Data Analyst (Highways Development)

Gloucestershire County Council; Gloucester; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established local government organization is seeking a motivated Data Analyst to support highway development initiatives. This role involves managing data effectively to ensure Gloucestershire remains a desirable location. You will work with various teams to process financial reports and support developer contributions for highway improvements. The position offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally while making a positive impact in the community. Join a supportive and flexible work environment that values your contributions and encourages your professional development.

Benefits

Flexible and agile working opportunities

25.5 days annual leave

Option to purchase additional leave

Family friendly employer benefits

Career development opportunities

Access to Employee Assistance Programme

In-house Occupational Health service

Cycle to Work scheme

Green Car Scheme

Employee networks support

Qualifications

• Proficiency in data management, including creation, storage, analysis, and visualization.
• Experience developing reports using SQL and standard database management tools.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the file management system to ensure efficient team operations.
• Process and present financial and various reports from the file management system.

Skills

Data Management

Microsoft Suite

SQL

Database Management Tools

Attention to Detail

Highways Knowledge

Planning Knowledge

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Tools

MasterGov

Job description

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.

• Job Title: Data Analyst (Highways Development)
• Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 5, 5th Floor
• Contract Type: Permanent
• Closing Date: 06/01/2025
• Job Requisition Number: 9704
• This post is open to job share

About The Team & Role

As Data Analyst (Highway Development), you will provide a crucial role supporting the wider team to ensure Gloucestershire remains a desirable location where people want to live, work, and visit. You will maintain the file management system (currently MasterGov) to ensure the team works efficiently, processing and presenting financial and various other reports from the file management system and supporting with section 106 developer contributions for highway improvements.

This is an exciting time for a talented, self-motivated individual to join a team and County Council going from strength-to-strength, affording you the opportunities to make genuinely positive contributions to both your team and the local area, with opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

About You

To be successful in this role, you will need to demonstrate skills and experience within the fields of data management, including creation, storage, analysis, and visualisation. You must be proficient in the use of Microsoft suite of products, able to develop reports using Structured Query Language (SQL), and utilise other standard database management tools. Familiarity with highways, planning, and section 106 legal agreements is essential, along with the capability to work and learn autonomously while possessing high levels of integrity and attention to detail. You will need to be personable and professional, with a proven track record of providing support in a data management environment.

We want you to be proactive and committed to your professional development and be keen to expand your highways and planning knowledge.

About Us

We are committed to investing in your development and operate flexible times and ways of working, so you may be out meeting partners anywhere within the region, working on your laptop in one of our offices or staff cafes in the heart of the City Centre, or working from home.

As you’d expect, we offer an attractive package of benefits which makes a career in Local Government both flexible and rewarding:

• Flexible and agile working opportunities
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years of continuous service
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• An in-house Occupational Health service
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network, DNet (disability) network, and the Young Employees Network

How To Apply

If you believe that this is your kind of environment, and you have the skills, desire, and experience required to make a positive difference, then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” button.

Short-listed candidates will be contacted by email and invited to interview within two weeks of the closing date.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

Data Analyst (Highways Development) - Job Profile

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We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

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Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.