Model Assurance Analyst

Transport for NSW; Sydney; On-site; AUD 125,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking an experienced modeller to join our team in Sydney. You will contribute to assurance of current and future strategic, operational and freight models used across the Transport Cluster, delivering analysis that informs programs and policies.

The role requires strong analytical and communication skills, experience in transport modelling, and proficiency with tools such as Aimsun, Visum, EMME, Sidra, Dynameq and Python.

Qualifications

• Analytical, problem-solving and stakeholder communication skills.
• Experience in transport modelling, transport planning and model validation.
• Proficiency with modelling tools such as Aimsun, Visum, EMME, Sidra, Dynameq and Python.

Responsibilities

• Deliver assurance of current and future strategic, operational and freight models used across the Transport Cluster.
• Test model components, assumptions, data integrity and computational accuracy; undertake scenario and sensitivity testing.
• Prepare detailed validation reports and recommendations.
• Provide advice to model owners, developers and stakeholders to improve modelling processes in a complex transport environment.
• Lead to accurate, reliable and well-governed transport models.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem solving

Stakeholder communication

Transport modelling

Model development

Model validation

Python programming

Tools

Aimsun

Visum

EMME

Sidra

Dynameq

Job description

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Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Projects

Job location: Macquarie Park, NSW, AU, 2113

Job reference number: 111764

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $124810.0-$139787.0

You see the big picture, you've always worked on a grand scale, and now you're ready to re-focus on grand impact.

You're all about the detail and this role will allow you to drive evidence-based decision making to optimise systems and efficiency, not just for the business but for our customers too. It's data and research with impact you can see.

In this role, you'll:

Working as part of a team delivering assurance of current and future strategic, operational and freight models used across the Transport Cluster.

This role will see you test model components, assumptions, data integrity and computational accuracy, undertake scenario and sensitivity testing, build benchmark models, and prepare detailed validation reports and recommendations.

You will provide advice and guidance to model owners, developers and divisional stakeholders to improve, streamline or automate modelling assumptions and processes in a complex transport environment where modelling outcomes influence broader programs, projects and policies.

Your analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder communication and transport modelling skills formed across transport planning, traffic modelling, model development and model validation will see you assess model performance, interpret validation results and communicate complex findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders to lead to accurate, reliable and well-governed transport models.

You're recognised as an analytical and collaborative professional, skilled at testing models and translating technical findings into practical recommendations, experienced in transport and traffic modelling tools and techniques, model development or validation, and software packages such as Aimsun, Visum, EMME, Sidra, Dynameq and Python programming.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

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