Data Scientist - Geospatial & Transport Analytics (6 Month FTC)

BT Group; City Of London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading telecommunications company in the UK seeks a skilled professional to develop and implement transport and location-based analytical models. Responsibilities include building analytical pipelines on Google Cloud Platform and translating complex spatial analysis into actionable insights. Ideal candidates will have a strong experience in geospatial analysis, SQL, and cloud analytics, along with excellent communication skills to engage with technical and non-technical audiences. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the UK's largest digital infrastructure project.

Benefits

10% on target bonus

BT Pension scheme

25 days annual leave

Private virtual GP appointments

World-class training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Strong experience in data analytics and geospatial analytics.
• Advanced SQL skills and familiarity with cloud platforms.
• Ability to build analytical models and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement transport and location-based analytical models.
• Build analytical pipelines on Google Cloud Platform.
• Translate complex spatial analysis into clear insights.

Skills

Geospatial analysis

Data visualization

SQL

Cloud analytics

Python

Statistical methods

Education

Relevant degree in data science or analytics

Tools

Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

BigQuery

Tableau

D3.js

Job description

Design & Build

• Design and implement transport and location‑based analytical models, supporting use cases such as:
  • Origin‑destination analysis
  • Catchment and drive‑time modelling
  • Network flow and congestion analysis
  • Accessibility and mobility insights
• Apply spatial SQL and cloud‑native analytics to deliver scalable, repeatable solutions.

Data & Solution Delivery

• Build analytical pipelines and models on Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including BigQuery.
• Integrate data from multiple sources (location, network, demographic, third‑party datasets) into coherent analytical frameworks.
• Design solutions that are scalable, cost‑effective and production‑ready, aligned with business and client needs.
• Ensure outputs are robust, well‑documented and follow best engineering and analytical practices.

Insight Communication & Visualisation

• Translate complex spatial analysis into clear, compelling insights for technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Design and deliver interactive visualisations and dashboards using tools such as:
  • Jupyter Notebooks
  • Kepler.gl
  • D3.js
  • Qlik / Tableau / Kibana
• Present findings confidently to senior stakeholders, clients and partners.

Client & Commercial Engagement

• Act as a trusted analytical partner, working closely with internal teams and external clients.
• Support client pitches, proposals and bids by leading key analytical components.
• Contribute to the development of new data‑driven transport and location intelligence propositions.

Technical & Analytical

• Strong experience in geospatial analysis and data visualisation.
• Advanced SQL.
• Experience with transport, mobility or network modelling (formal or applied).
• Strong experience with cloud analytics platforms, preferably GCP / BigQuery.
• Proficiency in Python and/or R.
• Solid grounding in statistical, quantitative and qualitative analytical techniques.

Professional Experience

• Experience in data analytics, geospatial analytics, transport analysis or related roles.
• Proven ability to deliver insights from complex, high‑volume datasets.
• Experience working in fast‑paced, delivery‑focused environments.
• Comfortable collaborating across technical, commercial and client‑facing teams.

Communication & Behaviours

• Excellent communicator, able to simplify complex spatial and analytical concepts.
• Commercially aware, understanding how analytics drive business and policy outcomes.
• Curious, proactive and outcome‑focused.
• Confident challenging assumptions and stakeholders constructively.
• Able to work independently while contributing strongly to team objectives.

Company Overview

BT Group was the world's first telco and our heritage in the sector is unrivalled. As home to several of the UK's most recognised and cherished brands – BT, EE, Openreach and Plusnet – we have always played a critical role in creating the future, and we have reached an inflection point in the transformation of our business.

Over the next two years, we will complete the UK's largest and most successful digital infrastructure project – connecting more than 25 million premises to full fibre broadband. Together with our heavy investment in 5G, we play a central role in revolutionising how people connect with each other. While we are through the most capital‑intensive phase of our fibre investment, meaning we can reward our shareholders for their commitment and patience, we are absolutely focused on how we organise ourselves in the best way to serve our customers in the years to come. This includes radical simplification of systems, structures and processes on a huge scale. Together with our application of AI and technology, we are on a path to creating the UK's best telco, reimagining the customer experience and relationship with one of this country's biggest infrastructure companies. Change on the scale we will all experience in the coming years is unprecedented. BT Group is committed to being the driving force behind improving connectivity for millions and there has never been a more exciting time to join a company and leadership team with the skills, experience, creativity, and passion to take this company into a new era.

Benefits

• 10% on target bonus
• BT Pension scheme, minimum 5% Employee contribution, BT contribution 10%
• From January 2025, equal family leave: receive 18 weeks at full pay, 8 weeks at half pay and 26 weeks at the statutory rate. It's for all parents, no matter how your family is made up.
• Enhanced women's health support: including help with menopause symptoms, cancer screenings, period care and more.
• 25 days annual leave (not including bank holidays), increasing with service
• 24/7 private virtual GP appointments for UK colleagues
• 2 weeks carer's leave
• World‑class training and development opportunities
• Option to join BT Shares Saving schemes.

Leadership Standards

• Looking in: Leading inclusively and Safely – I inspire and build trust through self‑awareness, honesty and integrity.
• Owning outcomes – I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.
• Looking out: Delivering for the customer – I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.
• Commercially savvy – I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision‑making.
• Looking to the future: Growth mindset – I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.
• Building for the future – I build diverse future‑ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.