Transport Graduate

Placed: 01/12/17
Region: West Midlands
Location: Birmingham
Category: Jobs


Content of the advertisement:

Transport Graduate
£22,866 per annum + excellent benefits and development
36.5 hours per week

Transport for West Midlands, the transport arm of the WMCA is a rapidly growing authority and fast emerging as a standard setter in the industry in October becoming only the second ever to win the City-Region Transport Authority of the Year Award twice in a row. We are re-shaping our Policy, Strategy and Innovation Department to respond to new challenges and the largest Combined Authority Mayoral portfolio outside London. We want new talent to join our already excellent team.

The department has recently established the WMCAs first strategic transport plan; a 2026 Transport Delivery Plan; an ambitious delivery programme of globally unique Connected and Autonomous Vehicle testbed facilities; and a UK first of kind Mobility as a Service pilot service; alongside delivering a new service model for policy, strategy, intelligence, analytics and insight across a population of over 1.8million people, 3 cities and 7 local authorities.

We need progressive thinking dynamic individuals to join us as we use evidence to shape our £7.3bn transport programme and as we unlock tomorrows technologies and insights in collaboration with many of the UKs leading industrial and academic partners. We are looking for:

Dynamic individuals who thrive on challenge, taking the initiative and having a drive to develop an outstanding professional skill base, you will have opportunity to work on nationally and globally significant projects and shape innovative new service delivery models. We are looking for 5 excellent graduates with a flair for communications and numbers to work across policy, strategy, research and analysis and technology and innovation programmes, with potential to either specialise or rotate.

To apply for this role, please click below and you will be emailed to let you know how to continue your application.

Closing Date: 27 November 2017
Interviews held: 15 December 2017

We are committed to equality of opportunity in service provision and employment. Our recruitment policies, procedures and practices enable all applicants to be considered on merit and ability to do the job. We will make reasonable adjustments, in line with the Equality Act, for disabled applicants if these are needed

Price / Salary: £22866/annum