Graduate Technology Services Consultant 2025

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Freedom to grow in a world of opportunity

You will have 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.

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.

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. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We have an exciting opportunity for a graduate to work within our Technology Services Teams. We have an established track record of delivering innovative technology solutions within the Transportation sector. We’re involved with work ranging from concept, feasibility and preliminary design of urban traffic signalling and smart roads schemes and the implementation of a wide range of technology projects supporting other parts of AECOM. The bulk of our portfolio is UK based, from the private and public sector and numerous public transport operators, but we also share our knowledge and get involved on a global scale, in particular in Europe, the Middle East and Australasia.

Examples of recent projects include

Various Automated Vehicle Pilots, Connected Vehicle Pilots and deployments and Mobility as a Service (MaaS) projects

Design and specification of traffic management systems to system to provide richer information services to all forms of transport using roadside equipment and in vehicle solutions

Assisting Road Authorities to deliver sustainable transport technology solutions, with tasks ranging from planning electric vehicle charging infrastructure and alternative solar based solutions

Supporting clients with ITS (Intelligent Transport Systems) strategies and plans using technology to support the safe and effective movement of goods, people and data

Planning, design and implementation support for control centres and operational improvements

Planning, design and implementation of safety, compliance and enforcement Systems

Planning and design for Traffic Signal solutions, Lighting systems and electrical infrastructure

Planning for introduction and integration of data sets for improved operations and information management

Development of communications and cyber security systems/solutions for ITS infrastructureAs a Graduate Technology Services Consultant you will provide varied engineering and technical tasks and activities to national and international projects and be expected to have an ability to input into design solutions, and at times having the ability to communicate confidently and effectively to internal and external clients.

Duties and responsibilities include

As a Graduate Technology Services Consultant you will provide varied engineering and technical tasks and activities to national and international projects and be expected to have an ability to input into design solutions, and at times having the ability to communicate confidently and effectively to internal and external clients. Duties and responsibilities include:

• Assisting in the development and production, of ITS project deliverables and advise in accordance with the relevant standards and Project Manager/Client needs.
• This will include but not limited to:
• Project Bids;
• Feasibility Studies;
• Site Investigations;
• Design specifications;
• Design Calculations;
• Technical Documentation;
• Project management support duties;
• Project Reports.
• Identify how information can be utilised to achieve project aims and how it will be applied throughout the engineering process, seeking guidance where necessary from other members of the team and senior staff.
• Participate in the resolution of technical issues and consideration of new/innovative ideas.
• Gain proficiency in the use of specialist software packages such as AutoCAD, AmTech.
• Comply with relevant Health & Safety regulations.
• Attend meetings with the Project Manager/Client and other project related stakeholders.
• Take ownership of personal development in order to maintain and build professional capabilities, including identifying suitable training and development opportunities and working with a mentor to establish a career development plan.

Qualifications

• BEng in Electrical, Electronics, Computer, or Telecommunications Engineering, or associated degree such as Mathematics or Physics, with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above
• A Masters degree in the above would be an advantage
• An interest in Electrical Lighting preferable
• Demonstrable interest in Technology Services and developing a career in this industry
• Willing and able to work towards the relevant professional institute
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel & PowerPoint
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative & focus