Graduate Civil Engineer (Highways)

Ernest Gordon Recruitment; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Training

Progression opportunities

33 days holiday

Flexitime

Discount reward scheme

Job summary

Ernest Gordon Recruitment in Nottingham is seeking a Graduate Civil Engineer (Highways) to kickstart their career with a prestigious firm. You will contribute to highway projects across Nottinghamshire, learning design processes, budgets and timelines, and gaining hands-on industry training.

The role offers hybrid working (3 days in office), clear progression paths, and a strong focus on training, with 33 days holiday and flexitime to support work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Graduate Civil Engineer with a focus on highways design and development.
• Strong interest in learning industry-standard highways design processes.
• Ability to manage projects and meet quality, time and budget targets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and continuous improvement for highways, such as junction protections, road markings and signage.
• Ensure quality, budgets and time frames are met and manage Traffic Regulation Orders.
• Review externally designed schemes to ensure compliance with highway standards.
• Monday to Friday, flexitime available. Hybrid working hours 3 days in office.

Skills

Civil engineering knowledge

Project planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Graduate Civil Engineer (Highways)

28,000 - 30,000 + Hybrid + Training + Progression + 33 Days Holiday + Flexitime + Discount Reward Scheme

Nottingham

Are you an aspiring Civil Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to kickstart your career within a prestigious company, offering excellent industry training to make you a fully-fledged Civil Engineer with further progression to senior positions?

In this role you will be responsible for the continuous improvement of highways projects all over Nottinghamshire such as junction protections, road markings and signage. You will lead the design of these projects, ensuring quality, budget and time frames are achieved, manage Traffic Regulation Order improvements and review externally designed schemes to ensure compliance and quality.

Founded over a decade ago, this company design, construct and maintain highway systems. This ranges from consultations of infrastructure improvement, electrical works and the building of roads. This company is rapidly expanding and looking to take on more contracts, whilst providing the best service they can to their clients.

This role would suit a Graduate Civil Engineer looking to join a well-established company that will value your hard work with a fantastic work life balance with tailored training on highways design.

The Role:

• Lead the design and continuous improvement for highways, such as junction protections, road markings and signage
• Ensure quality, budgets and time frames are met and manage Traffic Regulation Orders
• Review externally designed schemes to ensure compliance with highway standards
• Monday to Friday, flexitime available. Hybrid working hours 3 days in office

The Person:

• Graduate Civil Engineer
• Looking for excellent industry training on highways design

Reference number: BBBH 27860a

Engineer, Engineering, Design, Designing, Civils, Highways, Road Markings, Signage, Construction, Structural, Projects, Compliance, Quality, Derby, Loughborough, Newark-on-Trent

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitable candidates. The salary advertised is a guideline for this position. The offered renumeration will be dependent on the extent of your experience, qualifications, and skill set.