Transport Modeller – Lower Thames Crossing 18 views

📍 Location: Birmingham, Leeds, London (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: National – £57,515 / London – £62,034

A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time, Job share, Part-time

The G7 transport modeller will work closely with our Strategic Roads policy teams, and National Highways, to help deliver the multi-billion pound Road Investment Strategy (RIS), and to plan the forthcoming future road investment strategies. In REME, you will help to set the strategic direction for, and scrutinise, the modelling and appraisal of the largest-scale major roads schemes. REME is a dynamic and friendly, inclusive team of 23 analysts including economists, transport modellers, social research and evaluation professionals, located across London, Birmingham and Leeds.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensuring the transport modelling and appraisal used to inform decisions to deliver the largest road schemes in the current, £27bn Road Investment Strategy (RIS) meets DfT’s evolving policy needs and analytical.
• Developing transport modelling and analytical methods through leading edge research and development of modelling methods, as part of the DfT’s Appraisal & Modelling Strategy, in liaison with analyst colleagues across DfT.
• Advising on modelling questions, approaches, and results, to inform emerging policy decisions on a range of strategic roads issues as they evolve.

Benefits

Being part of our brilliant Civil Service means you will have access to a wide range of fantastic 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 our colleagues.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

You will need to demonstrate the following experience:

• Analytical experience in using transport models to solve complex issues. This includes forecasting, demand modelling, and application to appraisal.
• Can demonstrate successful outcomes of liaising and working with external stakeholders and other analysts on transport modelling projects.
• Experience of communicating complex data and ideas clearly and tactfully to a range of technical and non-technical audiences in an authoritative, informative and engaging manner.

📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Thursday 19th March 2026