Imperial College London: Transport Strategy Centre, Centre for Transport Studies

Job summary

We are looking to appoint a Senior Transport Analyst (equivalent to Senior Transport Consultant/ Planner) to join the Transport Strategy Centre (TSC) at Imperial College London. You will be part of a friendly and supportive team, consisting of 30 professionals, who are committed to working together to conduct high-quality benchmarking of public transport globally that makes a real difference to our client transport providers and other stakeholders. You will gain unique knowledge of public transport management and operations at both a technical and strategic level, sometimes dealing directly with senior figures in the public transport industry worldwide.

You will be working across our benchmarking groups to manage, analyse, visualise, and interpret data from member organisations worldwide, including our annual Key Performance Indicators that cover a wide diversity of areas of public transport management and operations.

The position will involve handling, managing, and analysing such datasets, including primarily quantitative analysis and interpretation to generate meaningful insights, advice and recommendations. You will use innovative visualisations and presentation skills to convey the importance of the results to public transport providers on how to improve safety, efficiency, and quality.

Duties and responsibilities

• You will manage the datasets relating to transport performance, such as annual Key Performance Indicators (KPI); and carry out excellent data management (version control, confidentiality etc).

• You will synthesise and summarise a large quantity of diverse qualitative and quantitative information from public transport providers.

• You will deliver projects independently, taking responsibility for managing small projects.

• You will understand public transport providers’ strengths, opportunities, and risks, as well as their key purposes for international performance benchmarking.

• You will attend meetings overseas where necessary with multiple or individual public transport providers.

• You will contribute to the ongoing coordination, development, and improvement of the benchmarking groups with a particular focus on data management, analysis, visualization, and interpretation.

Essential requirements

• Education in a discipline with significant numerate content such as Transport, Civil Engineering, Geography, Economics, Urban Planning, or a related field, preferably to Master’s Degree level (or equivalent). 

• Experience in the transport industry in at least one of the following fields: planning, economics, operations, engineering, technology, regulation, and safety.

• Experience in managing/owning datasets and/or using quantitative analysis tools/methods

• In-depth working knowledge and/or understanding of the public transport industry (urban and/or national) in the UK and/or internationally

• Excellent analytical skills with an ability to draw evidence-based insight and conclusions from datasets and information

• Good Excel skills or skills with other spreadsheet software

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• Good collaboration skills, including proven competence in working in project teams and interacting well with professionals at all levels, alongside self-motivation to take initiative and responsibility for deliverables

• Excellent attention to detail, with good organizational skills, including working to strict deadlines and budgets

• Fluency in written and spoken English

• Willing to travel worldwide for short durations (subject to travel restrictions)

Further information

This post is on the PTO&L London Rate Job Family, which starts at £40,809-£49,818, PLUS a £3,000 Market Supplement per annum.

Documents

• Senior Transport Analyst JD.pdf
• ENG02251 Senior Transport Analyst Advert AUG 22 FF.docx