Graduate Transport Planner

Tetra Tech; Manchester; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technical consultancy based in Manchester seeks a Graduate Transport Planner. You will engage in traffic and transportation planning, assisting with assessments and developing sustainable transport solutions. Ideal candidates will hold a 2:1 degree in a relevant field and possess strong analytical skills. This role offers robust training and the opportunity to work on exciting projects from day one.

Benefits

Mentoring support

Chartership support

Bonuses and more

Qualifications

• A minimum 2:1 degree in a relevant technical discipline.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong numeracy, analytical, and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans.
• Developing active travel and sustainable transport solutions.
• Analysis of data and developing transport related solutions.

Skills

MS Office skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Strong numeracy skills

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

2:1 degree in Transport Planning, Civil/Highway Engineering, Town Planning, Geography

Tools

AutoCAD

Traffic modelling software

JUNCTIONS 9/10

LINSIG

TRANSYT

PARAMICS

VISSIM

Job description

Overview

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting career role where you can help make a difference for the future? Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe.

We deliver locally and we’re backed globally. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across the world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do, helping our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

In a graduate role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in a professional organisation. Our early careers programme gives you the chance to connect with others across the region / business who are also starting their career, as well as mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.

Role

Role Title: Graduate Transport Planner

Start Date: September 2026

Location: Manchester

Job Description

We have an exciting opportunity in our transport planning group for a Graduate Transport Planner to join our experienced team and engage in all aspects of traffic and transportation planning including transport assessments for new developments, urban regeneration, active travel, inclusive mobility, public transport and sustainable transport feasibility schemes.

Key Duties

• Assisting in the preparation of Transport Assessments and Travel Plans
• Developing active travel, inclusive mobility and sustainable transport solutions
• Analysis of data and developing transport related solutions, including junction designs
• Commissioning traffic / pedestrian / cyclist surveys
• Site and Access Appraisals
• Liaising with clients, architects, planners and Highway Authorities

Qualifications/Skills required

• A minimum 2:1 degree in a relevant technical discipline (for example Transport Planning, Civil/Highway Engineering, Town Planning, Geography)
• MS Office skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong numeracy, analytical and report writing skills with an attention to detail
• Previous experience such as a placement or internship would be beneficial

You will soon pick up skills in

• professional Consultancy
• the UK Planning System and Highway Law
• technical transportation related assessments to inform planning decisions
• project management
• promoting active travel and inclusive mobility in design proposals
• planning and transport policy and highway design standards and guidance
• assessing development impacts and promoting sustainable transport related solutions
• the principles of strategic transport modelling
• design, including AutoCAD and AutoTrack
• use of traffic modelling software such as JUNCTIONS 9/10, LINSIG, TRANSYT, PARAMICS and VISSIM

Application Details

Application Closing Date: 31st October 2025
Assessment Centre to be held: February 2026

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together—in offices or on site—to ensure the best outcomes. When possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work.

There is no one-size-fits-all approach – each team manages its own way of working; we trust our employees and focus on outputs, not inputs. Meeting colleagues and clients face to face in offices or on site is important for collaboration, appraisals and development.

Making everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech is important to us because everybody is welcome. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we’d be happy to talk about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

Find out more at: https://www.tetratecheurope.com/careers/early-careers/

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