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

Contact:	Alexandra Williams
Region:	England - SE - Greater London
Location:	South Kensington
Category:	Other
Closes:	7 Jun 2024
Salary:	£45-50K
More info:

Senior Transport Analyst

Job Description

Job summary

We are looking for a Senior Transport Analyst focusing on the benchmarking of public transport worldwide. This is equivalent to a Senior Transport Consultant/Planner. You will be part of a friendly and supportive team, consisting of 30 professionals, who are committed to working together to conduct high quality work 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 data from member organisations worldwide. You will be responsible for managing transport datasets such as our annual Key Performance Indicators that cover a wide diversity of areas of public transport management and operations.

The position will involve handling, managing, analysing and owning such datasets, including primarily quantitative analysis and interpretation of benchmarking results 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
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 public transport provider meetings overseas where necessary
You will contribute to the benchmarking groups' ongoing coordination, development, and improvement with a particular focus on data management, analysis, visualization, and interpretation

See job description for a full list of duties and essential criteria for this role.

Essential requirements

Education in a discipline with significant numerate content such as 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
Fluency in written and spoken English
Willing to travel worldwide for short durations

Further information about the post is available in the job description

How to Apply

Further information

For informal enquiries about the post please contact Lindsey Morse, Transport Strategy Centre, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at l.morse@imperial.ac.uk

Our preferred method of application is online via our website. Please click ‘apply’ below or go to https://www.imperial.ac.uk/job-applicants/ and search using reference number ENG03083

Any queries regarding the application process should be directed to Alexandra Williams at alexandra.williams@imperial.ac.uk

Closing Date: 7 June 2024