Graduate Engineer

As a Graduate Civil & Structural Engineer you will be responsible for a key element of design work on a project taking a significant role in technical delivery as well as managing aspects of time, cost and quality and will acquire technical, leadership and project management skills and experience. Preparing engineering design calculations, specifications and reports utilising emerging digital technology and in line with latest codes
~Supporting the successful delivery of design projects in line with the contracted cost and programme
~Communicating with other members of the project team & supply chain, often in a multi-disciplinary environment
~Coordinating the detailing and drawing requirements on the project
~Developing designer’s risk assessments
~Identifying opportunities to improve the sustainability considerations in our projects including delivering low carbon solutions in our design processes
~Full engagement with the Costain professional development scheme to become a Chartered Engineer within 3-4 year period

Costain Graduate Development Programme
The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business and of course, the technical skills you will learn day-to-day on the job.
The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond
You will have the opportunity to gain experience on a range of exciting projects and sectors during this period, including highways, rail, nuclear, energy, water and aviation. This will help you develop an understanding of depth and breadth of Costain’s engineering services while also increasing your engineering ability.
Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way.
In addition to the programme, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership
Minimum 2:1 achieved in a Civil Engineering or Structural Engineering degree accredited by the ICE or IStructE
~ MSc in a Civil or Structural Engineering degree preferred
~ Work experience relevant to the Civil & Structural Engineering sector preferred but not essential
~ Have passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets
~Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships
~This role is mainly based in our Manchester office with ad hoc site visits across the first 2 years
~ Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation.

As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, it is worth noting that you will be required to have the ability to travel to site
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that disclose they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer.
It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.
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Costain plays a significant role in transitioning the UK economy to Net Zero by 2050. Our Energy Sector supports energy transition through existing asset efficiency and life extension, whilst we lead the decarbonisation of the UK’s energy infrastructure. Covering the full project lifecycle from Feasibility through to Decommissioning, we specialise in Oil & Gas, Nuclear; Power Generation and Gas Networks Sectors.