Senior Statistician

National Highways; West Midlands; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

National Highways is seeking a Senior Statistician to join the Customer, Strategy and Communications team. You will analyze traffic, road safety and customer satisfaction data, build models, write code, and create technical reports and clear commentaries for non-analysts.

You will travel at least monthly to Birmingham or Manchester and may travel to other National Highways locations. The role focuses on statistical guidance, accuracy, and enabling data-informed decisions across the organisation.

Qualifications

• Relevant work experience in a statistical or analytical role.
• Formal statistical training with a degree in statistics, mathematics, economics, science or similar.
• Ability to communicate analytics clearly to non-technical audiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead statistical analysis on customer satisfaction, safety and performance metrics.
• Develop forecasting models for performance metrics on the machine learning platform.
• Produce analytically assured reports and insightful commentary.
• Provide high-quality statistical advice across the organisation.
• Set standards for using data and communicating results; develop team capability.

Skills

Statistical analysis

Forecasting

Python

Stakeholder communication

Analytical reporting

Machine learning platform

Education

Degree in statistics

Mathematics/Economics/Science

Tools

Databricks on Azure

Python

Job description

About the job.

At National Highways, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Statistician to join our team in Customer, Strategy and Communications (CSC). This role will give you the opportunity to use your statistical expertise and experience to produce high-quality analysis on the performance of England's motorways and major A roads. You will be working with traffic, road safety and customer satisfaction data and will be developing models, writing code and creating both technical reports and insightful commentaries for non-analysts. A key part of your role will be to provide statistical advice and guidance across the organisation, so you'll need to be a great communicator with a confident working knowledge of a broad range of statistical techniques. You will have great inter-personal skills to enable you to work closely with internal and external stakeholders.

Please note this role can be based from either Birmingham, Exeter, Guildford, Bedford, or Manchester however, you will be required to travel at least once per month to Birmingham or Manchester to collaborate with the team. Ad-hoc travel to other National Highways locations and to key external stakeholder offices may be required.

• Statistical analysis into the customer satisfaction, safety and performance of England's motorways and major A roads. Including leading the development of forecasting models for performance metrics on National Highways' machine learning platform.
• Producing analytically assured reports and outputs that communicate insight effectively.
• Providing high-quality statistical advice and assurance across the organisation.
• Setting and implementing consistent standards and guidance for using data, applying statistical methods, and communicating analytical results.
• Developing the statistical capability of the team and the wider organisation.

About you.

• Relevant work experience in a statistical or analytical role, and evidence of formal statistical training (for example a degree in a relevant subject such as statistics, mathematics, economics, science or similar).
• Excellent communication skills and an engaging communication style, with the ability to present with impact to a range of audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge.
• A track-record of working collaboratively and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.
• A practical understanding of a range of statistical methods, with the ability to support others to use them appropriately. Experience of developing statistical methods for forecasting is desirable.
• Experience of designing and producing analyses to support decision making.
• Experience using Python, or another programming language for statistical data analysis. Experience of using Databricks on Azure is desirable.

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.

The Customer, Strategy, and Communications directorate is essential to National Highways. We guide the direction of the strategic road network, helping the company deliver economic and social benefits by meeting the needs of our customers, clients, and fulfilling regulatory requirements. As the central hub within National Highways, we provide the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.

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.

About the job.

At National Highways, we have an exciting opportunity for a Senior Statistician to join our team in Customer, Strategy and Communications (CSC). This role will give you the opportunity to use your statistical expertise and experience to produce high-quality analysis on the performance of England's motorways and major A roads. You will be working with traffic, road safety and customer satisfaction data and will be developing models, writing code and creating both technical reports and insightful commentaries for non-analysts. A key part of your role will be to provide statistical advice and guidance across the organisation, so you'll need to be a great communicator with a confident working knowledge of a broad range of statistical techniques. You will have great inter-personal skills to enable you to work closely with internal and external stakeholders.

Please note this role can be based from either Birmingham, Exeter, Guildford, Bedford, or Manchester however, you will be required to travel at least once per month to Birmingham or Manchester to collaborate with the team. Ad-hoc travel to other National Highways locations and to key external stakeholder offices may be required.

• Statistical analysis into the customer satisfaction, safety and performance of England's motorways and major A roads. Including leading the development of forecasting models for performance metrics on National Highways' machine learning platform.
• Producing analytically assured reports and outputs that communicate insight effectively.
• Providing high-quality statistical advice and assurance across the organisation.
• Setting and implementing consistent standards and guidance for using data, applying statistical methods, and communicating analytical results.
• Developing the statistical capability of the team and the wider organisation.

About you.

• Relevant work experience in a statistical or analytical role, and evidence of formal statistical training (for example a degree in a relevant subject such as statistics, mathematics, economics, science or similar).
• Excellent communication skills and an engaging communication style, with the ability to present with impact to a range of audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge.
• A track-record of working collaboratively and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.
• A practical understanding of a range of statistical methods, with the ability to support others to use them appropriately. Experience of developing statistical methods for forecasting is desirable.
• Experience of designing and producing analyses to support decision making.
• Experience using Python, or another programming language for statistical data analysis. Experience of using Databricks on Azure is desirable.

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.

The Customer, Strategy, and Communications directorate is essential to National Highways. We guide the direction of the strategic road network, helping the company deliver economic and social benefits by meeting the needs of our customers, clients, and fulfilling regulatory requirements. As the central hub within National Highways, we provide the corporate strategic planning function for the organisation.

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.

Desired Skills and Experience

• Relevant work experience in a statistical or analytical role, and evidence of formal statistical training (for example a degree in a relevant subject such as statistics, mathematics, economics, science or similar).
• Excellent communication skills and an engaging communication style, with the ability to present with impact to a range of audiences with differing levels of technical knowledge.
• A track-record of working collaboratively and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders.
• A practical understanding of a range of statistical methods, with the ability to support others to use them appropriately. Experience of developing statistical methods for forecasting is desirable.
• Experience of designing and producing analyses to support decision making.
• Experience using Python, or another programming language for statistical data analysis.
• Experience of using Databricks on Azure is desirable.