Senior Transport Modeller
| Posting date: | 20 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £44,241 per year |
| Additional salary information: | National Minimum Salary: £44,241 London Minimum Salary: £48,581 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 15 March 2026 |
| Location: | London |
| Company: | Government Recruitment Service |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 448363/3 |
Summary
Have you analysed and interpreted model outputs and explained technical findings to different audiences, using visualisations or tools such as geographical analysis software, Power BI, R, or Python?
Do you enjoy working collaboratively with analysts and technical specialists on transport modelling or wider analytical projects?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- 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), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at DFT.
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Maritime and Aviation Appraisal and Modelling (MAvAM) team, part of the multidisciplinary AMBA division. You’ll contribute to influential modelling and analysis that shapes aviation, maritime, and wider transport policy, working on priority areas such as decarbonisation and airport expansion. The role focuses on forecasting and analysing surface access to UK airports, collaborating closely with internal modelling teams and external partners to deliver robust, high quality evidence for departmental decision making. disciplinary AMBA division. You’ll contribute to influential modelling and analysis that shapes aviation, maritime, and wider transport policy, working on priority areas such as decarbonisation and airport expansion. The role focuses on forecasting and analysing surface access to UK airports, collaborating closely with internal modelling teams and external partners to deliver robust, high quality evidence for departmental decision making. ‑disciplinary AMBA division. You’ll contribute to influential modelling and analysis that shapes aviation, maritime, and wider transport policy, working on priority areas such as decarbonisation and airport expansion. The role focuses on forecasting and analysing surface access to UK airports, collaborating closely with internal modelling teams and external partners to deliver robust, high‑quality evidence for departmental decision‑making.
Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:
Support the delivery of surface access modelling for Heathrow Airport, contributing to the development, updating, and streamlining of key models.Work with models such as NAAM2, SoSERAS, and SoSERASe, used to assess surface access for airports including Gatwick and Heathrow.Undertake detailed analytical work to enhance, maintain, and apply surface access models, including scenario development, model updates, running forecasts, and analysing outputs.Provide technical input to contractor-delivered work and review modelling outputs to ensure quality, consistency, and robustness.Produce visualisations, dashboards, and graphics to clearly communicate modelling results to a wide audience.Collaborate closely with analytical and policy colleagues to ensure robust, transparent evidence supports decision-making and policy development.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.
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