Job Description

Job Category: Non-Teaching
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PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS
Organisation: Leicestershire County Council
Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA
Worker Category: Hybrid Worker
Salary: 39,939 - 47,829 per annum + Market Premia of Standard 10% of top of Grade
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Contract Type: Permanent
Closing Date: 17th October 2025
Interview Date(s): TBC
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join a high-performing team tasked with providing a broad range of transport modelling, analytical, research and intelligence services to the County Council. This will primarily involve using our Pan Regional Transport Model (PRTM) and/or County Town micro-simulation models. Such application will be supported by other tools, to enable the Authority to carry out its transport and land-use planning duties to external Organisations including National Highways, partners, District Councils, Developers and other external users in accordance with the Department's new commissioning principles and Target Operating Model (TOM).
About the Role
You will assist in the development, maintenance and operation of transport models and other analytical tools for the County Council.
You will be responsible for providing technical evidence and intelligence to support transport policy and strategy, highway development control, programme development and business performance intelligence.
You will have a detailed knowledge of the Department for Transport's modelling guidance and industry best practice.
You will be responsible for providing technical advice on the appropriateness of evidence for policy, impact of growth, economy, strategy and other assessments.
You will be responsible for the collation, analysis and reporting of data, including report writing and its presentation to a range of stakeholders.
You will have experience in project management and membership in project teams.
You will undertake such other duties required by the Team Manager commensurate with the duties and grading of the post, including deputising for the Senior/Principal Modeller as appropriate.
Subject to career progression, you will have extensive experience within the transport and modelling environment and have represented the Department at a senior level.
Subject to career progression, you will have extensive modelling knowledge sufficient to support both, our commercial modelling consultancy service and the training of junior staff.
Subject to career progression, you will have excellent innovative, analytical, communication and presentation skills.
Subject to career progression, you will be able to act on your own initiative, work with limited supervision to tight timescales and to agree targets.
You will be responsible for protecting and managing information securely, and reporting breaches, or suspected information security breaches, in line with Council policies.
The nature of the work may involve the jobholder carrying out work outside of normal working hours. You are also likely to have to work in your own time to attain the professional qualification.
You should hold a valid current driving licence. NOTE: any vehicle that you drive, whether your own or belonging to someone else, must be covered for business purposes which may result in an increased premium. It is your responsibility to ensure it is but note that the County Council will not pay for this.
Expenses will be paid in accordance with the County Council's normal rates, referred to as the 'Local Conditions of Service'.
About You
To apply for this post, you must:

• Have a degree (or equivalent qualification) in a relevant numerate subject OR demonstrable relevant experience in transportation equivalent to the above qualification.
• Have clear communication and presentation skills, including the interpretation and writing of technical and non-technical reports.
• Have an aptitude for solving complex problems involving model concepts and large datasets. Key skills include: the interpretation, application, collation, manipulation, analysis and presentation of data in a meaningful way.
• Have knowledge of using strategic and detailed transport modelling tools and process including current best practice.
• Have demonstrable experience of using GIS and Microsoft Office products including Excel, Word and Powerpoint.
• Be able to adapt to varying workloads and priorities, work to tight timescales and to agreed targets.
• Be willing and able to travel to other work-based sites.

It should be noted that career progression within this post is subject to the postholder achieving the relevant competence, knowledge, experience and skills detailed in the Career Progression Requirements Table.
You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.
In addition, we also expect you to share and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.
Interested in Flexible Working?
We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below. This may include requests for term-time working, part-time hours, compressed hours, flexible start and finish times, home/remote working, etc.
Every role within the Council has a defined working style which determines where they can work. The worker category applicable to this post is detailed in the above advert. You can find out more about our worker categories in the page on our career site.
For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:
Richard Best (Principal Transport Modeller)
0116 3057105
How to Apply
Please apply sending us your CV as well a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 1000 words. Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.
To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the section on our career site.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.
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About Leicestershire County Council
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