Transport Planning and Consultancy Graduate Scheme 2025

Shape a sustainable tomorrow.

Do you want to join a team that asks questions and dares to see things differently? A team that is engineering a better future for our planet and its people.

We are AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation. When you join us, you'll help create world-class sustainable solutions that connect people, data, and technology. We're transforming infrastructure and energy systems, growing partnerships with our clients, and bringing the most complex projects across the globe to life.

Our global team of 36,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology and aerospace.

In our Graduate Development Programme, you take the driver's seat in your career. Grow personally and professionally, guided by inspiring managers. Just say yes to opportunities that spark your interest, knowing you'll have the flexibility to balance work, life, and study.

With our excellent training and a supportive environment, you'll thrive in great company.

Reaching your full potential means being able to bring your whole self to work and being respected for the different opinions, strengths and experience you bring. We’re not all the same, and that’s our greatest strength. Find out more about why we believe 'Different, makes a difference’.

Shaping tomorrow’s journeys

Transport systems are vital for enabling the movement of people, goods and services. They facilitate economic growth, connect communities and enhance accessibility to resources, education, healthcare and job opportunities. Transport is integral to our day to day lives.

A number of challenges face transportation in the UK, including congestion, reducing carbon emissions, improving connectivity and ensuring transportation options are accessible to all.

We have opportunities available in our Transport Planning and Transport Consultancy and Advisory teams (please select the team you would like to apply for within your application).

Transport Planning

Available Locations: Birmingham, Belfast, Cambridge, Edinburgh, Leeds, Manchester

Accepted Degree Disciplines: Civil Engineering, Data Management, Economics, Geography, GIS, Human Factors, Information & data, Mathematics, Operational Research, Statistics, Town Planning, Transport Economics, Transport Management, Transport Planning, Urban Planning

As a Transport Planner, you will have an impact on tackling the challenges of transportation in the 21st century, creating greener, cleaner and fairer transport systems across the UK and beyond.

By joining our Graduate Development Programme, you will join a well-respected team that has a strong reputation in the engineering industry. You will work on policies, projects and plans relating to all kinds of transport systems, developing transportation strategies and working to improve travel for both individuals and the transport of goods.

Our work is split across four core sub-disciplines:

• Strategic Transport & Strategy: We look at everything from policies, infrastructure, public transport services and sustainable travel programmes to funding, governance, and research. Our clients will trust you to provide them with the best strategic advice.
• Cities and Development Planning: We work as part of a multidisciplinary team on flagship regeneration, site expansion and transport planning development projects. You’ll use your transport and development planning skills to create streetscapes, secure planning approval for developers and deliver sustainable and accessible developments.
• Economics and Business Case: We assess all kinds of schemes from new highways and railways to bus rapid transit, HS2 and active travel scheme such as Greenways. You’ll help us advise on everything from project costs and benefits to the best options and new ways to unlock investment.
• Transport Modelling: We're the team that brings data and new ideas together. Your role will include modelling transport and people to understand movement and provide our clients with the very best solutions. You'll help us transform the future of transport, using the latest intelligent mobility and mobile phone data to create innovative new transport models.

As part of the Graduate Development Programme (GDP) you will gain experience across all four of the sub-disciplines and be encouraged to develop a broad range of skills. Our key clients include Local Authorities, the Department for Transport, National Highways, Network Rail, international organisations as well as private sector bodies. As one of the team, we'll trust you to work with and help our clients make the right choices to achieve their goals.

Transport Consultancy and Advisory (TCA)

Available Locations: Birmingham, Derby, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester

Accepted Degree Disciplines: Analytics, Business Studies, Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Management, Economics, Engineering, English, Environmental Science, Finance, Geography, Human Factors, Information & data, Mathematics, Operational Research, Physics, Politics, Science, Statistics, Systems Engineering, Town Planning, Transport Economics, Transport Management, Transport Planning, Transport Studies, Urban Planning

Our consultancy practice provides a link between Management Consultancy and traditional Engineering Consultancy roles. We specialise in solving the most challenging strategic issues, typically encompassing future business strategies, delivery models, deployment of technology and investment choices across our four specialist teams. We provide a whole life offer from initial consultancy services at the feasibility stage through to service delivery. As a trusted partner to our clients, we help them by bringing fresh perspectives and challenging established ideas to ensure that the best solution is identified.

