Transport for Greater Manchester

Transport Analyst

Job Description

Are you keen to enhance your skills and experience and thrive in working environments where no two days are the same? Would you like the opportunity to explore a new career joining a team assessing the future of travel in Greater Manchester?

Your role

We are seeking a Transport Analyst to join the Transport Strategy Modelling and Analysis team assisting with tasks to help shape the future transport network in Greater Manchester.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to work with various teams within TfGM such as Highways, Metrolink, Sustainable Journeys and external teams such as the Department for Transport and Urban Transport Group. With support, you will be involved in gathering, analysing and managing diverse datasets, spotting patterns and generating insights and ultimately communicating your insights to colleagues to help inform and influence decisions.  You will also be able to expand your skills and knowledge within Transport Appraisals, by working closely with Senior Transport Planners who will provide you with support for your development, allowing you to assist with appraising small schemes, drawing in data to analyse transport usage, interventions being proposed and how this will impact travel behaviours of the Greater Manchester Public. You will also be provided with training in general forecasting and analytical techniques, including the use of presentational and analytical tools.

Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) oversees transport in Greater Manchester, delivering and improving transport services, facilities and information to make travel easier for everyone. This is a busy and exciting time for us: under the devolution agreement, and with Greater Manchester at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse, transport will play a vital role in supporting growth and prosperity in the UK’s largest regional economy outside London.

Transport Strategy is expanding its Modelling and Appraisal team as part of an ambitious and wide-ranging work programme. We have an integral role in the decision making process at TfGM to support the growth aspirations of the UK’s largest regional economy outside London.

What you’ll bring

You will have experience of problem-solving using data, maths or computer science with an interest in the use of data to create enhanced understanding through the appropriate application of numerical and analytical tools and techniques. You will be a strong team player, with equal ability to work effectively both on your own initiative and with others. You will be enthusiastic with an interest in continuing your personal development. You will also be educated to degree level or have equivalent levels of work experience involving the creation of insight from the gathering and processing of data.

If you believe you have the skills and experience required, we’d really like to hear from you. When completing your application, please ensure that you provide a covering letter providing clear examples of how your experience meets the essential criteria, all appointments will be based on merit. During shortlisting our applications are anonymised so please do not include your name on either of these documents.

About Us

• A starting salary of between £25,916 to £29,990 per annum depending on experience

• 27 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
• Flexible and hybrid working options to promote and support a good work/life balance
• Free bus, rail or Metrolink travel to and from work within the Greater Manchester boundary
• Generous pension scheme contributions
• Commitment to learning and personal development and upskilling with reimbursement of professional fees, where essential to the role 
• We promote good physical and mental health and can provide additional support to staff via our employee assistance programme when required

We are a Disability Confident employer and offer support and reasonable adjustments as required.  We also have a Guaranteed Assessment Scheme for candidates who declare a disability; are aged 24 or under who have previously been or currently are in care; are a carer as defined by within the Greater Manchester Carers Charter; and where the Armed Forces was their last long-term substantive employer; where they meet the minimum criteria for the role.

TfGM is an equal opportunities employer that cultivates and celebrates diversity. We want to recruit and retain a workforce that reflects the communities we serve.  Whatever your background and identity. We are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone.  We encourage and welcome applications from all backgrounds and are particularly keen to encourage applications from women, members of ethnic minority groups and people with disabilities who are currently under-represented within our workforce.

For more information on working for TfGM including details on our Guaranteed Assessment scheme please visit  www.tfgm.com/careers

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