Senior Economist

Job Description:

Senior Economist
Nationwide- Hybrid, with 2 days office based
Salary ranges from £46,030 to £62,544 per annum
Permanent

Omni are recruiting on behalf of National Highways for the following position...

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Economist to join our Economics team within the Strategy and Planning Directorate. In this role, you’ll provide expert economic advice and analysis to support key projects and programmes, ensuring decision-makers have the insights they need to deliver value for money across our Road Investment Strategy.

What you’ll be doing

• Producing value-for-money statements for individual schemes to inform investment decisions.
• Delivering economic analysis to support business cases and funding decisions.
• Acting as a business partner for medium-to-high value projects, advising on economic content and capability.
• Undertaking research to improve appraisal methods and processes.
• Working with modelling experts to assess macroeconomic impacts of our activities.
• Advising on wider economic benefits and recommending strategies for assessment.

About you
You’ll have:

• A graduate or postgraduate degree in economics (or with a significant economics component).
• Professional experience as an economist, ideally in transport, infrastructure, or economic development.
• Strong communication skills to translate complex economic concepts for non-experts.
• Knowledge of transport and highways economics (desirable).

About Us

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

• Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
• Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
• Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
• Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
• Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
• A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
• Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

• Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
• Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
• Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

• Right to work check
• 3 year employment history references
• DBS criminal record check
• Social media and adverse journalism check
• Driving licence check (if applicable)
• Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
• Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally

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