Graduate Engineer - Transport Systems and Operations (6024)

You would be joining a multidisciplinary team with a road and rail focus; we provide expertise across digital, systems, operations and infrastructure advice to help our clients think differently.

The Opportunity:

• Graduate role with opportunity to try out different technical disciplines.
• Be part of shaping the world's most high-profile transport projects, and advancing governments' ambitious infrastructure agendas.
• Chance to learn how to give technical advice about road systems, in particular the strategic highway network, rail systems and intelligent mobility systems.
• Using your expertise to provide technical advice across major transport project portfolio, this may include undertaking analysis (such as cost benchmarking) and presenting findings to senior stakeholders.
• Supporting the team's wider needs as required, such as report writing, managing small tasks, interacting with our clients (local and central government, developers, contractors, other consultants) and working as part of a team.

Is this role right for you?

For This Opportunity, We Are Seeking The Following:

• A 2:1 Bachelor's degree or higher in: Civil engineering, Mechanical engineering, Electronic and communications engineering, Geography, Economics, GIS or similar.
• Strong communication skills, looking to make a significant impact in the public and private sector.
• Be able to hone and apply your technical skills to influence some of Europe's largest transport infrastructure schemes.
• Have an appreciation of innovative and technically complex infrastructure projects.
• Possess experience of generating evidence-based reports and presentations and communicating their findings to technical and non-technical audiences at a senior level.
• Have experience of producing high quality written work and strong verbal communication skills, which communicate technical concepts clearly and concisely to a range of audiences.
• Be able to apply technical skills and judgment within a policy context and demonstrating your commitment to promoting the engineering profession.

We're Looking For:

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds: We're looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: You're ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

You should be able to start this opportunity in September 2026.

Advert closing date: 14th February 2026. Please note, in the event of high applicant volume, this role may be closed ahead of the advertised closing date. Early application is recommended.

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Duplicate Applications: Please note, candidates are permitted to submit only one application per recruitment cycle. We recommend reviewing all available opportunities and selecting the role and location(s) that best align with your skills and interests before applying.

Eligibility: Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.