Industrial Placement Student - London / St Albans (Summer 2026)

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

We’re looking for talented and motivated students to join our Traffic Engineering team on an Industrial Placement, where you’ll gain hands-on experience, contribute to real projects, and develop technical skills that will kick-start your career.

As part of our Streets & Technology group within AECOM’s Transportation business line, you’ll work alongside experienced engineers to design, analyse, and improve transport networks that support safe, efficient, and sustainable mobility.

What you’ll do:

Your placement will give you exposure to a variety of traffic engineering tasks, which may include:

• Designing and modelling urban streets, junctions, and roundabouts using industry-standard software (e.g., Junctions, LinSig, VISSIM).

• Supporting traffic impact assessments and microsimulation modelling.

• Assisting with road safety audits and developing traffic management solutions.

• Analysing traffic data, journey times, and flows to inform design and planning.

• Contributing to active travel projects by designing walking, cycling, and public transport-friendly networks.

• Supporting feasibility studies and scheme appraisals for transport improvements.

• Preparing drawings, reports, and presentations to communicate findings to clients and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Are currently studying towards a degree in Civil Engineering, Transportation/Traffic Engineering, Highway Engineering, or a related discipline.

• Are passionate about shaping the future of mobility and improving how people move within towns and cities.

• Have strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with solid numeracy.

• Can work effectively as part of a team and communicate ideas clearly.

• Have good Microsoft Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).

• Are detail-oriented with excellent research and report writing skills.

• Are self-motivated, enthusiastic, and eager to learn new software and tools.

• Are eligible to work in the UK & Ireland for the duration of the placement.

Training and Support

You’ll gain invaluable experience, supported by mentors and technical experts, with a structured development framework to help you grow and thrive.

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start.

Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in.

You must have the right to work in the UK.

About 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.

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

ReqID: REF53338O

Business Line: Transportation

Business Group: DCS

Strategic Business Unit: Europe & India

Career Area: Engineering

Work Location Model: Hybrid