Senior Urban Data Analyst

Company Description

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business. We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career. When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Job Description

About the Role: Actively involved in the conceptional and technical implementation of platform-based services and applications within the U+P business line in AECOM ME.

• Work closely with Director – Urbanism +Planning to grow AECOM ME’s capabilities in incorporating urban data analytics and other related technologies in existing workflows of project delivery
• Develop mathematical and statistical models to analyse data in a data science context, which can be applied to urban planning & design projects
• Interpret data and report conclusions from conducted analysis to support the statistical evaluations, which can help support and improve decision-making for urban planning & design projects
• Condense and encapsulate data characteristics, making it easier to identify risks, analyse trends, and drive effective decision-making, present findings and data insights in creative ways to facilitate the understanding of data across a range of technical and non-technical audiences.
• Generate data visualisation, reports, converts or transfers data using GIS software and scripting languages.
• Have a strong base in platform design process and execution, including a speciality in statistical analysis and interpretation of data  Interest in planning and policy research and the ability to blend qualitative and quantitative analyses to provide support for the use of existing statistical research methods and tools and configure these methods within a known context
• Review urban growth models and code create a parametric urban design to create an advanced urban simulation
• Contribute to the design of databases or development of geodatabases and systems, as well as compile and analyses GIS data
• Excellent recordkeeping, as well as written, graphical, and verbal communication skills
• Ability to stay organised while balancing multiple projects and priorities simultaneously
• Advanced ability to recommend and implement technical recommendations for cross-functional business development
• Technical/ Functional Competencies: Data Science and Analysis Capabilities Software Programming Data Visualization Urban Design and Planning thinking
• Software: ArcGIS/ QGIS, Power BI, Alteryx, Tableau, Rhino/ Grasshopper, Adobe Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator), Microsoft Excel (Advanced)Programming Languages: Python, JavaScript, HTML, Ruby, R Programming, SQL and be ready to adapt to new ones

Qualifications

• A minimum of six years of experience in either public sector or private, ideally in the field of urban design and planning in applied
• Experience in three or more of the following areas (required):Spatial Analysis using ArcGIS or QGISData Visualization
• Understanding of FIWARECommand of Software Architecture (Micro Service Architecture, APIS, OGC Services etc.)Generative Massing & Simulation Analysis
• Experience working with urban tech service providers, IoT devices, or application development technology alliances is advantageous
• Experience in collaborating with clients, internal teams, and engineering disciplines on high-profile international urban development projects
• Prior experience in successfully managing a small team

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Education: A Master’s degree, preferably in Spatial Data Science/ Geoinformatics, Urban Planning/ Spatial Developmental Studies or another relevant field, or compensating experience in appropriate, technical fields with a background in Urban Planning or Design

Additional Information

Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

Join us and let’s get started.