Graduate Consultant

About Urban Foresight

Urban Foresight is the UK’s leading place-based innovation consultancy. We’re a mission driven business that works with ambitious clients around the world on projects to improve lives, protect the environment and deliver new economic opportunities.

Our success is based on a multi-disciplinary team with shared values and diverse expertise across a range of sectors. We think deeply about how to turn big ideas into actions that can have a lasting and transformational impact.

About the role

Urban Foresight has some exciting opportunities to join its consultancy teams in Newcastle and Dundee. These include:

• Economic development - advising on local investments to improve lives, create jobs, and unlock the potential of places.
• Transport - user-centric, sustainable transport systems with new modes, operating models, and technologies
• Net zero and clean energy - helping places and organisations shape practical pathways to decarbonisation.

You should apply if you’re:

• excited to be involved in cutting-edge projects that make a difference in the world.
• motivated to join a unique and growing business.
• keen to learn new things and work with passionate people.

You will be responsible for:

• Finding important information for projects by researching topics and quickly understanding the key issues.
• Analysing quantitative and qualitative data
• Effectively sharing findings through clear verbal communication and written reports.
• Organising information and documentation to help manage projects.
• Supporting the delivery of workshops, interviews with external stakeholders, and client meetings.
• Contributing to bid writing and helping to win new contracts.

You will be required to attend the office regularly to allow close collaborative working with your colleagues.

Skills and experience

You will be ambitious, intellectually curious, and motivated by opportunities to improve places and public services.

As an ideal candidate, you would have:

• Degree, preferably to Masters level.
• Excellent qualitative and quantitative research skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to think logically and be methodical.
• Experience of working in a tight-knit team.
• Ability to use initiative but know when to ask for help.
• Strong time management and organisational skills.
• IT proficiency, especially MS Office.
• Enthusiasm, willing to learn, and happy to go that extra mile.

How to apply

Applications should be made in the form of a full CV and covering statement sent to people@urbanforesight.com by 11 June 2026.

Please indicate in your covering statement why you want the job, your salary expectations, available start date, and which area of our business you are most interested in.

Urban Foresight strives to be an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all suitably qualified persons.