Graduate Transport Planner (Manchester)

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Job Description

At AECOM we have a number of exciting opportunities across the UK & Ireland for graduates to work within our Transport Planning Team. We provide advice and support to address the challenges facing society, environment and the economy.

Our team covers all areas of transport planning, including transport strategy development, transport modelling and appraisal, feasibility studies, business case development, development planning, and monitoring and evaluation. For many of our projects, we work collaboratively with colleagues across AECOM’s many disciplines, including planners, designers, architects, engineers, regeneration and environmental specialists. The majority of our projects are based in the North of England, but we also support offices across the UK and Ireland and undertake some national and international work.

We are looking for an ambitious team player who wishes to assist in developing and communicating proposals for transport schemes and strategies, working in a collaborative environment. The role would suit a self-motivated individual looking to begin their career in a dynamic team helping to solve real-world, practical, challenges.

We will, of course, provide you with all the training and support you need to progress your career and develop professionally. You will be working within a positive culture where learning and development is not only supported, but also actively promoted.

Early work with us will typically be supporting senior staff with technical input into a variety of projects. Key responsibilities will include: 

• Data collection and analysis
• Development of transport strategies and plans
• Developing and applying transport models
• Scheme development and appraisal
• Preparation of transport assessments for developments
• Preparation of business cases for transport schemes
• Assisting in the preparation of reports, presentations, bids and proposals
• Attending meetings and workshops with clients, other discipline members and stakeholders. 
  

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Economics, Maths, or an MSc in Transport Planning with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above
• A Masters degree in Civil Engineering, Geography, Economics, Maths, or Transport Planning would be an advantage
• Transport Planning modules or experience would be an advantage
• Ability to demonstrate a good technical understanding of Transport Planning
• Demonstrable interest in Transport Planning and developing a career in this industry
• Willing and able to work towards chartership with the TPS, CIHT, or ICE
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus 

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.
• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in. 
• You must have the right to work in the UK.

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have 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 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.

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

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

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address  View email address on jobs.smartrecruiters.com if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

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