UK Degree Apprenticeship Programme: Transport Planning

As a Transport Planning Apprentice, you’ll be part of a collaborative team helping to plan how people travel and how transport can better connect communities, support economic growth and contribute to a more sustainable future.

From day one, you’ll combine your apprenticeship studies with hands-on experience across a diverse range of transport planning projects. Working alongside experienced colleagues, you’ll learn how transport planners use evidence, data and innovative thinking to understand challenges and develop solutions that make a positive difference to people and places.

As your knowledge and confidence grow, you could have opportunities to:

• Support the delivery of transport planning projects across the UK, with potential opportunities to contribute to international projects.
• Develop your skills in data collection, analysis and interpretation, understanding how evidence is used to inform transport decisions.
• Assist with research into transport trends, policies and strategies and explore how these influence the development of towns, cities and communities.
• Contribute to technical reports, presentations and project proposals, developing your written and verbal communication skills.
• Work alongside colleagues from different disciplines, learning from their experience and bringing your own ideas and perspectives to the team.
• Support engagement with clients and stakeholders, building your confidence and understanding of their needs.
• Explore different areas of transport planning, helping you discover where your interests and strengths could take your career.
• Develop your professional network through project work, mentoring, training and opportunities to engage with the wider transport planning profession.

Your development will be supported throughout your apprenticeship. We don’t expect you to have all the skills or technical knowledge from day one. You’ll be encouraged to ask questions, share ideas and learn from the people around you, gradually taking on greater responsibility as your experience develops.

Through your studies and practical project experience, you’ll build the skills and knowledge needed for a rewarding career in transport planning. You’ll have opportunities to recognise and celebrate your progress along the way, while contributing to projects that can create more connected, inclusive and sustainable places for the future.

Candidate Specification

We are looking for future apprentices with the following strengths:

• Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
• Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
• Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.

Eligibility

If you are successful and are offered an apprenticeship with us, you will enrol onto the BSc (Hons) Transport Planning degree course at Northeastern University London. The course is offered as online learning with one per of in-person teachung in London annually.

Their grade requirements:

• English and Maths Level 2
• Three A levels (or equivalent at BBB or above)
• At least Grade 4/C in GCSE Maths and English

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.

Our ethos is to develop, train and retain our apprentices and therefore we are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices. For this reason, we cannot accept applications from candidates who would be working under the Graduate visa route or other time-limited visas, (irrespective of visa duration), due to their temporary nature and the requirement for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker route in future.

We continue to welcome applications from candidates who are eligible for alternative immigration routes in the UK, that do not require sponsorship as a Skilled Worker now or in future - visas must cover the duration of the apprenticeship. Successful candidates need to have resided in the country they have applied to for at least three years.

About your development

An apprenticeship should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our apprenticeship roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs. You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme – Accelerating your Future, which is designed to give you the skills and tools necessary for a long-lasting successful career here at Mott MacDonald.

Our social side

Being part of Mott MacDonald means more than just work; there’s a huge range of fun and exciting things that you can get involved in.

From the moment you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network, whether it’s meeting other apprentices, graduates or joining forces with other members of staff from around the company at our annual sports day. Each of our offices have a sports and social committee which will give you the chance to be part of a variety of sports, social and charity events. We’re committed to promoting a strong culture of social responsibility and encourage our staff to play active roles in the local community.

It's worth noting that sports and social committees tend to vary from office to office, so as well as getting involved in what’s already on offer, don’t be afraid to suggest new events or initiatives that you think could be a great addition. It doesn’t stop there. From your first day, you’ll have access to Perks at Work, giving you discounts on cinema tickets, travel, utilities and much more, helping you make the most of our employee benefits.

Agile working

At Mott MacDonald, we believe it makes business sense for you and your manager to choose how you can work most effectively to meet your client, team, and personal commitments. We offer a hybrid working policy that embraces your well-being, flexibility, and trust.

Benefits

• Financial wellbeing: Biannual salary reviews, pension contributions, life assurance, income protection, flexible benefits, and annual bonus schemes.
• Employee Ownership: Shared success through bonuses and opportunities for ownership as your career grows.
• Health and wellbeing: Private medical insurance, health cash plan, access to Peppy for menopause support, and comprehensive wellbeing programs.
• Lifestyle: 33 days holiday (increasing to 35 after 5 years), with the option to buy or sell leave, and employee saving schemes and discounts.
• Enhanced family and carers leave: Generous policies for maternity, adoption, paternity/partner leave, shared parental leave, and additional leave for caring responsibilities.
• Networks, communities, and social outcomes: Opportunities to join employee networks, support social responsibility initiatives, and engage with the wider community.