Highways Agency
The Highways Agency is a government agency responsible for operating, maintaining and improving the strategic road network in England. The Highways Agency tries to tackle congestion, improve safety, inform travellers of relevant issues, increase reliability of transportation systems and reduce journey times.
Graduate Scheme
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The Highways Agency runs an annual Graduate Development Programme, consisting of three distinct graduate employment schemes: a leadership scheme, an accountancy scheme and an engineering scheme. All the schemes are placement-based.
- The Leadership Scheme is a two-year generalist programme that aims to develop the experience and broad management skills for leading roles at the Highways Agency in the future. This scheme is open to graduates with a degree in any discipline.
- The Accountancy Scheme is a three-year gateway scheme that enables graduates to become a Chartered Accountant. This scheme is also open to graduates with a degree in any discipline.
- The Engineering Scheme is a three-year programme specifically for Civil and Electrical Engineers (with BEng or MEng degrees) which enables graduates to gain Chartered status.
Salary
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The Highways Agency offer starting salaries from £18,500, plus public sector benefits (i.e. more holiday than private sector equivalent jobs and good pension scheme). Benefits include:
- 30 days annual leave (plus a further 10 days of bank holidays and privilege days)
- Choice of civil service pensions
- Flexible working hours (maximum 37 hours per week)
- Opportunities for secondments and placements in the private and public sectors
- Study support towards Chartered Status