Mobility Grad/Consultant

About the role

Buro Happold is a global leader in sustainable design, engineering, and advisory services. The Mobility Grad/Consultant position involves supporting projects focused on transportation planning, mobility strategy, urban design, and infrastructure advisory. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, contributing to innovative projects that shape cities, communities, and public spaces.

Responsibilities

• Mobility Planning: Contribute to a wide range of mobility projects, including bicycle and pedestrian planning, transit planning, transportation demand management (TDM), transit-oriented development (TOD), micromobility, freight and logistics, parking studies, traffic analyses, and multimodal transportation strategies.
• Technical Analysis: Conduct quantitative and qualitative analyses to support project recommendations, policy development, and planning strategies.
• GIS & Data Visualization: Utilize GIS, mapping, and analytical tools to evaluate transportation systems and communicate findings through compelling visualizations and graphics.
• Project Deliverables: Prepare reports, presentations, maps, technical memoranda, diagrams, models, and other client-facing deliverables.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Support collaboration with clients, public agencies, community organizations, advocacy groups, and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Urban Mobility Solutions: Help develop innovative transportation strategies that support sustainability, resilience, accessibility, and placemaking objectives.
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration: Work closely with planners, engineers, architects, economists, and urban designers to deliver integrated project outcomes.
• Research & Innovation: Stay informed on emerging mobility trends, technologies, policies, and best practices that influence transportation systems and urban development.
• Climaetl & Equity Focus: Support projects that advance climate action, transportation equity, accessibility, and community-centered planning goals.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in urban planning, Civil Engineering, Urban Design, Transportation Planning, Geography, or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in transportation planning, mobility consulting, urban planning, engineering, or a related discipline.
• Experience using GIS software to perform geospatial analyses, develop maps, and visualize transportation and planning data.
• Experience with CAD software and Adobe Creative Suite, particularly Illustrator, to communicate complex ideas effectively through graphics and visual storytelling.
• Familiarity with Rhino or other 3D design software is encouraged (preferred) for developing visualizations and planning concepts.
• Strong quantitative, qualitative, and systems-thinking skills with the ability to evaluate complex transportation and urban challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Interest in working across disciplines and collaborating with planners, engineers, architects, economists, and policy experts.
• Understanding of and interest in how transportation planning and infrastructure influence climate resilience, social equity, accessibility, and community outcomes.
• Passion for creating thoughtful mobility solutions and a strong desire to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful projects.

Qualifications

• Passport holder
• Valid US driver’s license

Skills

• Strong quantitative, qualitative, and systems-thinking skills with the ability to evaluate complex transportation and urban challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments simultaneously while meeting deadlines in a fast-paced consulting environment.
• Interest in working across disciplines and collaborating with planners, engineers, architects, economists, and policy experts.
• Understanding of and interest in how transportation planning and infrastructure influence climate resilience, social equity, accessibility, and community outcomes.
• Passion for creating thoughtful mobility solutions and a strong desire to learn, grow, and contribute to meaningful projects.

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Generous PTO in addition to 10 paid holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Hybrid working & summer hours
• Reimbursement for certain professional licenses, certifications, and associated fees
• Connection to a global network of experts at the forefront of mobility, infrastructure, and sustainability initiatives
• Extensive learning and professional development opportunities
• Opportunity to contribute to our diverse and inclusive culture through participation in the Young Employees Forum, Diversity & Inclusion Forum, Buro Happold Women's Network, Black at Buro Happold, and other employee resource groups

Pay

Salary range of $77,000 - $100,000. This will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, skills, education, and experience.

Schedule

Hybrid working & summer hours