Job description
Join our one-year programme and gain hands-on experience in delivering impactful evaluation insights that directly influence critical business decisions at National Highways.
What you’ll be doing
Our one-year Analyst programme offers a fantastic opportunity to:
- Join a dynamic team within a large nationally important organisation that spends around £5 billion a year to build and improve the strategic road network (SRN).
- Work in the Strategic Planning and Analysis division of our Customer, Strategy and Communications directorate (CSC) and gain critical experience in evaluating the impact of our road investments, programmes and interventions, helping to deliver insights that influence major decisions, policies and standards.
- Contribute to frameworks that assess social value, customer experience, and active travel, creating a positive impact on communities and the environment.
- Help us connect the country by supporting strategic improvements and delivering smarter, more sustainable infrastructure solutions.
You can choose any National Highways office location as your base throughout the programme, with the flexibility to travel to other sites as needed.
What you’ll get in return
A placement at National Highways gives you a taste of life in a large, evolving organization, developing valuable skills and experience that will boost your graduate career prospects.
With our support, you’ll enjoy the chance to own your development to get the best out of your time on the programme. All our placements offer:
- Real-world on-the-job experience in many different aspects of your business area
- A dedicated line manager and mentoring from experienced colleagues to provide encouragement, direction and career planning support
- Development opportunities to help you move towards your career aspirations
- Flexible working arrangements
- Peer networking and support through our Early Talent community
As well as a competitive salary and plenty of career development support, you’ll also enjoy a fantastic employee benefits package which includes holiday allowance, access to health and wellbeing schemes and exclusive discounts on shopping, leisure, eating out and more.
What we are looking for
If you have the passion and dedication to succeed, you’ll be a great match for our programme. To be successful, you’ll have:
- An enthusiastic, collaborative approach to working with others
- The ability to communicate in different formats with a variety of stakeholders
- Excellent co-ordination skills
- The ability to plan and prioritise effectively to meet deadlines
- A focus on quality and integrity in everything you do
- Currently studying in your second year of an undergraduate degree (in any subject) and expected to achieve a minimum of a 2:2
- To be eligible for a placement, you must be available to attend the 2-day induction, 30th June – 1st July.
Due to the salary level of this role, we cannot offer sponsorship for the position for individuals that don't have the Right to Work in the UK. Successful candidates will require Right to Work for the duration of the programme.
Accepted degree subjects
- business and management studies
- computer sciences and information technology
Additional job details
- Location
- UK wide
- Salary
- £23,620
How to apply
Assessment centres will take place in January and February.
All offers for our internships are subject to satisfactory completion of pre-employment checks, including Right to Work, reference, and DBS criminal record checks.
Don’t miss out – submit your application early as we may close applications before the advertised closing date if we receive a high volume of interest.
Click Apply to start your application now. This job will be available on Prospects until 13 December 2024
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Closing date: 13 December 2024