Graduate Civil Engineer - Scotland

The Role

Graduate Civil Design Engineer

Want to build an extraordinary career? With Amey, you can do just that.

Our Opportunity:

Salary: £28,500

Location: Motherwell or Edinburgh

Start Date: Sept 2023

Positions Available: 22

As part of our growing team, you’ll gain invaluable experience alongside our industry experts through a combination of home and office-based working, from either our Edinburgh or Motherwell design hubs. You’ll be given real responsibility from day one and have your opinions and design solutions valued whilst collaborating on high-profile projects such as the development of the A96 Dualling East of Huntly to Aberdeen, advanced structural health monitoring on the Forth Road Bridge and Severn Crossings, Bridge design, inspections, assessment and asset management services for Local Authorities throughout Scotland.

We’re also carrying out design of the Clyde Waterfront and Renfrew Riverside Project as well as designs for the flood management and urban drainage designs for Glasgow City Council, so there’s no shortage of exciting opportunities to get involved with.

As a Graduate, you will be working alongside the team to deliver the following:

• Implement the project requirements to fully meet client specification with relevant standards.
• Undertake any work of a technical nature that falls within ability and competence.
• Prepare design calculations drawing and documents.
• Carry out site visits and surveys, inspections and supervise sub-contractors.
• Prepare feasibility studies, inspection, assessment and technical reports ensuring compliance with Amey procedures.
• Keep up to date with industry best practice and apply this within a team environment.
• Compliance with relevant health, safety and environmental legislation, particularly CDM regulations.

Our 2-year Graduate programme at Amey will challenge and inspire you to reach your full potential and build your career with a guaranteed permanent position for you to transition into once you have finished. Throughout your Graduate programme, you will receive first-class mentoring and a structured learning and development programme to enable your professional and personal development. We’ll also support and pay towards a relevant professional qualification.

What will you bring

As a Graduate, other than your relevant degree, we don’t expect you to bring prior experience with you when you join us; we will give you all the skills and opportunities

We therefore keep our list of essential requirements to a minimum, but there are a few things needed to qualify for our programme:

• Minimum 2:2 Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering
• Available to join the programme in Sept 2023

If you possess the determination, initiative, and curiosity to become an expert in your field, or one of our future leaders, then our graduate development programme could be for you.

Why Amey

Amey Consulting is one of the UK’s leading engineering consultancies, inspiring change and driving improvements across the UK's critical infrastructure to create a positive impact on society. Our ambition is to leave a legacy of sustainable infrastructure for future generations.

We embrace difference and give you freedom to perform because we know, if nothing holds you back, together we can deliver the exceptional for our clients, our communities, and our planet. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

Our rewards make us feel valued here at Amey Consulting. If you’re happy, you’ll think better. It’s a simple formula but one that puts your wellbeing as a top priority, that’s why we’ve worked hard to build a reward and benefits program that puts you first, including:

• Exceptional development and progression plan
• 24 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays, Pension Scheme
• Choices: Our flexible benefits scheme is tailored by you, including buying additional annual leave, cycle2work scheme, charity giving and gym membership
• Save with Amey: Our online voucher portal gives you access to thousands of discounts from leading retailers to help you save on days out, or nights in
• Social Value: You’ll get 2 Community Involvement Day each year to volunteer for a charity of your choice and further opportunities to support fundraising initiatives for CRUK, or where eligible, participate in the DoE Gold Award

In the meantime why not take a look at our Early Careers Hub where you can find out more about our recruitment process, our various Programmes, the benefits we offer, our Social Value commitments, Wellbeing and Support Services, along with a whole host of other useful information about how you would be part of our Early Careers community here at Amey.