Graduate Traffic Engineer - Infrastructure - Taunton - 2026

Stantec Consulting International Ltd.; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consultancy firm is seeking a Graduate Traffic Engineer for their Infrastructure team in Taunton, as part of their 2026 Graduate Programme. This role involves assisting with transportation project designs and developing traffic engineering skills in a collaborative environment. Applicants should have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and a keen interest in infrastructure. Competitive salary and benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell

Group income protection

Life assurance

Professional progression plan

Responsibilities

• Assist in supporting the technical output of the transportation project team.
• Deliver concept/preliminary highway designs for various projects.
• Liaise with clients, design teams, and local authorities.

Skills

Adaptability

Perseverance

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Geography / Transport / Engineering / Maths / Economics or Physics

Job description

With every community, Stantec redefines what’s possible.

Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your role:

We are looking for a Graduate Traffic Engineer for our Infrastructure team to be based in Taunton, joining our 2026 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your traffic engineering expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment.

You will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of transportation projects from small local developments to large strategic ones and local authority support. This role will enable you to develop skills and abilities in other areas of land development and public sector work as part of our multi‑disciplinary offering. You will gain a broad understanding of the transport planning profession but with a focus on transport/traffic engineering in helping to produce design outputs to support planning and technical submissions such as Transport Assessments.

On a day‑to‑day basis, you will assist in supporting the technical output of our transportation project team. You will be involved in delivering concept/preliminary highway designs for a range of private and public sector projects, including residential, employment and mixed‑use land development projects, as well as major infrastructure and active travel, public realm and public transport investment projects and in supporting the development of access/feasibility studies requiring area‑wide strategies. You will learn to liaise with clients, design teams, local authorities and the general public.

You will gain experience of highway design standards, including experience working to both DMRB and Manual for Streets standards in the design of link roads and minor/major junctions and broader public realm and transport movement corridor proposals. You will also learn how 3D alignments can inform concept/preliminary designs. You will work alongside other professionals to develop scheme designs to ensure that they are successful from a highways perspective whilst also considering the other multidisciplinary aspects of design.

Take a look at our Transport Planning service line: Transport Planning Services (stantec.com), and review the career journey of our Stantec graduates here: Stantec | Career Stories

About you:

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of aBachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering / Geography / Transport / Engineering / Maths / Economics or Physics and a keen interest in the Infrastructure sector, you will be :-

• An Adapter- You're able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A Perseverer- You stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
• A Collaborator- You work effectively with lots of different people, considering others’ perspectives to shape better outcomes.
• A Problem‑Solver- You love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and receive the appropriate level of support.

What we can offer you:

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long‑term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network (see more on our ERGs here: Stantec Employee Resource Groups)

Applicants must have an unconditional right to live and work in the UK for an indefinite period without limitation.

Please take a look at our Graduate FAQs ( Graduate Application FAQs ) if you have any questions. We look forward to receiving your application!

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