Graduate Civil Engineer - Chesterfield/Manchester (2027 start)

AECOM Corporation; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

AECOM is recruiting for a Civil Engineering professional to support its Infrastructure team in the UK, delivering a range of building and transportation projects. You will contribute to drainage, utility layout and road design, working across stages from feasibility to construction.

The role requires a degree in civil engineering and a proactive, detailed approach within a hybrid working environment. You'll join a global firm with a strong portfolio in housing, transport and major regeneration

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering with MSc/MEng preferred.
• Strong numeric and communication skills.
• Creative, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic.
• Attention to detail and methodical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Prepare concept surface and foul water drainage designs.
• Develop preliminary utility layouts.
• Produce initial junction options.
• 3d modelling of site levels and road design.
• Develop drainage strategies.
• Coordinate designs with other disciplines.
• Work on multiple projects as workload dictates.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

MSc/MEng in Civil Engineering

Job description

• Full-time
• Business Group: DCS
• Legal Entity: AECOM Infrastructure and Environment UK Limited
• Business Line: B&P - Buildings & Places
• Work Location Model: Hybrid
• Operating Group: International
• Primary Location: UK - Chesterfield

Company Description

Work with Us. Change the World.

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

We're one global team driven by our common purpose to deliver a better world. Join us.

Job Description

AECOM’s Infrastructure team comprises of civil engineering specialists within our Building Engineering Business Line. We deliver creative infrastructure solutions for building projects for industry, government, commercial and leisure sectors by providing input to projects ranging from the largest regeneration projects in the UK to small housing developments. We work for both private and public sector clients, most of whom return to us for our experience of the industry and knowledge of their requirements.

We work across all construction stages, from pre-feasibility through feasibility, design and construction and across a wide range of sectors including - Housing Developments, Shopping Centres, Airports and Education.

• Contributions to Transport Assessments and EIA process
• Preparation of surface water drainage strategies and flood risk assessments
• Preparation of foul water drainage strategies and utility appraisals
• Site levels design and cut/fill analysis to optimise use of materials on site
• Feasibility and highway route studies
• Traffic management planning
• Pavement analysis and design
• Drainage analysis and design
• Utility layout and diversion design
• Streetscape (street lighting, fencing, traffic signals and traffic sign) design
• Coordination of designs with the project team in 3d as part of BIM
• Liaising with authorities to secure approval for the designs
• Construction support

Examples of the type of projects the Civil / Infrastructure are involved in include:

• Shawfield Masterplan and Remediation project; Glasgow - AECOM assembled a team of in-house and external consultants with specialist experience to address the technical challenges associated with the regeneration of this complex 65 Ha site. AECOM also provided engineering, geotechnical, environmental, hydrology and civil/structural services, with sub consultants providing transportation, masterplanning, architectural, landscape architecture services and planning expertise. The site, with a new river walkway and footbridge, forms the southern part of the overall Clyde Gateway Development of 800 hectares.
• Old Oak Common; London - AECOM is providing infrastructure and masterplanning services to OPDC for the regeneration of the largest brownfield site in Europe. The site is located in the west of London, bordered by railway lines, a canal and local highways. Old Oak aims to provide over 26,000 new homes, approximately 560,000sqm of new office accommodation, and the creation of nearly 49,000 new jobs over the period up to 2050. The Mayor’s ambition is that 50% of homes will be affordable. The development will be phased providing a range of uses, including homes, commercial, retail, leisure and community facilities built at high density.The proposed development requires significant improvements to utility infrastructure including new highways and bridges, and new strategic utilities (including a new low carbon district heating network, new and upgraded electrical power, drainage, potable water, gas and telecoms services).
• City of London Markets; London - AECOM is providing Infrastructure, Structural, Transportation and Environmental services to the City of London for the relocation and consolidation of the existing historic Billingshurst; Spittalfields and Smithfields markets to a single new site.
• North West Cambridge; Cambridge - Since 2009 AECOM has been providing engineering consultancy services for the University of Cambridge’s 136ha mixed use North West Cambridge development. Providing multi-disciplinary engineering design services including highway design, drainage strategies and flood risk assessment, energy strategy, geotechnical and geochemical investigations.
• Rolls Royce, UK Sites - AECOM has a long history working with Rolls-Royce as one of its global suppliers across its worldwide estate. Within the UK we have helped Rolls-Royce deliver many projects, from relocation of a tool shed through to new manufacturing facilities. The range of civil engineering services we provide are also many and diverse and for every stage of a project from site acquisition through to asset disposals.
• Manchester Airport Westgate PP12 - The outline and detailed design for the relocation of the existing security control post to allow vehicles (mainly cargo and airside service vehicles) to pass from landside to airside. Security compliance requirements for vehicles heading onto and off the airfield. Project also includes a new waste recycling facility and a new security control building. Services include civils, utilities, geotechnical, structures & pavements

Job Responsibilities

Your key responsibilities, with support from your team, may include the following:

• Preparation of concept surface and foul water drainage designs
• Development of preliminary utility layouts
• Production of initial junction options
• 3d modelling of site levels and road design
• Development of drainage strategies
• Liaison with other disciplines within the project team to coordinate designs
• Opportunities to work on multiple projects as the workload dictates

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (minimum degree classification 2:1 or equivalent) with an MSc in Civil/Structural Engineering or a Masters degree (MEng) in Civil Engineering
• Good numeric and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Creative, practical, adaptable and enthusiastic
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail
• Ability to think in a methodical way to design, plan and organize parts of projects
• Ability to demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in civil engineering and to gain CEng from a relevant engineering institution

Additional Information

• Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected for an advanced offer start.
• Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.
• You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options.Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry‑leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

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