Highways & Transportation Graduate Placement Transport – North Yorkshire Council
Location: County Hall, Northallerton
Salary: Band E
Hours: 37 per week
Contract: Fixed Term (12 months)
Build the Future of Transport – Starting This Summer
Are you a graduate with a passion for transport, engineering, or infrastructure? Join North Yorkshire Council and play a role in shaping how people move across one of the largest and most diverse highway networks in the country.
Our Highways and Transportation Service is at the heart of keeping communities connected, supporting economic growth, and delivering a more sustainable future. This internship offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience across strategy, operations and major project delivery working on initiatives that have a real impact.
What You’ll Do
As a Graduate, you’ll gain experience across Network Strategy, Highways Operations and Major Projects, giving you a broad understanding of how transport systems are planned, managed and delivered. You’ll contribute to live projects and day to day service delivery, with opportunities to:
- Analyse transport and asset data to support decision making
- Use GIS and emerging technologies (including AI) to map and monitor the network
- Assist with site visits, surveys and inspections
- Support delivery of transport policies, strategies and business cases
- Contribute to performance dashboards and reporting tools
- Get involved in Streetworks coordination and network management
- Support Highways Operations and Network Delivery
What You’ll Be Working On
You could be involved in a wide range of impactful work, including but not limited to:
- Major infrastructure projects improving connectivity and resilience
- LED street lighting upgrades, reducing carbon emissions and energy use
- Local Transport Plan development, shaping future travel across the region
- Active travel schemes supporting walking and cycling
- Highway asset management, working with data to improve network performance
- Streetworks permitting and lane rental schemes to minimise disruption
- Highways Operations and Network Delivery, supporting the design and delivery of a wide-ranging program of works on the ground, including carriageway and footway maintenance, drainage improvements, junction upgrades, and local safety schemes
All of this contributes to maintaining a network that includes 6,000 miles of roads, 2,000 bridges and 65,000 streetlights.
Why Join Us?
This opportunity will allow you to gain:
- Meaningful work with real world impact
- Exposure to a wide range of transport and highway functions
- Involvement in innovative and high-profile projects
- A supportive and collaborative working environment
- A clear pathway into future graduate opportunities
Who We’re Looking For
We’re seeking Graduates currently studying a subject related to Highways, Transportation, or Engineering such as Transport Planning, Civil Engineering or Geography. You’ll also bring strong analytical and problem solving skills, good communication and teamwork, a proactive attitude and willingness to learn and a genuine interest in transport, infrastructure or public service. If you're ready to roll up your sleeves and make a difference, we want to hear from you.
This placement is designed to give you real experience. You will:
- Work on live projects that make a difference to communities
- Gain experience across multiple disciplines
- Build skills in data analysis, site work, and project delivery
- Receive mentoring and structured development support
- Attend site visits to see projects in action
- Develop a strong foundation for a career in transport or engineering
For more information, please see the attached Job Description by clicking here.
By the end of the placement, you’ll have the confidence, skills and experience to take the next step in your career.
Key Dates
Closing date: Midnight Monday 23rd June 2026
Interviews: WC 3rd July 2026
How to Apply
Submit your application by 23rd June 2026, clearly stating in the Supporting Evidence section why this role interests you and how you’ll benefit from the placement.
Want to know more? Contact Keisha Moore, Transport Planning Officer, at 01609 536441 or [email protected].
