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Traffic Long Exposure

Apprentice 
Transport Planner
Opportunity 

About Us

Via Solutions are a small family run business, based in Farsley, Leeds and have been operating since 2008. Our main work involves providing transport related advise to support the planning applications for various types of development projects. This includes a broad range of schemes across the country for a lot of different clients including large solar farms, schools, warehousing facilities, food manufacturing, hotels, residential and much more!

About You

  Essential

  • Minimum 4 GCSEs at grades 9-4 (A*-C) including English, maths and science (qualifying criteria for the BTEC in Transport planning, all applicants to the course will be required to pass an assessment and be aged 16 or over)

  • Good time management and ability to prioritise workload.

  • Initiative to work on own, but also as part of a wider team.

  • To be highly motivated and have a will to continue personal professional development.

  • Minimum Strong written, numerical and verbal communication skills

  • Good IT skills

  • Willingness to learn

  Desirable:

  • A-levels or AS levels

  • Any experience of working with AUTOCAD software package

The Role 

  Your role will include:

  • Producing drawings with a high level of accuracy to support technical reports

  • Carrying out site visits & traffic survey work/data

  • Liaising with other team members, co-professionals and clients

  • Supporting senior staff in the written preparation of transport assessments and travel plans

  • Supporting senior staff with the preparation of traffic models

  • Some general admin duties

Join Us

Joining the team will give you:

  • Competitive salary - will vary depending on age 

  • workplace pension when eligible

  • Receive 25 days paid holiday each year plus bank holidays

  • Paid sponsorship through BTEC and apprenticeship degree

  • Fantastic training and development culture through working with senior experienced staff

  • Opportunity to play a key role in exciting and varied projects

  • Chance to kick start a well-paid career in a professional industry

 

Working hours will be full time Monday to Friday (37.5 hours a week), with time allowed off for college as required.

Apply

If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your CV and brief personal statement (both maximum 2 sides of A4) on you and what interests you about the role to ali@viasolutions.co.uk together with your predicted grades if applicable.

 

Ali will also be happy to answer any general queries about the role and the industry before you submit any application, if you would like an informal chat, please send Ali and email.

 Closing date for the applications is 7th April 2023.

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