Senior Transport Analyst

Overview

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Job Description

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £43,860 - £47,829 per annum

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 13th March 2026

Interview Date(s): 06th - 10th April 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Transport Analyst post within the Network Data & Intelligence Team in the Environment & Transport Department to support the growing demands of the department and external clients.

The successful candidate will develop, implement and maintain tools/systems/data sets that support the department and external clients.

You will enjoy the challenge of analysing complex problems to develop and implement technical solutions using a range of technologies such as Python, SQL and QGIS.

A lateral thinker, you will be able to draw on a range of experience and expertise to provide options and alternative approaches within time and budget constraints.

You will be able to combine analysis and creativity to provide innovative insights for large datasets producing outputs that are easily understandable and accessible to support an evidence led decision making process.

In return you will get a chance to investigate and manage exciting opportunities that will support and enhance the capabilities of the department into the future.

For information on our approach to the recruitment of ex-offenders, please see our policy statement.

To apply for this post, you must have:

• Significant experience as detailed below.
• Detailed knowledge of the Traffic Data Collection industry including Modelling, Data quality management principles and Commissioning and procurement processes.
• Use of specialist coding and GIS software to develop new technological solutions that better utilise existing data that allow presentation of complex analysis to large audiences.
• Successful management of projects, including experience of innovating to improve organisational and service issues.
• Experience of working with complex datasets and bespoke applications to extract and perform complex statistical analysis of large data sets to produce and present insights.
• Interpreting and writing technical and nontechnical reports and providing technical advice to a wide range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Building positive relationships that foster open and transparent collaborative working with customers and key stakeholders based on trust that deliver meaningful outputs and outcomes.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

Richard Garratt, Senior Transport Analyst

Please apply sending us your CV as well as a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 1500 words.

At Leicestershire County Council we're looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you're from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what's on your CV. That's why we've designed a recruitment process that's fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we'd love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. Without this information, we won't be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected.

For tips on how to write your statement, see the

How to Apply

section on our career site.

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