Stantec

We are currently looking to recruit a Graduate Transport Planner to join our busy team in our Glasgow or Edinburgh office on a permanent basis. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of our fast-growing, multi-disciplinary development and infrastructure consultancy with the opportunity to work on a variety of projects.

PBA stands on the outskirts of convention and at the forefront of cutting edge consultancy, delivering trusted advice for over 50 years. Our graduates don’t conform to the ordinary – we design, we advise, we deliver and have a passion for what we practice. It’s that same approach to our clients that will help you succeed on our excellent Graduate Development Programme. 

This is an invitation for you to apply to join us on an exciting journey. One where you can bring to life a diverse range of projects and work with leading clients.

We recruit graduate each year into our five main business areas, these are:

• Transport
• Civil Engineering
• Buildings
• Environment
• Planning

Professional Development

A vital part of your development at PBA is your progression from graduate to a recognised professional in your chosen discipline. We work with you to offer not just the projects and opportunities to ensure that this happens but also the mentoring and support that you need too. We have capability to offer progression through incorporation, chartership and recognition with institutions such as ICE, IStructE, CIWEM, CIHT, TPP and more. 

Key responsibilities / Duties of the Transport Graduate will include:

• Providing technical support on a range of transport projects across the UK, including transport modelling, forecasting and appraisal;
• Managing and analysing large data sets;
• Conducting primary and desk-based research to support planning and transport projects;
• Task and Project management - delivering tasks to time and budget; and
• Preparing material for fee proposals and tenders.

Capabilities and Qualifications:

The ideal Candidate will be a positive and enthusiastic team player, who has a degree / higher level qualification ideally in Transport Planning, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Operational Research, Geography or equivalent. In addition, the candidate must have/be:

• Highly numerate;
• An excellent communicator, with good report writing skills;
• A positive and enthusiastic team player;
• Self-motivated; 
• An interest in keeping up to date with developments in transport planning;
• Experience of meeting demanding deadlines; and
• Proficient in the use of Excel.