Graduate Transport Planner

Start your professional journey with a rewarding opportunity as a Graduate Transport Planner. This role offers hands-on experience in transport and travel planning, civil engineering projects, report writing, and collaborating with public and private sector clients. If you’ve completed a degree in Geography, Civil Engineering, or a closely related field, this could be the perfect step to build your expertise and grow within a dynamic, supportive team.

Job Description

As a Graduate Transport Planner, you will become part of a well-established professional services team, delivering impactful transport and civil engineering solutions across both public and private sectors. Your role will involve a mix of technical work and collaborative tasks, allowing you to develop a broad skill set that includes travel planning, consulting, report preparation, field visits, data analysis, and stakeholder communication.

Core responsibilities include managing new and exciting small to medium scale projects from inception through to delivery. You will assist senior planners and engineers by preparing technical reports, carrying out transport impact assessments, modelling traffic data and analysing travel behaviour. You’ll also respond to ad-hoc requests from clients, internal teams or regulatory bodies, often working to tight deadlines. In many cases, you’ll travel to project sites, attend meetings, conduct surveys, collect field data and validate information to ensure the work meets professional and regulatory standards.

You’ll gain exposure to industry best practices. Mentorship from seasoned experts will help you understand how transport planning integrates with civil engineering and environmental considerations. You will work closely with multi-disciplinary teams including urban designers, environmental scientists, highway engineers, and local government stakeholders. Effective communication, both written and verbal, is essential as you coordinate with project partners, clients, contractors and regulatory agencies.

This graduate role is hands-on and varied. On a typical week, you might spend time in the office working on modelling software or drafting reports; then spend part of your time on site visits, attending client consultations or performing traffic or travel surveys. You will receive feedback and guidance on technical work, standards of practice, and professional conduct. You’ll steadily build confidence and capability to tackle more complex projects as you progress.

Eligibility & How to Apply

To succeed in this role and apply, please ensure you meet the following eligibility criteria and follow the application steps below.

1. Qualifications: A completed undergraduate degree in Geography, Civil Engineering, Transport Planning, or equivalent discipline. Coursework or project modules that demonstrate understanding of transport systems, travel behaviour, urban mobility, GIS or related topics are highly desirable. A strong academic record will help.
2. Driving License: You must hold a full and valid UK driving licence with no major endorsements. The job involves travel to sites for surveys, inspections and monitoring. Reliable transport is essential.
3. Skills & Attributes: Excellent report writing and presentation skills. Ability to analyse transport data, use modelling tools (or willingness to learn). Good communicative confidence to engage with multiple stakeholders. Organised, proactive, with capacity to manage time and priorities under supervision.
4. Experience (desired but not mandatory): Exposure to travel planning, data collection (traffic counts, user surveys), or coursework in civil/transport engineering will be advantageous. Internships or project work count strongly.
5. How to Apply:
   • Visit the official application link above or via the company careers page.
   • Prepare your CV, academic transcript, and a tailored cover letter explaining why transport planning interests you and how your coursework/projects are relevant.
   • Submit your application before the deadline: make sure all documents are uploaded and contact details are accurate.
   • If shortlisted, you may be invited for an interview or assessment centre, possibly including tasks such as report writing or case-study discussion.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

What kind of projects will I work on as a Graduate Transport Planner?

You’ll work on transport impact assessments, travel behaviour studies, site-visits, data modelling, and coordination with local authorities and private clients. Projects may vary in scale and complexity.

Is any travel required?

Yes. You can expect to travel to various sites across Cambridgeshire and occasionally beyond for surveys, stakeholder meetings and project inspections. A full UK driving licence is required.

Do I need prior work experience in transport planning?

Not strictly, though relevant internship or academic project experience is beneficial. The role is designed for graduates, so training and mentoring will be provided.

What opportunities for growth are available?

Over time you’ll be entrusted with larger, more independent tasks, and may specialise in areas like travel planning, traffic modelling, public transport integration, or civil infrastructure projects. Continued professional development is supported.