Graduate Traffic Engineer/Consultant - Manchester (Autumn 2025)

AECOM; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A global infrastructure consulting firm in Manchester is seeking graduates for their Traffic Engineering team. Successful candidates will engage in various projects, gaining experience in all stages of project lifecycle. Training on industry-leading software and tools will be provided, ensuring a comprehensive skill set. The ideal candidate is enthusiastic, technically proficient, and ready to work in a dynamic environment. This role offers hybrid work options and a pathway to professional development.

Benefits

Hybrid work options

Professional Development Programme

Qualifications

• Basic computer skills on Word and Excel are essential.
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively.
• Ability to work in a team and independently.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing designs through various project stages.
• Attend meetings and workshops with clients and design professionals.
• Manage projects from inception through to completion.

Skills

Enthusiastic

Hard-working

Technically proficient

Good report writing

Education

BEng in Civil Engineering, General Engineering, or BA/BSc Geography with a 2:1 or above

MEng in Civil Engineering or General Engineering with a 2:1 or above

MSc in Transport Planning

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil3D

LINSIG

TRANSYT

VISSIM

Job description

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we’re 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.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We’re one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

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.

We often work alongside other construction professionals, such as urban designers, in multi-disciplinary teams to create great urban spaces. Overall we deliver sustainable cost‑effective solutions to our clients, whether they are local or national authorities. Work is often fast‑paced and requires creativity, tenacity and excellent communication to achieve the right result for our clients whilst respecting the requirements of wider stakeholders and maintaining the highest industry standards.

Recent project wins include Old Trafford redevelopment transport strategy, Bury Interchange redevelopment, active travel routes throughout Bolton, Bury and Salford, and the award‑winning Cycle Superhighways in London, as well as the creation of innovative multimodal corridors across Greater Manchester and in Birmingham, Edinburgh and Dublin to name but a few.

Job Responsibilities

When a graduate starts with us we pair them with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects. Training is arranged on our software engineering tools such as AutoCAD/Civil3D and, where required, traffic modelling software including LINSIG, TRANSYT and VISSIM to ensure all our engineers have a full set of design skills.

Early work will typically involve assisting in developing our designs through the different stages, attending meetings and workshops with our clients and other design professionals. As a graduate develops they are expected to take on more responsibility in managing our projects from inception through to completion.

Candidates will use industry‑leading computer software and BIM modelling programmes while working on a variety of different projects including:

• 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)

Qualifications

• BEng in Civil Engineering, General Engineering, or BA/BSc Geography with a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above
• MEng in Civil Engineering or General Engineering with a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above, or MA/MSc Geography would be an advantage
• And/or MSc in Transport Planning
• Masters in Mathematics
• Enthusiastic, hard‑working, technically proficient, with ambition and drive
• Basic computer skills on Word and Excel are essential
• Good report writing skills are beneficial
• 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

Professional Development

Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP), along with our huge scope of projects across the globe, will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our GDP forms a core part of our business strategy globally, designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future. We will provide you with all the tools and support you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, ...

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. ...

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

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ReqID: REF53346H

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid