Transport Data Scientist - Various UK Locations

Transport Data Scientist - Various UK Locations Capabilities
Digital and Data
Office Setup
Hybrid
Job ID
#27401
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About the opportunity
We are one of the largest transport modelling teams in the UK and Europe and offer unparalleled diversity of projects and exposure to different types of clients in the UK and internationally. Such depth offers opportunities for a range of career paths whether it is technical excellence, technical leadership or management roles.
We are a friendly team with a number of modelling excellence centres in the UK, Poland and India. We operate without divisions as One Jacobs, with management practices and systems designed to take down regional barriers and encourage cross-office working.
Our Transport Team, here at Jacobs has developed a strong data-driven transport practice, working with clients including Heathrow Airport, National Transport Authority Ireland, Transport for London, and Department for Transport.
We work with large, complex datasets (often billion+ records) including GPS tracking data and Mobile Network Data to analyze vehicle and people movement patterns across highway and sustainable transport modes.
Key work areas include:
Trend analysis, clustering, data fusion, and engineering
Advanced transport model inputs
Predictive Discrete choice modeling
We are open to flexible working arrangements and have successfully embedded hybrid working into our delivery style. With a network of offices nationally, we are open to candidates from all locations. So if you have been wondering what to do next with your career and how to make change happen, do reach out to Jacobs!
We value collaboration and believe that in-person interactions are crucial for both our culture and client delivery. We empower employees with our hybrid working policy, allowing them to split their work week between Jacobs offices/projects and remote locations enabling them to deliver their best work.
Here's what you'll need
We're seeking an experienced Transport Data Scientist for challenging, high-profile transport projects. The role offers significant growth opportunities and independence, typically reporting to senior technical leads while working closely with our Global Principals for Big Data and Strategic Modelling.
We are looking for candidates with experience in one of the below :
Transport Data science and engineering
Big data applications in transport modeling
Machine Learning and statistical techniques
We are looking for following experience :
Proficiency in Python or R for large-scale data analysis
Experience with trend analysis, data fusion, and insight generation from big datasets
Skills in machine learning and advanced econometrics
Ability to work independently and in teams
Strong communication skills for complex technical problems
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