Location
Podium - Euston, London

Hours
Full Time (hours not specified)

Salary
Base salary: circa £36,000 to £42,350 per annum depending on skills and experience. In addition, a flexible benefits fund of 15% is paid on top of the base salary and is fully pensionable, alongside a range of competitive benefits.

About the Role
As an Analyst at HS2, you will provide analytical support to the development and delivery of HS2 and wider rail schemes, contributing to evidence-based decision-making across the programme. You will apply established analytical approaches to assess costs, benefits, and impacts, supporting value for money assessment and business case development. Your role involves gathering, interpreting, and analysing data from a variety of sources to produce clear, robust insights. Working collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders, you will support the development of analysis that informs investment decisions and scheme design, ensuring outputs are proportionate, accurate, and aligned with HS2 Ltd and Department for Transport guidance.

Key responsibilities include delivering defined analytical work packages to support appraisal and business case development, gathering and validating data, developing and maintaining analytical tools and models, and preparing clear written outputs and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences. You will also identify and communicate limitations, risks, and uncertainties in analysis, contribute to quality assurance processes, and work flexibly across the team to support a range of analytical priorities. A commitment to promoting and embedding Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work is essential.

Experience
- Producing analysis using standard analytical tools such as Excel or similar, and presenting findings clearly and structured.
- Working in team-based or project environments, contributing to shared outputs and objectives.
- Handling data and ensuring its quality, including identifying limitations and uncertainties.
- Communicating analytical findings to support decision-making, or demonstrating the ability to do so.

About You
- Ability to analyse and interpret data to identify patterns, trends, and key insights using appropriate tools.
- Strong structured problem-solving skills to break down complex issues and support analytical work.
- Ability to apply and follow established analytical approaches and frameworks for appraisal and decision-making.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of presenting findings clearly to diverse audiences including non-technical stakeholders.
- Effective time and priority management to deliver work to agreed deadlines and quality standards.
- Willingness to seek feedback and continuously improve analytical outputs and ways of working.
- Commitment to actively promote and embed Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) in all work.

Qualifications
- Undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Economics, Mathematics, Finance, Statistics, or a closely related discipline (e.g. Business, Science, Geography), or equivalent experience.
- Understanding of analytical approaches used to support investment decisions, including appraisal and value for money assessment.
- Awareness of HM Treasury and Department for Transport appraisal principles and how analysis supports business case development.
- Understanding of the role of evidence in supporting effective decision-making.