Graduate Traffic Engineer/Consultant - Leeds (Summer 2026)

At AECOM, we are delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

Our Traffic Engineering Teams work throughout the UK&I and are involved in a wide range of projects from concept and preliminary design, traffic modelling, through to detailed design and implementation. Graduates gain experience in all stages of a project lifecycle and often work alongside other construction professionals such as urban designers in multidisciplinary teams to create great urban spaces. We deliver sustainable, cost-effective solutions to local and national authorities.

Work is fast-paced and requires creativity, tenacity and excellent communication to achieve the right result for our clients while respecting stakeholders and maintaining industry standards. Recent projects include:

• Award-winning Cycle Superhighways in London
• Design of a new Manchester Metrolink extension to Trafford Park
• Design of the Oxford Street Pedestrianisation
• Design of the Melton Mowbray Bypass
• Creation of innovative multimodal corridors in Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Dublin

At the start of their placement, graduates are paired with an experienced engineer who guides and mentors them on live projects. Training includes our software engineering tools such as AutoCAD/Civil 3D and traffic modelling software including LINSIG, TRANSYT and VISSIM. Early work assists in developing designs through different stages, attending meetings and workshops with clients and other design professionals. As graduates progress, they take on more responsibility in managing projects from inception to completion.

Candidates will apply industry-leading computer software and BIM modelling programmes across diverse projects such as:

• Road & Street design
• Cycle lane design
• Bus Priority and BRT Design
• Streetscape improvement projects
• Traffic management planning and design
• Traffic signal design
• Traffic signage design
• Traffic modelling (micro-simulation)

Our Traffic Engineering graduates also have opportunities to work on major highways projects, rotating to provide broad training across all Roads Graduate track.

Qualifications:

• BEng in Civil Engineering, General Engineering, or BA/BSc Geography, with a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above
• MEng in Civil Engineering, General Engineering, with a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above, or MA/MSc Geography an advantage
• Or MSc in Transport Planning
• Masters in Mathematics
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, technically proficient, with ambition and drive
• Basic computer skills on Word and Excel essential
• Good report writing skills beneficial
• Ability to structure and prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative and focus

Applicants are encouraged to apply early; CVs will be reviewed and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for 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 your availability and preferred locations. You must have the right to work in the UK.

Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP) provides all the tools and support to achieve professional development ambitions, including Chartership with the relevant international professional institution. We push graduates to achieve the highest standards, expecting them to pass their professional review first time. Mentors support and guide development, with regular training modules and on-the-job and classroom exposure to live client projects.

AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm; its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. You will have the flexibility to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or a client site, you’ll thrive in a dynamic environment where integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet diverse needs of employees and families.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential and help you reach yours. We will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role.