Graduate Transport Planner 2027

Bright Network; Greater London; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup in the United Kingdom is offering a graduate opportunity in transport planning to provide expert guidance, analyse data and support senior colleagues on high-profile projects across the built environment.

You will develop skills in data analysis, reporting and modelling while collaborating with stakeholders and using Excel and specialist modelling tools. The programme starts 1 September 2027 and does not include visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Civil Engineering, Geography, Urban Planning).
• Full working rights in the UK and no more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role.
• Recently graduated or on track to graduate before employment starts.

Responsibilities

• Prepare reports on technical analysis and findings.
• Undertake numerical analysis and solve technical problems.
• Understand various software tools ranging from Microsoft Excel to modelling packages.
• Work on technical, research and strategy reports; undertake site visits as required.

Skills

Data analysis

Microsoft Excel

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related field

Tools

GIS tools

Modelling software

Job description

See it differently

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The opportunity

By being part of our transport planning team, you will help to provide expert guidance, make recommendations, and help to identify solutions tailored to a client’s or project’s specific needs. It involves understanding the bigger picture, listening to stakeholders, analysing data, and providing informed advice to help make better decisions. You’ll help us to deliver exciting and interesting projects for a range of varied and high-profile clients. While you’ll have a great deal of opportunity from day one, we’ll give you the chance to take on more responsibility as you progress and broaden your skills with guidance and support throughout.

You will be aligned but not limited to the following duties:

• Preparing reports on technical analysis and findings
• Undertaking numerical analysis, solving technical problems and providing innovative solutions as your level of experience develops
• Understanding various computer software tools ranging from Microsoft Excel through to specific modelling packages
• Working on technical, research and strategy reports; undertaking site visits as required

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:

An undergraduate or bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in a relevant discipline, such as Civil Engineering, Geography & Geospatial Science, Mathematics or Urban Planning.

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must include a copy of your academic transcript and meet the following criteria:

• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes:

• Changemakers: You care about sustainable development and want to see your work make a genuine difference.
• Innovative minds: You think critically, ask hard questions, and are genuinely open to new approaches.
• Growth seekers: You are curious, actively seek feedback, and look for ways to keep developing.
• Adaptable adventurers: You are comfortable with uncertainty and adapt readily as projects and priorities evolve.

You should be able to start this opportunity on 1 September 2027.

Advert Closing Date: 12 November 2026

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.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.