Our transport planning team are looking to hear from recently qualified Graduates or those who are currently employed in a Graduate role, looking to progress their career in a forward thinking company. We would be interested to hear from graduates of all relevant subject backgrounds but in particular those who have studied Geography, Transport Planning, Town Planning or Civil Engineering.
No experience is required for this role however if you do have experience we would still be interested in hearing from you. We’d love you to join our growing team and assist in delivering our exciting development planning projects across the country.
Tasks will include:
Obtaining, analysing, and interpreting traffic from a range of external sources
Appraising development sites in terms of their accessibility by a range of transport modes
Writing Technical Notes, Transport Statements, Environmental Statement chapters and Travel Plan reports, in part or in full
Preparing technical figures and using GIS to contribute to reports and assessments
Undertaking junction capacity assessments
Undertaking site visits and inputting to masterplan and junction designs
Assisting in the design of highway improvement schemes
Undertake the above with as much training and support as needed
Qualities & attributes
• Degree-qualified in a relevant field and have a genuine interest and enthusiasm for transport planning • Good problem-solving skills • Good presentation and technical writing skills • The ability to manage your own time to meet deadlines and budgets • Good technical ability • A positive attitude
What you'll get back
You will get to work on some very interesting and groundbreaking projects across all sectors – we are particularly active in the sustainable energy sector, and many of our projects are directly contributing to the drive towards net zero.
Axis provides great opportunities for career progression, highly competitive salaries, annual bonuses, one-on-one training from Director / Technical Director level and a range of working benefits including pension contributions, private healthcare, and payment of professional fees. We also have company social events each year.
We have become adept at flexible working and embrace people wanting to work from home for part of the time, as well as from our offices in Chester (Bretton) and Manchester (Wilmslow). We recognise the importance of a healthy work-life balance amongst all our colleagues and regularly review our ways of working to improve this.
To secure our long-term future as an independent consultancy, we’ve recently become an Employee Ownership Trust. The company is managed in the interests of all colleagues and there are specific benefits associated with Trust status including tax free bonuses.
Axis operates under a flat management structure so we move and communicate quickly, spot talent more easily, and ensures you take an active part in the life of the company from day one.
Apply
Please complete the below form and attach a copy of your CV and one of our team will contact you. Thank you.
