Key Notes
Route ownership spans opportunity research, probabilistic timetable design, Traffic Commissioner registration, launch coordination and live-service improvement. The £40,000–£50,000 role is based in central Edinburgh, where Ember expects office attendance most days and allows flexibility for the occasional day at home. The candidate profile prioritises data-driven analysis with spreadsheets, Python, SQL and AI tools, transport interest, strategic detail and self-directed delivery.
What You'll Work On
- Research new route opportunities through Google Maps, existing transport alternatives, field testing and conversations with local communities.
- Design probabilistic timetables from stop use, traffic, booking and occupancy patterns, then take them through council consultation and Traffic Commissioner registration.
- Coordinate route-readiness requirements with operations and charging teams, covering driver staffing and training, rest facilities, vehicle availability and charging capacity.
- Monitor live route performance in Ember's internal tooling, adjusting timetables or stops and working with engineers to improve the network-planning platform.
Why This Role Matters
- New intercity routes depend on corridor, timetable, charging and registration decisions that determine whether a proposed service can run with Ember's available coaches and infrastructure.
- Existing Ember services are reassessed against booking, occupancy and traffic data, with timetable and stop changes tested as ways to increase passenger utility without adding vehicles.
What They Are Looking For
- Technical: Comfort with spreadsheets, Python and SQL, or willingness to learn any missing tools, is sought.
- Technical: Active use of frontier AI models to work faster and more rigorously in data work and analysis is sought.
- Domain: Interest in transport and the ability to connect stop- or shift-level changes to wider network effects are sought.
- Experience: A hands-on, self-directed working style, initiative and ownership of projects are sought; applicants are asked to include a link to something they have built.