Graduate Strategic Consultant

Job Description

About the Strategic Consultancy Team

Our UK-based Strategic Consultancy team delivers research, development, technical and management consultancy services that translate knowledge into policy and practice. We undertake qualitative and quantitative research to inform the development of standards, processes, guidance and training, working with major infrastructure organisations and asset owners across the UK and internationally.

Areas of Expertise

The team’s work spans:

• Network safety, sustainability and resilience
• Road safety, collision and transport data analysis
• Highway asset management, maintenance and operations consultancy
• Asset management strategies, lifecycle planning and whole-life costing
• Digital software solutions and dashboard development
• Severe weather and winter operations research
• Road user compliance
• Human factors
• Technology and AI applications for infrastructure inspection and maintenance
• Driving simulator and road trial research
• Efficiency, lean and value management consultancy
• Research to inform transportation policy and strategy
• Development of standards, guidance and training

Key Responsibilities

As part of the Transportation Advisory, Consultancy and Research team, you will contribute to a diverse range of research and consultancy projects. Responsibilities may include:

• Supporting the delivery of qualitative and quantitative research and analysis.
• Data analysis and dashboard development.
• Analysing transport, road safety, asset and other infrastructure-related data to identify trends and inform recommendations.
• Supporting the development of technical reports, strategies, guidance, standards and client deliverables.
• Undertaking literature reviews, research and evidence gathering to support project objectives.
• Contributing to stakeholder engagement, workshops, interviews and consultations.
• Supporting the development and evaluation of innovative approaches, including technology and AI applications.
• Assisting with trials, studies and research projects, including driving simulator and road user behaviour research.
• Supporting highway asset management, maintenance and operational studies, including lifecycle planning and whole-life costing.
• Presenting findings and recommendations clearly to project teams, clients and stakeholders.
• Working collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams across AECOM and supporting the delivery of projects to agreed timescales, quality standards and budgets.

Recent projects include road safety analysis and improvement initiatives, development of asset maintenance and inspection requirements, AI-enabled inspection and maintenance solutions, prioritised maintenance programmes, severe weather operational requirements, evaluation of innovation to improve safety on buses, research to improve safety at level crossings and prevent bridge strikes, and driving simulator trials evaluating distraction, roadwork signage and traffic management approaches.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or a scientific discipline with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above
• A Master’s degree or PhD in a related field would be an advantage
• Ability to demonstrate a good technical understanding of research and data analysis
• Willing and able to work towards chartership with the relevant professional institution
• Good Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Power BI
• Ability to source, review, collate and analyse information and interpret results
• Ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients, both verbally and in writing, with the confidence to engage with a variety of people and discuss technical issues
• Ability to take ownership of project tasks, with direction from the Project Manager
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition, tenacity and drive
• Ability to structure and prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the wider team
• Ability to work effectively both as part of a team and independently, while demonstrating initiative and focus
• A proactive approach to identifying opportunities for innovation and developing new and improved ways of working

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advanced offer start.     
• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades. 
• You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position. 

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

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 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, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. 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 are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.