Apprenticeship - Transport planning Technician - Level 3 - CMB

Job reference REQ

Date posted: 10/02/2026

Final date to receive applications: 09/03/2026

Location:

CARLISLE

Salary: £8.00 per hour – Apprenticeship Wage - during first 12 months.
If 19 years old or over, after 12 months your salary will increase to minimum wage for your age

Hours:

37 hours per week

Contract:

Apprenticeship

Start Date:

From September 2026 onwards

Apprenticeship Duration:
Typically 30 months

Closing Date: 9th March

Interviews: 30th March – 20th April

Kickstart your career in transport and infrastructure with our Transport Planning Technician Apprenticeship at Cumberland Council. In this role, you’ll support our Transport Planning Team to help shape, improve and deliver sustainable transport services across Cumberland. From analysing travel data and modelling future demand, to assisting with the planning and design of transport projects, you’ll play a key part in creating safer, greener and better-connected communities.

You’ll work alongside experienced transport planners, engage with a range of professionals and stakeholders, and contribute to real projects that influence how people move around our region. If you’re curious about how transport systems work, enjoy problem‑solving, and want a career that makes a real impact, this apprenticeship is a great place to start.

• Please complete the online application form and read all the Supporting Information including the Apprenticeship Description carefully to help you complete your application.
• Ensure you have answered the three questions telling us why you’re interested and how you have or would develop the essential skills, qualities and behaviours and give examples. Please remember to indicate which apprenticeship you are applying for – it could be both!
• List all your qualifications, including any predicted exam grades.
• If you have any additional information, you’d like to provide to support your application, for example a copy of your CV or a covering letter, please upload with your application form.

Training providers will carry out eligibility checks. Some of the details you have included in your application form i.e. name; date of birth; home address; email address; telephone/mobile number and qualifications will be shared with commissioned apprenticeship training providers for the purpose of the recruitment, training and management of the apprenticeship programme.

We welcome applications from everyone.

As a proud Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that applicants with disabilities, meeting the essential criteria for this position, are guaranteed an interview as part of our commitment to equal opportunities. Your diverse perspectives and talents contribute to our collective success.

We’re also an Age Friendly Employer, meaning we commit to providing an inclusive workplace for people in their 50s and 60s and taking the necessary action to help them flourish in a multigenerational workforce. We recognise the importance of mature workers and aim to provide an environment on which they can thrive.

We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace. If you require any reasonable adjustments to participate in the recruitment process, please let either the hiring manager or our Resourcing Team know on;  . Adjustments are not always guaranteed although we will endeavour to make adjustments that are reasonable to accommodate your needs.

Cumberland Council offers a guaranteed interview scheme to the following applicants as long as your application can demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role.

• Those who consider themselves disabled as defined by the Equality Act 2010
• Those in care or who have left care and are aged 24 and under
• Those who identify as a member of the British Armed Forces community (service leavers, veterans, their partners or spouses, reservists, cadets).

If you meet one or more of the criteria above, and wish to be considered for this scheme, select 'yes' to the appropriate question during your application.

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