Graduate Transportation Planner — Hybrid, Growth & Impact

Arup; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 77,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Arup, a global consultancy, is seeking a Graduate Transportation Planner for opportunities in Los Angeles. The role involves research, data collection, and technical analyses, using tools like Excel, GIS, R, and specialized transport software.

You will engage in meetings with teams and clients and prepare content for presentations while collaborating across disciplines. Applicants should have a related degree and display strong communication skills, plus some industry exposure.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation or related field required.
• Strong verbal, written and visual communication for non-technical readers.
• Some work experience in transportation planning via research or internships.
• Knowledge of the California transportation environment and planning challenges.
• Understanding of data science interactions with transport planning concepts.
• Multidisciplinary awareness and technical curiosity.

Responsibilities

• Conduct background research on locations, strategies, or policies.
• Data collection and quantitative analysis competency.
• Completing and documenting technical analyses.
• Performing analyses using Excel, GIS, R, FME and other tools.
• Attending team, consultant, and client meetings.
• Preparing technical and non-technical content for presentations.
• Working with multidisciplinary teams and site visits.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Data analysis

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Transportation

Civil Engineering

Geospatial analysis

Tools

Excel

GIS

R

FME

MassMotion

SYNCHRO

Vissim

Aimsun

Job description

Arup, a global consultancy, is seeking a Graduate Transportation Planner for opportunities in Los Angeles. The role involves research, data collection, and technical analyses, using tools like Excel, GIS, R, and specialized transport software.

You will engage in meetings with teams and clients and prepare content for presentations while collaborating across disciplines. Applicants should have a related degree and display strong communication skills, plus some industry exposure.