Job Description

About the job.

Here at National Highways, we have an excellent opportunity for a Network Data and Intelligence Analyst to join our team based in Bedford, working on the strategic road network.

You will be working to contribute on timely and effective data, analysis, intelligence/insight and visualisation to support decision-making and achievement of regional business objectives. The Analyst role will work with internal and external stakeholders to identify where analysis can inform decision-making concerning the Strategic Road Network.Here at National Highways, we have an excellent opportunity for a Network Data and Intelligence Analyst to join our team based in Bedford, working on the strategic road network.

You will be working to contribute on timely and effective data, analysis, intelligence/insight and visualisation to support decision-making and achievement of regional business objectives. The Analyst role will work with internal and external stakeholders to identify where analysis can inform decision-making concerning the Strategic Road Network.

• Contribute to problem-solving and regional/national analytical projects using analytical capability and experience by applying analytical principles to produce practical and innovative solutions.
• Gather, monitor and analyse multiple datasets across safety, traffic, customer and performance to inform and influence collaborative evidence-led decision-making within Operations. Work with team members to draft balanced and objective conclusions and to highlight risks/opportunities.
• Assist with the continuous development of automation, visualisation and analytical approaches, to support Regional Operations.
• Support intelligent occupancy of the network via modelling traffic management and event impact on customer/economy.
• Develop and maintain working knowledge of a broad range of analytical and data visualisation software systems (including but not limited to data query languages, Power BI, GIS and Excel) and analytical tools used within National Highways.

About you.

• Experience in working with sets of data to extract meaningful insights and communicate information to different audiences effectively and work confidently with others to deliver projects.
• Good organisational skills with the ability to plan and prioritise own workload when faced with competing priorities.
• Experience of using structured problem-solving and analytical techniques to quantitatively and qualitatively explore and understand problems.
• Good understanding of data and information management principles and best practices.
• Experience of Microsoft Office products with advanced Excel skills and knowledge of a range of standard analytical tools, Geographic Information Systems (eg. ARC GIS) and Structured Query Languages.

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.

Operations is at the heart of keeping the strategic road network moving and ensuring our customers get the best possible experience when using our roads.

We address over 39,000 customer enquiries every month, plan and deliver all maintenance activities on the network, drive efficiencies and improvements across our systems and roads, and respond to incidents across 4,500 miles of motorways and major A-roads that we manage. All to make sure National Highways customers have safer, smoother, and more reliable journeys.

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.

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally

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