Transport Planning Apprentice, Newcastle Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Job description
Company Description
At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.
We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.
Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team – 47,000 strong – driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.
Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.
We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.
You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.
We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.
We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.
When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts – planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers – leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.
Job Description
AECOM have a number of exciting apprenticeship opportunities across the UK & Ireland within our Transport Planning Team. We cover all areas of transport planning, from pedestrian and highway modelling, to public transport and spatial planning. As an integrated team, we provide design and planning advice from inception through to detailed design, often working alongside engineers, architects and master planners in multi-disciplinary teams.
As a Transport Planning apprentice you would provide technical support to Transport Planners working on policies, projects and plans relating to all kinds of transport systems including roads and the use of cars, lorries and buses; rail networks; pedestrian systems for walking or cycling; and air travel.
Responsibilities will include:
+ The planning and design of transport and traffic policies, plans, schemes and systems
+ Collecting, preparing and presenting data, written information and analyses to inform the development of policies, plans and projects
+ Modelling transport and traffic systems
+ Assessing the impacts of possible transport measures
+ The development and implementation of travel planning (Smart Travel) schemes
You will combine work-based on-the-job training and learning with further studies and must be willing to progress your career. After an initial probationary period you will undertake a day release or block release course at a Further Education College to study a level 3 in Transport Planning or a level 6 Transport Planning Degree Apprenticeship, and ultimately work towards achieving Engineering Technician status with the CIHT. AECOM will cover the travel, food and accommodation costs for the block release weeks. You will be allocated accommodation depending on your age. Under 18s will be staying in small groups in vetted homes. Over 18s may stay in local hotels. All activities and accommodation are covered by the colleges Safeguarding and Accommodation policies and procedures.
In order to be considered for this position please provide the following.
+ CV including details of any work experience, and your education including dates, grades, subjects and the level of your education.
+ Covering letter demonstrating your passion, why you are interested in this position, and how your skills and education/qualifications support your application
Qualifications
No experience is necessary but the position is ideally suited to school leavers at either GCSE or A-Level standard (or equivalent) who can demonstrate:
+ Minimum of 5 GCSE’s at grade ‘C’ or above (or equivalent such as Scottish Standard Grade, or Junior Certificate in Ireland), including Mathematics & English
+ Show an aptitude towards software-based engineering and drawing e.g. Computer Aided Design (CAD) and other similar 3D software
+ Demonstrate an interest in and a desire to pursue a career in Transportation Planning
+ Commitment to continued education and improvement through on-the-job learning and training opportunities.
+ Creative, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic
+ Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
+ Ability to think in a methodical way to design, plan and organize parts of projects
+ English language proficient, holding excellent communication skills to present information in speech, drawings and reports
Additional Information
With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
Join us and let’s get started.
ReqID: J10078736
Business Line: Transportation
Business Group: DCS
Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India
Career Area: Planning
