate and credible to build positive relationships within and outside of the Department, and resolve differences to gain consensus. You will confidently communicate complex data and ideas clearly and tactfully to technical and non-technical audiences in an engaging manner.

You will have a high attention to detail and enjoy taking the initiative to source data and provide solutions to analytical problems. You will be proficient with Excel spreadsheets and display confidence with producing graphs and illustrations in a clear and presentable manner.

You will have the ability to absorb information and develop rapidly, learning from experts within the team on different models and tools.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Communicating and Influencing
• Delivering at Pace
• Working Together
• Making Effective Decisions

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic benefits. We offer generous annual leave, attractive pension options, flexible working, inclusive working environments and much more to support a healthy work/life balance.

Find out more about what it's like working at the Department for Transport.

Things you need to know Security

Successful candidates must pass a disclosure and barring security check.

People working with government assets must complete basic personnel security standard checks.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles, and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

We are closely monitoring the situation regarding the coronavirus, and will be following central Government advice as it is issued. There is therefore a risk that recruitment to this post may be subject to change at short notice. In addition, where appropriate, you may be invited to attend a video interview.

Please continue to follow the application process as normal and ensure that you check your emails regularly as all updates from us will be sent to you this way.

How to apply

As part of the application process you will be asked to complete a CV and personal statement. Further details around what this will entail are listed on the application form.

When considering your experience, please tailor your CV and personal statement to provide evidence of when you have:

• Effectively analysed and manipulated a wide range of datasets to influence and inform decisions
• Effectively used Excel spreadsheets or programming tools to model complex mathematical based problems and derived robust, viable conclusions; presenting them in tables, graphs and/or other visual representations.
• Provided and presented effective solutions to analytical problems to a wide range of audiences; including non-technical audiences.
• Established positive working relationships to gain consensus and responded to challenge to improve methods and solutions.
• Delivered analytical solutions at pace whilst maintaining a quality service.

The sift is due to take place week commencing 14/12/2020.

Interviews/assessments are likely to be held week commencing 11/01/2021.

This interview could be conducted via a video interview, details of which will be provided to you should you be selected for interview.

We will try to meet the dates set out in the advert. There may be occasions when these dates will change. You will be provided with sufficient notice of the confirmed dates.

The selection process will be designed specifically for the role. As a result, your assessment could include:

•an interview

You’re encouraged to become familiar with the role profile, as you may be assessed against any of the criteria recorded within.

The Department for Transport alongside other Government Departments recruit using Success Profiles. This means for each role we consider what you will need to demonstrate in order to be successful. This gives us the best possible chance of finding the right person for the job, drives up performance and improves diversity and inclusivity.

For further information on Success Profiles visit our Careers website.

If you are experiencing accessibility problems with any attachments on this advert, please contact the email address in the 'Contact point for applicants' section.

Further Information

To learn more about applying for a role within the Department for Transport, visit the Application Process page of our Careers website.

Before submitting your application, we encourage you to visit our Things You Need to Know page for further information about applying for a role within the Department for Transport and the Civil Service.

Throughout this job advert there are links to the DfT Careers website, which provides you further information to support your application. Should you be unable to access the information on our website, please email [email protected] for assistance.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

Nationality requirements

Open to UK, Commonwealth and European Economic Area (EEA) and certain non EEA nationals. Further information on whether you are able to apply is available here.

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

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Contact point for applicants Job contact : Name :   Rail Resourcing Email :   [email protected]   Recruitment team : Email :   [email protected] Further information

If you feel your application has not been treated in accordance with the Recruitment Principles and you wish to make a complaint, in the first instance, you should contact Government Recruitment Services via email: [email protected] If you are not satisfied with the response you receive from the Department, you can contact the Civil Service Commission. Visit the Civil Service Commission website at https://civilservicecommission.independent.gov.uk/