Graduate Planner | Transport Planning

About Arup and the Opportunity

Arup is a global consultancy operating across more than 150 disciplines, focused on guiding, planning, and designing the future of the built environment. The company values unique perspectives and creativity to address complex challenges facing clients, climate, and communities worldwide. This graduate planner role is available in Wellington or Auckland, New Zealand.

Graduate Experience and Values

• Engage in meaningful, purpose-driven work aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, concentrating on climate, biodiversity, and social issues.
• Contribute to impactful projects by exploring challenges, driving change, and delivering lasting results for clients and communities.
• Be part of an inclusive workplace that values diversity and fosters a supportive social culture where everyone feels they belong.
• Develop your skills through innovative projects, training, and mentoring within a supportive environment that invests in your career growth.
• Enjoy a hybrid work model that enables a healthy work-life balance by accommodating individual needs alongside those of clients and communities.

Who We Are Looking For

• Individuals passionate about sustainability and committed to making a positive difference.
• Critical thinkers who embrace innovation and are willing to challenge conventional practices.
• Professionals with a growth mindset eager to learn and experiment with new approaches.
• Flexible and adaptable candidates ready to face diverse challenges.

Eligibility Criteria

• A Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or Urban Planning.
• Full legal work rights in New Zealand.
• Less than 12 months of full-time experience in a related role.
• Recent graduate or soon-to-be graduate before starting employment.

Application and Recruitment Process

Applicants must submit an academic transcript. Only one application per candidate will be considered, with the earliest eligible submission evaluated. The position may close early if a large number of applications are received, so early application is recommended.

Benefits and Additional Information

Arup offers a fair and equitable compensation package and an environment where employees are encouraged to belong, grow, and thrive. Benefits support health and wellbeing alongside extensive learning opportunities. Employees can contribute their skills toward community resilience projects through Arup’s community engagement initiatives.

Arup is committed to diversity and inclusion, welcoming candidates from all backgrounds without discrimination based on age, gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, mental health, race, faith, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, or family status. The company also strives to make its recruitment process accessible and is open to accommodating applicants' needs.