Title:  Senior Consultant Data Scientist

The Opportunity

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Consultant Data Scientist to join our Digital, Data and Technology Team within our Advisory buisness - a vibrant, inclusive community that celebrates our differences and makes a real impact across the UK.   

Amey Consulting is a leading consultancy that drives innovation through data and technology, enhancing our clients' business operations and processes. We provide solutions that drive insights, improve decision-making, and define a digital strategy that supports our client’s vision, transforming and enabling them to become leaders in a rapidly changing technology and data landscape.

As a Senior Consultant, you will be aspiring leader within our DDaT team and will work alongside an experienced pool of other Data Scientists, solution architects, product owners, project managers, business analysts, software developers and AI experts, among others. 

You will be responsible for:

• Working closely with clients to understand the challenges they face, shape these into well-defined requirements and provide analytical solutions
• Developing approaches and analyses that can be transferred across different sectors, helping clients to make better use of their data and drive intelligent decision-making
• Exploring new data sets to investigate how they can be used to realise value for clients
• Developing unique solutions to new and unsolved problems in infrastructure by delivering themselves and/or managing small technical teams
• Creating and developing relationships with high-profile clients up to director level
• Opportunity to help with business development to gain new work and expand commissions
• Collaborating with people from the wider team within the business unit, including software developers and domain experts, to form and support multi-disciplinary teams 
• Continually developing your skills and experience through a combination of formal and on-the-job learning 
• Developing personal expertise and support the development of fellow team members
• Taking responsibility for the delivery of particular parts of projects to meet or exceed the expectations of the client 
• Ensure project work is delivered in compliance with the Project Control Framework and Technical Assurance Board to agreed standards and targets 
• Ensure compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Assurance regulations
• Deputise for Principal Consultant, when required  
• Understanding, and support where requested, annual business objectives, plans and budgets for business area. 
• Operating according to One Amey principles and have a clear understanding of systems and processes   
• Working with others on the team to develop innovative solutions to challenging problems within the infrastructure sector either on existing commissions or by attracting research and development funding 

What you will bring to us:

Technical Expertise

• Proven ability to contribute to fast-paced technical projects and quickly understand what needs to be done, even if it’s out of your area of expertise
• Exposure to managing technical work and directing teams in data & analytics projects
• Skilled in designing data driver solutions and implementing supervised and unsupervised learning techniques.
• Experience in model selection, tuning and validation
• Strong grasp of statistical inference, hypothesis testing and experimental design.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks such as scikit-learn, PyTorch.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex analysis in simple terms to stakeholders and team members (expert and non-expert alike)
• Self-sufficient in leveraging Python for end-to-end data science tasks from exploration and modelling to automation.
• Experience/Familiarity with agile/scrum delivery. 
• Knowledge of Git or other version control systems, and experience using these tools in collaborative software projects
• Good code hygiene, including modular design, refactoring and testing
• You have a bachelor’s degree or higher in a STEM subject (or equivalent portfolio/work experience)
• You’ve obtained a good knowledge of cloud services e.g. AWS, Azure (desirable)
• You have experience developing web applications for analytics solution (desirable)

Project Controls

• Demonstrated expertise in balancing financial and technical requirements to ensure successful project management outcomes.
• Proven experience in leading and managing small to medium teams to deliver projects effectively and efficiently.
• Skilled in building strong client/stakeholder relationships and providing customer-focused solutions that address key client needs and deliver maximum value.

Business Development

• Strong communication skills enabling you to build rapport within teams and across diverse clients. 
• Adaptable and flexible, with the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 
• Bid writing capabilities and previous experience in tenders is advantageous but not necessary.
• A network within your industry, with the aim of developing this further is advantageous but not necessary

What we can offer you:

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our benefits are designed to help you thrive at work and in your home life. You will have the flexibility to choose benefits and development opportunities that are best for you. 

Some of our benefits include:  

• Exceptional personal development, training and progression plans, designed to allow you to shine in your career, all in line with your personal ambition 

• Competitive salary and compensation 

• Generous pension scheme, with extra contributions from Amey 

• 24 days annual leave, plus bank holidays 

• Flexible benefits scheme, including the option to buy additional annual leave and insurance benefits, Cycle2Work scheme and access to discounted gym membership 

• Our Save with Amey programme gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on shopping, days out, or nights in 

• Family friendly policies for new parents or if you provide care for a dependant 

• Membership of our Affinity Networks who connect, support and inspire diverse communities within Amey
• Two Social Impact Days each year, for volunteering and fundraising opportunities 

Who we are 

Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems. 

What we do 

We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets. 

Application Guidance

Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview, if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.

Apply Today

We may close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications. Please apply as soon as possible. 

We look forward to hearing from you. 

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