Graduate Civil Engineer

Harley Haddow; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Harley Haddow in Edinburgh is seeking a Graduate Civil Engineer for the Summer 2027 intake. This full-time, 35-hour week role sits in a busy city centre office with a 65-strong team across civil, structural and support disciplines, offering a hands-on start to your professional career.

You will assist in developing civil designs, calculations and drawings under supervision, be mentored by Principal and Senior Engineers, and pursue approved courses to accelerate your learning and career goals.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified in Civil Engineering (Bachelor's or Master's).
• Right to work in the UK.
• Willingness to travel to meetings/projects; UK/Europe/Overseas overnight stays possible.

Responsibilities

• Assist in developing Civil Engineering designs through project stages.
• Prepare sketches, diagrams and drawings to communicate engineering concepts.
• Apply principles for calculations of simple structural elements under supervision.
• Attend internal/external reviews and meetings with clients and design teams.
• Contribute to structural engineering reports under guidance of engineers.
• Adhere to QA, environment and H&S standards; perform admin duties as required.

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Revit

Bluebeam

Tekla TEDDS

Tekla Structures

Chorus

MS Office

Civils 3D

Microdrainage

Job description

Vacancy

Graduate Civil Engineer

For Summer 2027 intake

Location: Edinburgh || Contract:Permanent || Salary:Competitive

Our Edinburgh office is situated in the heart of the bustling city centre, with panoramic views of the castle, gardens and Princes Street below. The office is always alive with activity as it houses a 65-strong team consisting of mechanical, electrical, civil, structural and support teams. The office’s open plan kitchen and staff break out area often plays host to our team’s socialising time, whether it’s over a morning coffee, lunch or after work unwind.

Please note - this vacancy is for a full time, 35 hours per week position.

Purpose

You will be an ambitious and enthusiastic individual who is keen to build on your engineering knowledge and develop your analytical abilities as well as your design and drawing skills as part of the structural and civil engineering team.

The position requires good communication skills and to develop and maintain good relationships with your colleagues, technicians and external parties. You will be representing Harley Haddow through direct contact with clients and other design team members on the projects you will contribute to.

Your responsibilities will include input to the delivery of the Civil Engineering designs on assigned projects by assisting department staff by developing designs, calculations, preparation of drafting work and administerial tasks.

You will learn by assisting engineers on projects and will be mentored by Principal and Senior Engineers, but will take ownership for the designs and development of your work.

You will be encouraged to attend lectures, seminars and other relevant industry functions as well as training courses with prior approval of the Departmental Director in order to progress you’re learning and career goals.

Roles and Responsibilities

• A desire to gain experience and knowledge to develop your engineering and design skills
• Assist in developing Civil Engineering designs for projects through various project stages under instruction from experienced staff members
• Development and preparation of sketches, diagrams and drawings to communicate engineering concepts under the supervision of experienced engineers
• Apply concepts and analysis techniques for the preparation of calculations of simple elements within structures, load takedowns, under the guidance and supervision of experienced engineers
• Understand and apply principles of stability and develop these for proposed structures
• Demonstrate the ability to break down complex structures into individual components to allow for element design
• Attend internal and external reviews and meetings as required with clients and design team members
• Liaise with other disciplines for projects to assist with coordination of designs
• Contribute to structural engineering reports under the direction of experienced engineers
• Prepare designs which consider and reduce hazard and risk. This will include the preparation of assumed sequences of construction, contribution to risk registers, highlighting risks within tender information
• Conducting site visits during the construction phase of projects under the supervision of experienced engineers
• Adhere to company quality, environment and H&S accredited standards as required for your role
• Undertake general administrative duties as and when required
• Ensure QA procedures are followed and documented
• Ensure all of your work is reviewed and approved by a minimum of Senior Engineer prior to any documentation issue.A desire to gain experience and knowledge to develop your engineering and design skills

Software – Advantageous but not required

Have experience of all necessary design software not limited to those identified below

• AutoCAD
• Revit
• Bluebeam
• Tekla TEDDS
• Tekla Structures
• Chorus
• MS Office
• Civils 3D
• Microdrainage

Role Requirements

Qualifications

• Degree qualified Batchelor/Masters in Civil Engineering

Minimum Requirements

• Workplace experience through degree course – advantageous but not required
• Capable of working with own initiative to provide solutions to engineering and management challenges
• Right to work in the UK
• Hold a valid full UK Driving Licence (advantageous but not required)
• Be prepared to travel to meetings and projects as necessary. Generally local to contracted office, but occasional work in other parts of UK and Europe or overseas that may necessitate an overnight stay.

Working in a medium-sized consultancy offers the unique opportunity to be involved in projects of all sizes from start to finish — taking part in concept design, technical development, and seeing your designs come to life through to construction and completion.

We offer an industry-leading environment of engineering experts and the chance to work on a huge range of projects and sectors throughout the UK.