Graduate Transport Planner 2021

We are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic Transport Planner to undertake option identification and initial assessment of potential schemes across the UK.
You should have a good understanding and experience of undertake option assessments and the appraisal of the economic, financial and environmental impacts of proposed schemes.

What you'll be doing

• To produce and review Option Assessment Reports and Business Cases;
• To have a working knowledge of transport guidance and current best practice (Highways England / WelTAG / WebTAG);
• To have a good understanding of transport project development processes;
• To be able to think at both strategic and detailed levels;
• To produce high quality project reports, including technical documents;
• To have the ability to communicate technical arguments to technical and non-technical clients;
• To present outputs from studies to a range of audiences; and
• To develop relationships with Highway England / Local Authorities.

What we're looking for

• Understanding of the transport scheme appraisal process in the UK, including Highways England Scheme Stages 1 / 2 or WelTAG / WebTAG
• Knowledge of economic analysis software e.g. TUBA
• Ability to undertake Value of Money BCR assessments for proposed schemes 
• Experience of liaising and working with partners and agencies
• Knowledge/experience over a range of civil engineering and transport disciplines such as: cycle and pedestrian network delivery, public transport networks and interchanges, highways and junctions
• IT Literate, capable of using MS Word, Excel and other office packages
• Able to communicate effectively with a wide range of audiences both verbally and in writing
• Able to work accurately and with attention to detail
• Able to work to deadlines and with competing priorities
• Able to prioritise and organise own work with minimum supervision, working to deadlines and with competing priorities
• Chartered or working towards chartered status.

About Capita Real Estate and Infrastructure

At Capita Real estate and infrastructure, we create places where people can prosper.

Today, critical infrastructure and public building projects need to be sustainable and environmentally appropriate. They must deliver value for the people that will use them - local communities and businesses - for decades to come. The wide range of demands requires a more holistic approach to design. That’s where we come in.

Our clients rely on our commitment to understanding their challenges and finding smarter solutions, and a broad range of experts offering a distinctively diverse set of skills. Our leadership team, who are practitioners themselves, understand what it takes to deliver.

Our culture is built on over 100 years of delivering excellence and creating solutions for critical infrastructure challenges. This enables us to provide a different perspective and approach; one based on what our clients need and can afford.

From engineering and architectural innovation to environmental sustainability and technologically enabled project delivery, we are renowned for our breadth of expertise and holistic, collaborative approach.

We’re a unique team specializing in infrastructure and buildings; the physical networks which keep the country moving and the places where people and communities can prosper.

What’s in it for you?

• A competitive basic salary
• 23 days’ holiday (rising to 27) with the opportunity to buy extra leave
• The opportunity to take a paid day out of the office, volunteering for our charity partners or a cause of your choice
• Company matched pension, life assurance, a cycle2work scheme, 15 weeks’ fully paid maternity, adoption and shared parental leave, paternity pay of two weeks…and plenty more
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – from discounts on retail and socialising, to health & wellbeing, travel and technology
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform

You’ll get the chance to follow your chosen career path anywhere in Capita. You’ll be joining a network of 63,000 experienced, innovative and dedicated individuals across multiple disciplines and sectors. There are countless opportunities to learn new skills and develop in your career, and we’ll provide the support you need to do just that. Our purpose is to create a better outcome for you.

What we hope you’ll do next

Choose ‘Apply now’ to fill out our short application, so that we can find out more about you.

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Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. During the application process, you’ll be asked to share your personal characteristics and data with us. This helps us understand our audience so we can make sure we are doing everything we can to attract a diverse range of people and ensure our recruitment processes are fair and inclusive.