The Teams

• Strategic Projects The Strategic Projects team brings direction to the most challenging projects in the Transportation Sector. We bring excellence in Project Management and Strategic and Commercial Advisory along with a technical understanding that we utilise to deliver consultancy focusing on project sponsorship, transport scheme development, commercial structuring, procurement and evaluation, bid development and due diligence activities.
• Business Transformation Organisations, projects and programmes thrive because of people; their culture and strength of relationships. We support leaders to think differently by re-aligning their strategic priorities, support them in re-organising their businesses and in developing processes to support new operations. We help uncover and then overcome challenges which are hindering success, cultural or organisational. We do this by driving different conversations, exploring opportunities to be better and then enabling them.
• Transport Advisory We supports clients in making data-led investment decisions for transport projects. Much of this work has historically been based in the rail industry with high-level strategic thinking backed up by detailed analytical work across a range of disciplines, such as forecasting, fares and timetable analysis. This allows us to support projects from feasibility through to post-opening evaluation using specialists in the Transport Advisory and Rail Operations teams, backed by our team of subject matter experts.
• Net Zero We work across all modes of transportation, providing strategic advice and supporting our clients on their pathway to Net Zero. We help our clients understand the scale of the challenge and develop clear baselines. We explore carbon reduction options from our toolkit of measures, identify appropriate routemaps and deliver the identified solutions, drawing on expertise from colleagues in the wider business. We work collaboratively with clients and stakeholders throughout, empowering and enabling them to fulfil their potential.

You can find out more about what we do in TCA here.

What you can bring

• A passion for working in a consultancy environment
• Embracing equality, diversity and inclusion in everything you do
• A desire to work collaboratively with a curious approach, challenging yourself to find new solutions
• Enthusiasm and drive to develop your skillset and seek out development opportunities within a supportive team
• Motivation to achieve professional accreditation (where applicable)
• Comfortable to embrace agile ways of working and learning new technologies.

Training and development

Our graduate programme has been designed to give you an insight into a wide variety of areas of work and the chance to explore where your own skills and interests lie.

Featuring a series of training events and modules, professional development, mentoring and on-the-job experience as well as practical skills development, you’ll work on real projects from day one, that offer scale and variety, collaborating with others and creating meaningful impact on the world around us. You’ll work towards your professional accreditation where applicable; so whichever path you take, your future starts here.

Meeting your needs

As well as ensuring you’re rewarded for your efforts, we also have a variety of initiatives to support you:

• A settling in payment of £2,500 when you join and a further payment of £2,500 when you achieve chartered status or reach an equivalent stage in your professional development
• 33 days annual leave, including bank holidays, with the option to buy an additional 15 days or sell up to 5 days
• Flexible working arrangements
• Two paid annual volunteer days
• Join any of our employee networks for social interaction, peer support and personal development
• Opportunities to further develop yourself by applying to various company-wide development programmes
• An enhanced maternity scheme and family friendly policies
• Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters
• Life #InsideAtkinsRéalis - join hundreds of talented graduates, with opportunities from skill-building to social events, charity challenges, Young Professional Awards, social clubs, and exciting secondments.

To view all available benefits, visit our Total Rewards portal. Our graduate salaries are between £30,500 - £33,500 depending on role and location.

How do I apply?

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Do also check out our Connectr platform for tips and advice on applying. You can message your questions directly to one of our graduate mentors.

We’re a Disability Confident Employer and can make adjustments to support you to perform at your best during the recruitment process. Please contact us confidentially at graduates@atkinsrealis.com to find out how we can support you.

Our deadline for applications is Thursday 5th December 2024. We will be reviewing applications on a rolling basis. Our programmes are incredibly popular, so apply as soon as possible as roles will close based on volume of applications.

More about us

AtkinsRéalis is a world-leading design, engineering and project management organization. We design and deliver major projects on the built and natural environments all around the world. We believe that digitally enabled engineering has the power to radically improve the way we are all housed, connected, powered, and protected and can change our relationship with our communities and our planet for the better. Learn more.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance. If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

Visit our International Students page to find out more about visas and requirements.