Graduate Traffic Engineer

GHD; Leeds; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension and medical insurance

25 days holiday (plus options to buy)

Cycle to work

Flexible working

Job summary

GHD in the UK invites recent graduates to join its two-year Global Graduate Development Programme in Traffic Engineering, Urban Design and Transport Planning. Based in London, Guildford or Leeds, you will work with the Place and Movement team on a variety of schemes across the UK and overseas.

The programme develops technical and leadership skills through on-the-job experience, mentoring and access to the GHD Business School, with support toward chartered status in your engineering field.

Qualifications

• Have a Class 2.1 degree or above in Civil Engineering.
• Be highly numerate with a focus on problem solving.
• Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills.
• Be a positive and enthusiastic team player.
• Growing commercial awareness and the capacity to work with diverse clients and projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to and assist in the resolution of complex technical issues on multi-disciplinary traffic engineering, transport and public realm schemes.
• Produce high quality designs and drawings from concept stage through to detailed design using AutoCAD and 3D modelling.
• Assist with the analysis of data and compilation of reports under supervision.
• Attend sites when required to carry out and/or assist with surveys and site audits.
• Liaise with and assist team members working within the section.
• Keep up to date with current developments within the area of operation as well as gaining a wider knowledge of the Transport sector.

Skills

Design development

Problem solving

Communication skills

Team player

Attention to detail

Numerate

Adaptive learner

Education

Class 2.1 degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

3D modelling

Job description

Ready to kickstart your career and make a difference in the world of Traffic Engineering, Urban Design and Transport Planning.

If you are a recent graduate or will be graduating in 2026, we want YOU to join our dynamic team at GHD!

About GHD

With 11,000 plus professionals worldwide, GHD is a leading engineering consulting firm. Our future-focused, innovative approaches connect and support communities around the world, building resilience and sustainability for generations to come.

Graduate Development at GHD

GHD’s Graduate Program is aimed at developing our future leaders and technical specialists.

During our two-year global graduate development programme our Graduate Engineers will work with our Engineering teams developing skills across a wide variety of projects in the Transport, Water, Energy, Industrial, Property and Buildings sectors both in the UK and overseas. Your contribution will make a positive lasting benefit to the environment and our communities.

Whilst learning about our business, our values, your team, and most importantly, yourself you will develop your decision-making, communication, technical and leadership skills.

We offer mentoring and a variety of development activities, providing on the job experience and exposure to a diverse range of projects, as well as support towards gaining chartered status within your Engineering field.

About The Role

Are you an enthusiastic and motivated individual with a keen interest in traffic, transport and public realm design? Do you have excellent design and problem-solving skills, with the ability to generate practical and innovative solutions that will benefit future communities? If this sounds like you, then we’d love to talk to you!

Based in our London, Guildford or Leeds offices, you will be part of our Place and Movement team and work on a variety of traffic engineering, urban design and transport planning schemes.

We offer a dynamic challenging job in a pleasant working climate and attention to education and a competitive remuneration package. You will have a great deal of responsibility with endless opportunity for impact and freedom for initiatives. Given the international spread of the business a certain level of flexibility in working hours is important.

Core Responsibilities

• Provide inputs to and assist in the resolution of complex technical issues on multi-disciplinary traffic engineering, transport and public realm schemes.
• Produce high quality designs and drawings from concept stage through to detailed design using AutoCAD and 3D modelling.
• Assist with the analysis of data and compilation of reports under supervision.
• Attend sites when required to carry out and/or assist with surveys and site audits.
• Liaise with and assist team members working within the section.
• Keep up to date with current developments within the area of operation as well as gaining a wider knowledge of the Transport sector.

Skills, Experience And Qualifications

• Have a Class 2.1 degree or above in Civil Engineering. Other relevant subjects will be considered.
• Be able to apply engineering principles, and have an aptitude for design development.
• Be highly numerate with a focus on problem solving.
• Have excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills
• Be a positive and enthusiastic team player.
• Have a keen attention to detail.
• Have strong communication skills and enjoy working in a collaborative environment.
• Have a growing commercial awareness and the capacity to work with a diverse range of clients and projects.
• Be an agile learner, actively learning through experimentation and experience and seeking ways to grow and to be challenged

What We Offer

• A competitive salary
• A comprehensive benefits package; pension, medical insurance, income protection, 25 days holiday with the option to buy an additional 4 weeks
• Enhanced parental leave
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle - cycle to work, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, discounts on retail & wellbeing classes
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Wellbeing resources and tools, and demonstration of our commitment to wellbeing by signing up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment
• Team led flexible working
• Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career towards technical expertise, developing the market or leading a business or team
• International, multi-cultural team of highly motivated individuals
• An exciting referral program; bring people with you!

Our Commitment to you

Commitment is a powerful word that defines how we do business, how we serve our clients and how we care for one another. We will support your needs by giving you the tools to do your best work and then recognise achievements. We will set your curiosity free to allow brilliant minds to do their best work. We will invest in new ideas, removing barriers where we can. Finally, we will encourage you to collaborate with thousands of diverse people across our global business.

Equality, diversity, and inclusion lies at the heart of our team culture. We operate a flat intellectual hierarchy meaning every voice is heard and has genuine influence. We believe deeply in diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, ethnicity, national origin, and experience, and we recognise the value this brings our collective team approach to solving challenging client problems.

Inclusion is hugely important to us and we want to ensure every team member can balance work around their unique personal circumstances. We will advocate for your professional development and provide access to formal education through the GHD Business School and practical application through technical delivery.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognise the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD aims to provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to gender reassignment, age, disability, religion, or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or race.