Bus Project Management Graduate – Transport Wales

Salary: £27,000 per annum, increasing to £28,000 in the 2nd year

Contractual hours: 37.5
Contract type: 22-month fixed term

Basis: Full time

Location: Pontypridd or Wrexham
Package: Employer pension 28 days holiday (excluding bank holidays);
Employee Assistance Programme;
Free travel across the TfW Rail Network;
Flexible benefits

Date posted: 08/12/2025
Work arrangement: Hybrid working from Pontypridd/Wrexham office or home, flexible hours with occasional travel to site or other office locations as required.

Whether you’re transitioning from education or want to develop your leadership skills, our graduate scheme is designed to help you accelerate your career and make a real difference in Wales.

The Bus Project Management Graduate will play a key role in supporting the delivery of a major Bus change programme in Wales, which brings together several projects and activities, including but not limited to, designing new bus networks, purchasing/building depots, fleet, and on‑bus technology.

• A degree in transport, business/project management or a STEM discipline, although other relevant subjects will be considered.
• The ability to manage time and priorities effectively, whilst balancing workload to achieve key objectives and deliverables.
• Experience of contributing to projects individually and as part of a team.
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of both internal and external stakeholders to deliver project outputs.
• Demonstrated alignment to our core graduate attributes and values, which can be found below.

Please include all your relevant qualifications, particularly those listed in the essential and desirable criteria for the role. We may not be able to consider your application otherwise.

Eligibility

To be eligible for our Graduate Scheme, you must be within 2 years post‑graduation upon application or graduate by the time the scheme begins. You’ll need to be available to start the Graduate Scheme in early September 2026.

Right to Work

You must hold the relevant right to work in the UK upon successful appointment. We’re not currently able to provide sponsorship.

Welsh Language Skills

We welcome people who can speak or write in Welsh, but it’s not essential for this role.

Thinking this might be the right opportunity for you? Take a look at the job description to learn more or reach out to a member of our Early Talent team for a chat.

If your application is successful, we’ll invite you to a friendly and relaxed assessment day, followed by a final interview.

Not sure if you meet every requirement? Research shows that some people including women and those from minority groups, may hesitate to apply unless they feel 100% qualified. If this opportunity interests you and you meet the essential requirements of holding a relevant degree, we encourage you to apply – your unique skills, experience and perspective could be exactly what we’re looking for.

We want everyone to feel welcome, included and valued. A diverse team, representing all parts of society, helps us to deliver our best. We’re looking for talented people, no matter their background.

Support and Reasonable Adjustments

If you need any reasonable adjustments or additional support during the application or assessment process, just let us know. We’re here to support you every step of the way.

Other Information

At TfW, we’re looking to see your skills, potential, and enthusiasm. While we fully support the use of AI as a tool for learning, we want to assess applicants based on their own abilities. Therefore, applications must be completed without AI assistance. If AI content is identified, unfortunately, we won’t be able to consider the application.

This advert will close at midnight on the day of the Final date to receive applications stated above. We do encourage you to submit your application as early as possible.

Please note, we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications.

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