Graduate Civil Engineer

Are you looking to progress in your career to become Chartered professionals in an exciting and supportive environment?

Join our dynamic Civil Engineering teams and work on high-profile, nationally recognised projects through the Transport Scotland Graduate Scheme. Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), this program offers an exceptional opportunity to develop your skills and achieve Chartered status with the ICE, preparing you for senior roles in the industry.

Since 2006, our Graduate Training Scheme has successfully guided graduates to become Chartered Civil Engineers. Designed alongside the ICE Training Scheme, it provides tailored, focused development from day one, helping to nurture 'in-house' talent for possible future senior positions within Transport Scotland.

Our internal rotations within Transport Scotland, combined with external secondments to design consultancies and construction sites, offer graduates unique opportunities to gain hands-on experience and develop skills that are hard to achieve elsewhere. This broadens their expertise in planning, engineering, and project management, helping them make sound engineering decisions.

Graduates enter a Training Agreement with Transport Scotland, outlining responsibilities and aligning with the Professional Body's Training Scheme. Progress is tracked through the ICE's Professional Development Online system, ensuring graduates are on track to meet ICE Member attributes and achieve professional qualification.

Responsibilities

• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Technical challenge
• Procurement of services
• Support for Government Ministers.

Specific tasks/duties will change dependant on which Directorate the graduate is working in at the time. Graduates will have input into their scheduled placements to help tailor their experiences to their individual preferences, whilst ensuring that business priorities are being met.

Qualifications
Candidates must demonstrate that they hold either a MEng in Civil Engineering or a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering with a further MSc in a related subject, both of which must be accredited by the Engineering Council (EngC) to follow the standard route to the CEng qualification. You can verify your degree here.
Please make it clear in your CV that you hold a valid qualification.
Success profile
Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of skills, experience and behaviours candidates will be assessed on.

Technical / Professional Skills

• Developing Science & Engineering Capability. You can display professionalism and use best practice in performing and reporting work.
• Technical Oversight & Management. You can plan and manage technical elements of a project, identifying the techniques and resources required for efficient and effective delivery.

Behaviours

• Lead Criteria: Making Effective Decisions – Level 3
• Communicating and Influencing – Level 3
• Developing Self and Others – Level 3
• Working Together – Level 3

You can find out more about Success Profiles, here.

How To Apply
Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.

Candidates will have their applications assessed against all criteria listed in the Success Profile above. In the event of a large number of applications are received, an initial sift will be conducted on the
Lead Criteria
of the
Behaviour Making Effective Decisions.
Candidates who pass the initial sift will have their applications fully assessed against all remaining criteria.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.

Please see our candidate guidance for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.

If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation.

Assessments are scheduled for w/c 2 February 2026, however this may be subject to change.

About Us
Transport Scotland is the national transport agency, seeking to deliver a safe, efficient, cost-effective and sustainable transport system for the benefit of the people of Scotland. Transport Scotland is accountable to Parliament and the public through Scottish Ministers, with a budget of over £4 billion per year. Transport is a vital feature of the Scottish Government's focus on increasing sustainable economic growth, and transport investments and policies have major impacts on the economy, people, and the environment.

The Scottish Government is the devolved government for Scotland. We have responsibility for a wide range of key policy areas including: education, health, the economy, justice, housing and transport. We offer rewarding careers and employ people across Scotland in a wide range of professions and roles.

Our staff are part of the UK Civil Service, working for Ministers and senior stakeholders to deliver vital public services which improve the lives of the people of Scotland.

We offer a supportive and inclusive working environment along with a wide range of employee benefits. Find out more about what we offer.

As part of the UK Civil Service, we uphold the Civil Service Nationality Rules.

Working Pattern
Our standard hours are 35 hours per week. We offer a range of flexible and hybrid working options depending on the needs of the role. If you have specific questions about the role you are applying for, please contact us.

You will require to be office based twice per week.

Security checks
Successful candidates must complete the Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS), before they can be appointed. BPSS is comprised of four main pre-employment checks – Identity, Right to work, Employment History and a Criminal Record check (unspent convictions).

You can find out more about BPSS on the UK Government website, or read about the different levels of security checks in our Candidate Guide.

Equality Statement
We are committed to equality and inclusion and we aim to recruit a diverse workforce that reflects the population of our nation.

Find out more about our commitment to diversity and how we offer and support recruitment adjustments for anyone who needs them.

Further information
For further information on this vacancy please contact Julie Wallace by email at

Find out more about our organisation, what we offer staff members and how to apply on our Careers Website.

Read our Candidate Guide for further information on our recruitment and application processes.

Apply Before: 25th November (23:59)