Graduate Transportation Planner (Available 2027)

About the Role

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. This role is for a Graduate Transportation Planner, available for 2027.

Key Responsibilities

• Conducting background research on specific locations, strategies, or policies.
• Data collection and quantitative analysis.
• Completing and documenting technical analyses.
• Report writing.
• Performing analyses using a variety of tools including Excel, GIS, R, FME, and potentially more detailed transportation analysis tools such as MassMotion, SYNCHRO, Vissim, or Aimsun.
• Attending team, consultant, and client meetings.
• Preparing and presenting technical and non-technical content.
• Working with people from other disciplines to gain knowledge on new subjects.
• Conducting occasional field work or site visits.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Bachelor’s degree in Transportation or Regional Planning, Civil Engineering, Geospatial analysis, other engineering fields related to the public realm, or a closely related discipline.
• Compelling verbal, written, and visual communication abilities, particularly in communicating complex and technical information to non-technical readers.
• Some work experience in the transportation planning industry (research applications or internships).
• Demonstrable knowledge of the California transportation environment and its challenges/opportunities.
• Emerging project management/coordination skills (task planning, time management, etc.).
• Understanding of the interactions between data science and analysis, transport planning principles, and urban resiliency.
• Multi-disciplinary awareness, creativity, and technical curiosity.
• Eligibility to work in the United States without employer-sponsored work authorization.
• 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 before employment starts.

Core Attributes

• Changemakers: Passion for sustainable development and creating a better world.
• Innovative minds: Critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: Growth mindset, eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: Ready to take on challenges.

Application Process & Timeline

• Advert Closing Date: 12th November 2026.
• Early application is recommended due to potential early closure of the role in case of high applicant volume.
• Application process includes: online application, psychometric testing, application review, case study, interview, and offer stage.

Note: Hiring ranges provided are for information and may differ based on location.