Head of Road Vehicle Technology Analysis
Location: Birmingham, Leeds
Salary : A GBP 67,313 per annum
Vacancy Type: Permanent
Can you lead 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 you provided strategic leadership and expert oversight, taken responsibility for quality assurance of analytical outputs, and guided research agendas in a fast:paced environment?
Do you build 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, theyd 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 Kings 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. Youll provide strategic oversight, ensure analytical quality, and guide research direction in a fast:paced environment. As the senior economist in the directorate, youll also build strong stakeholder relationships and support the professional development of your team.
Your responsibilities will include, but arent 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 branchs 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 Directorates research agenda which is of considerable scale and high importance.
* Build and cultivate strong links with stakeholders across the organisation, Government, Arms 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.