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Head of Road Vehicle Technology Analysis

Location: Birmingham, Leeds

Salary: £67,313 per annum

Vacancy Type: Permanent

Can youlead a multidisciplinary analytical team across multiple locations to shape high-quality analysis influencing future transport policy, including connected and autonomous vehicles, international vehicle standards, and road safety?

Have youprovided strategic leadership and expert oversight, taken responsibility for quality assurance of analytical outputs, and guided research agendas in a fast-paced environment?

Do youbuild relationships with internal and external stakeholders, foster professional development within your team, and play a key leadership role as the senior economist in your area?

If so, they’d love to hear from you!

The organisation is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. They work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. They plan and invest to make journeys better.

Joining their department comes with many benefits, including:

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
• Flexible working options where they encourage a great work-life balance.

Job description

Are you an experienced economist ready to lead high-impact work shaping the future of transport? This senior role offers the opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary analytical team across multiple locations, influencing policy on connected and autonomous vehicles, international vehicle standards, and road safety. You'll provide strategic oversight, ensure analytical quality, and guide research direction in a fast-paced environment. As the senior economist in the directorate, you'll also build strong stakeholder relationships and support the professional development of your team.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

• Lead a multidisciplinary analysis branch spread across three office locations: x3 Grade 7s, x4 SEOs and x1 HEO fast streamer.
• Play a critical leadership role across the wider Analysis Enablers and Strategy division and the Future Transport Systems Directorate as the only badged economist at Grade 6 level.
• Lead on and take responsibility for the fast-paced and demanding work of the branch’s policy teams which are the International Vehicle Standards division and the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles. Some oversight of the analysis done by the Joint Air Quality Unit (an organisation partnership) has occasionally been required too.
• Provide wider thought leadership on future road transport, including but not limited to shaping the Directorate’s research agenda which is of considerable scale and high importance.
• Build and cultivate strong links with stakeholders across the organisation, Government, Arm’s Length Bodies, industry and academia.
• Take responsibility for assurance and quality control for the analytical outputs of the branch, which span across business cases, options assessment, post-implementation reviews, social and behavioural science and modelling for example.
• Take responsibility for the professional development of self and team.

Great line management is important to them as an organisation, and they will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. They aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile.Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Person specification

Required experience:

To be successful in this role you will need to have the following experience:

• Using appraisal and social cost benefit analysis, principally those set out in the HM Treasury
• Confidently and inclusively lead multidisciplinary teams, setting clear goals and a strong vision while supporting team development and delivery.
• Adapt effectively to change, manage shifting priorities and deadlines with flexibility and resilience.
• Apply economic principles to real-world challenges and communicate insights clearly to non-specialist audiences, while building strategic partnerships across internal and external stakeholders.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King’s birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• Joining a diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities to support all their colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where they encourage a great work-life balance.

To Apply

If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable organisation, please click apply to complete your application.