Have you provided strategic leadership and expert oversight, taken responsibility for quality assurance of analytical outputs, and guided research agendas in a fast-paced environment?

Do you build relationships with internal and external stakeholders, foster professional development within your team, and play a key leadership role as the senior economist in your area?

If so, we’d love to hear from you!

DfT is a high-profile department at the heart of UK government. We work with agencies and partners to support the transport network that helps businesses and gets people and goods travelling around the country. We plan and invest to make journeys better.

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.

Are you an experienced economist ready to lead high-impact work shaping the future of transport? This senior role offers the opportunity to lead a multidisciplinary analytical team across multiple locations, influencing policy on connected and autonomous vehicles, international vehicle standards, and road safety. You'll provide strategic oversight, ensure analytical quality, and guide research direction in a fast-paced environment. As the senior economist in the directorate, you'll also build strong stakeholder relationships and support the professional development of your team.

Your responsibilities will include, but aren’t limited to:

Great line management is important to us as an organisation, and we will equip and support line managers to develop the skills they need. We aim to empower line managers to create teams where people can flourish and deliver excellent outcomes for the public.

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.