Id Job: 316a334
Planner - Transport Modelling
£32,000 - £42,000 depending on skills and experience
Permanent
Southwark, London
Job Purpose
TfL is leading the development of London’s transport system through innovation and are investing millions of pounds in upgrading train services and stations, through projects like the Elizabeth line. You’ll assist by providing strategic and tactical transport modelling and analysis that informs Public Transport decisions across the business. You’ll use your skills to support the delivery of short, medium, and long-term projects by providing forecasts and using them in simulation models. The results from this analysis will help improve our plans for trains, buses and station infrastructure for how customers want to use them. You’ll optimise services for customer journey time, service reliability, network capacity and connectivity, while taking account of value for money, operational constraints and customer priorities. Your work will help increase public transport use, making London a cleaner, greener and healthier city.
You’ll have an opportunity to work on some of our wide-range of current projects including the Bakerloo line Upgrade and Extension, changes to services for London Underground, Rail and Buses to adapt to changes in working patterns; improving passenger experience during planned temporary closures; modelling additional station capacity e.g. at Stratford & Camden. Plans will also consider the impact of changes in the short and longer-term on demand as services and population change. On the job training is provided in our all our work including pioneering and bespoke tools. Recent projects have included planning the Elizabeth Line and Northern Line extensions, major station upgrades such as Bank station, major closures and proposals for major changes to the bus network. You’ll develop our innovative research projects into passenger behaviour in partnership with universities.
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Closing date for applications: Tuesday 7th March 2023 @ 23.59
Inclusivity statement
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to have a workforce that is truly representative, at all levels, of the city we serve. We welcome applications from all people to ensure we have diversity in background, thought and experience. This will enable us to become a more innovative and efficient organisation and help us meet the needs of our customers.
Our goal is to make our recruitment practices as bias-free and inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria.
We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information pertaining to your protected characteristics such as your name, gender, faith, ethnicity, disability status, age, sexual orientation, from CVs and cover letters to make the shortlisting process fair. When applying for this role, please make sure your application clearly outlines your relevant skills, knowledge and experience, detailing in each previous job what you were responsible for, what you delivered and what your achievements are.
Additional Information
Please note that you must apply by using your CV and a covering letter. Please think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience outlined in the job description and ensure your CV reflects the requirements of the role.
We will endeavour to give candidates as much notice as possible however some interviews/assessments will be organised at short notice and will require a degree of flexibility.
Benefits
In return for your dedication and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area and role, but may include:
