Associate / Senior Associate - Transport Modelling & Analytics

Work that shapes Australia 

We are public purpose specialists supporting organisations to solve complex challenges and deliver meaningful outcomes for Australians. From shaping national policy to delivering critical public projects, we help build resilient, equitable, secure, and prosperous communities. 

Our values shape everything we do - Stronger Together, Amplify Impact, Build Trusted Relationships, Value Every Person, Think Beyond Limits, and Defined by Ethics - guiding how we collaborate, innovate, and drive meaningful change. 

Our purpose-driven professionals provide clients with access to the skills, capabilities and expertise to support the delivery of government agendas and public purpose projects, with specialist teams across three national practices:

• Commercial, Financial and Infrastructure (CFI)
• Transformation
• Risk, Programs and Cyber (RPC).

The Team

Our Planning and Economics skills group, within the national CFI practice, operates at the heart of this purpose, advising our public purpose clients on the projects that shape Australia’s future. This includes the delivery of end-to-end infrastructure project services - from planning and economics through to procurement and delivery - to support Australia’s growth today, and tomorrow. Our diversity of industry experience, insight and deep capability drives confidence in outcomes.

Within the Planning and Economics skills group, our Transport Modelling & Analytics capability provides specialist transport demand modelling, analytics and planning services to support public-purpose clients right across Australia. Working collaboratively with our clients and other related service offerings within Scyne Advisory, our transport modelling and data analytics assists with the clear identification, understanding and articulation of the case for change as well as the design and planning of transport and infrastructure solutions and the estimation of the benefits of a proposed policy or investment. Our team is passionate about delivering the best outcomes for our clients. With this energy and dedication to quality, we pride ourselves on being at the forefront of innovation in our industry. We combine our team’s deep technical expertise with our broader commercial, economics and diverse industry experience.

Due to growth in the business, we currently have an exciting opportunity for a talented early-career professional to join our Transport Modelling & Analytics capability in an Associate or Senior Associate role at the university graduate level or with up to approximately 4 years of experience in the industry.

Overall key responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to: 

• Strategic transport modelling and demand forecasting
• Data analysis and analytics
• Land use and integrated transport planning
• Transport model reviews
• Communication of outcomes (written and verbal) to key stakeholders.

The day-to-day activities in this role (dependent on experience and business requirements) include:

• Working as part of a national team advising public purpose clients on high profile transport infrastructure, policy, planning and precinct projects.
• Undertaking hands-on technical activities to support transport modelling and forecasting for the planning and evaluation of transport infrastructure projects.
• Contributing towards the development and refinement of transport and freight models to forecast demand and assess the potential impact and benefits of various transport policies and infrastructure investments. This also includes further development of Scyne’s internal modelling tools.
• Conducting detailed data analytics and data visualisation to support strategic decision-making, planning policies, option analysis and communication of model inputs and outputs. This type of analysis is often undertaken using software tools such as Python programming, Alteryx, Tableau, PowerBI, cloud computing services and GIS/geospatial tools - experience using one or multiple of these tools is highly regarded.
• Preparing high-quality, easily understandable project reports, tender submissions, presentations and documentation to support project deliverables and objectives.
• Planning, organising and delivering tasks across multiple projects.
• Contributing to a range of project workstreams as part of a team ensuring scope, quality and program is maintained.
• Potential to gain broader skills and experience in the areas of: data and artificial intelligence (AI) across a range of industry sectors, business case development and writing, and the economic analysis of transport and infrastructure projects.

This is an exceptional opportunity to build upon your existing skills, within a progressive, supportive and inclusive environment. In this role you will be involved in nationally significant projects, delivering value and solutions, not just numbers!

To succeed in this role, you must enjoy problem solving and love working with large and complex datasets. You are looking to apply these skills to solve real-world transport challenges and support the development of transport solutions that will have a tangible benefit to our cities and regions, our economy and the community.

Technically, you will bring to the position:

• Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field with a strong emphasis on quantitative analysis and problem solving such as Engineering (particularly civil / transport engineering), Mathematics, Statistics, Data Science/Analytics, Economics, Urban/Transport Planning or Software.
• Strong attention to detail and excellence in undertaking analytical tasks.
• Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a team.
• Ability to liaise with a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, and high presentation standards.
• Strong abilities in communicating complex data and modelling outcomes to varied audiences, ensuring clarity and actionable understanding.
• Industry experience in transport and traffic modelling, transport planning, geospatial data analytics, transport economics or a similar field is highly regarded.
• Previous experience using industry-standard transport modelling tools such as OpenPaths (Emme and/or Cube), PTV Visum or Aimsun is highly regarded, but not essential.
• A proactive approach to learning, with the ability to quickly adapt and acquire new technical and analytical skills in response to evolving project needs and emerging tools/technology.

