Senior Asset Data & Intelligence Analyst

About the job.

We’re looking for a Senior Data and Intelligence Analyst to join our team based in the South West region to carry out data analysis and modelling activities, to derive intelligence and produce recommendations that support the region’s needs assessment, investment and planning decision making.

This role will work closely with various different teams across Operations and National Highways to ensure the right data is in place for colleagues and stakeholders and providing analysis and business solutions for required data.

This role can be based from Bristol or Exeter and may require occasional travel.

• Gather, analyse and monitor relevant data from the region’s assets, operations and services to explore patterns, causes and effect and trends within the business.

• Identify areas for further analysis and produce performance and service insights to support and improve operations decision-making.

• Perform regional demand and performance monitoring modelling using analytics tools and techniques.

• Identify opportunities to improve operations safety, customer and delivery performance through the innovative use of data analysis, insights and GIS visualisation techniques.

• Work with regional and wider NH stakeholders to define data sets that support business decision making and assist in driving improvements in data management processes and practices.

About you

• Experience working with a variety of data to extract meaningful business and performance insights, with good presentation skills and time management

• Working knowledge of data analytics methodologies, tools, techniques, and information management principles

• Experience in GIS and mapping techniques, data visualisation and analytical tools, with excellent attention to detail

• Track record of managing relationships with multiple stakeholders and the ability to influence and negotiate

• Degree or HND in relevant discipline with appropriate experience, or equivalent

About us

Here at National Highways, we manage and improve England’s motorways and major A roads, helping our customers have safer, smoother and more reliable journeys. Our priorities are safety, customers and delivery, and at the core of this, are our values of passion, integrity, safety, teamwork and ownership.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

External candidates will be offered a starting salary at the lower end of the pay scale, while current employees will be appointed in accordance with our established pay policy.

We are committed to creating a diverse environment and welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus

• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%

• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)

• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working

• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary

• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines

• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel

• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities

• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme

• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check

• 3 year employment history references

• DBS criminal record check

• Social media and adverse journalism check

• Driving licence check (if applicable)

• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)

• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally

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