Aligned to our values, you're collaborative in nature and love working in and celebrating as a team. You respect and care for your colleagues and are curious about others’ views and reflect on the impact we have on others.

You have a growth mindset. You're interested in asking questions to challenge our thinking and love new ideas and trying new things. You're curious about and able to put yourself in the clients’ shoes; you earn and value the trust placed in us.

You're someone who does what you say you'll do, and you do the right thing when no-one is looking, and you call it when you feel something isn’t quite right.

What’s in it for you? 

Launch your career with hands-on experience, meaningful work, and a team that supports your growth. From day one, you'll contribute to real projects, tackling challenges that make a difference while developing skills that set you apart. 

You’ll be mentored by industry experts who will guide, challenge, and inspire you. Our structured training and on-the-job experience will fast-track your development and open doors to exciting career opportunities. 

This is your chance to grow, lead, and shape your future. 

Be part of a close-knit infrastructure community and thrive in a culture that values fresh ideas. 

• Market leading Parental Leave: Allows either carer to take 26 weeks of leave, flexibly, until a child is two years of age. A six-month minimum service requirement for new starters applies. We also make full superannuation contributions for up to 12 months (including unpaid parental leave).
• Flex working: Our people have the autonomy to choose where and when they work so they can integrate their professional and personal lives, finding the right balance that fuels their growth, wellbeing, engagement and productivity. If it works for them, their teams, and their clients, it works for us.
• Additional leave: a 5th week of paid leave to support rest, wellbeing, and inclusion during our annual summer shutdown also Birthday leave, First Nations Cultural Leave, Floating Public Holidays, Leave+ (purchased leave up to 12 weeks), Study Leave, Volunteering Leave, and more!
• Employee share options for every team member, reflecting our commitment to shared success and ownership.
• Smart Device reimbursement: Working flexibly means accessing the information you need on the go. That’s why we help pay for your smartphone or tablet plan, claiming up to $60 a month towards your bill.
• Wellness and Lifestyle benefits: We’ll give you $295 a year to spend on items or activities that support your wellness, and up to $205 a year to support your balanced lifestyle.
• Sonder: A digital care platform that empowers people to actively take control of their wellbeing to live well and perform at their best, free to Scyne Employees and their immediate family members.

We value every person and every voice

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.  

We know that an inclusive culture, and collective intelligence improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know.

Interested in working together or want to find out more?

If you too share our purpose of helping governments and public purpose organisations build more resilient, secure, equitable and prosperous communities, then you should apply today.

We Value Every Person and Every Voice:

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and promoting a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.

We are passionate about improving outcomes with First Peoples, working in collaboration with government and community sectors towards programs which focus on First Nations clients, consumers and communities.  We recognise the knowledge, insights and capabilities of First Peoples. Their strength, resilience and cultural competence are highly valued.

We know that an inclusive culture, and collective intelligence improves the decision-making processes and is critical to delivering exceptional outcomes for our clients and team. We encourage applications from those in marginalised and/or historically underrepresented communities within our workforce. Additionally, if you require any adjustments to the process, please let us know

Recruitment and Assessment Process:

Scyne’s approach to recruitment and selection is underpinned by key principles and expectations, ensuring we recruit and onboard a skilled and diverse workforce that is representative of the communities and organisations we serve. We ensure selection to roles is fair, with equal access provided, and appointments factor in but not limited to relative ability to fulfil the role, prior performance, potential and alignment with our values – taking unique experiences, perspectives, and contributions into consideration.

We carry out background checks on our people to ensure we have made a sound hiring decision and to protect the organisation and our clients from potential risk. If required, confirmation of a valid Commonwealth security clearance or the ability to obtain a Commonwealth security clearance.

At Scyne, we deeply value our recruitment partnerships. To ensure a clear and efficient process, we kindly request that all candidate submissions from search firms and recruiters are only made in alignment with a pre-existing, signed agreement for a specific position. Please note that any resumes submitted to Scyne for this position on an unsolicited basis, without a prior agreement, will not create any financial obligation for us. Consequently, we will not be liable for any fees or commissions should an unsolicited candidate be engaged, regardless of any conflicting terms or conditions you may have.