Graduate Civil Engineer – Infrastructure - Manchester

Buro Happold Limited; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Buro Happold Limited in Manchester is seeking a Graduate Civil Engineer to join the Infrastructure team. This early-career role offers exposure to city-scale masterplanning and infrastructure projects across the UK with opportunities for international travel.

The successful candidate will contribute to design and analysis, working within a supportive graduate development programme aimed at progressing towards Chartership and professional growth.

Job description

Graduate Civil Engineer - Infrastructure - Manchester

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented graduate level Civil Engineer to join our Infrastructure team, based in our vibrant office in Manchester. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.

Please note, we are recruiting 2027 infrastructure graduates into our Bath, Leeds, Manchester and London offices. We request that you only apply for the one location you are interested in working - within the application form, you can let us know if you have a second office you would consider, if relevant.

About the Infrastructure Team

Our expertise ranges from city-scale Masterplanning through to campus and building scale development infrastructure. Our workload is split between development projects in the UK and projects overseas, and our project portfolio and global initiative provides excellent opportunities for international travel. We strive to ensure that our graduates are given the opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of projects to broaden your skills during the early stages of your career. We are committed to professional development and Chartership. To find out more about our Infrastructure discipline, please click here.

What sort of projects would I work on?

Recent projects that our team have led the infrastructure design input for, include:

• UK Buro Happold have provided engineering solutions for a number of key regeneration projects in the UK such as the redevelopment of the iconic Battersea Power Station and Brent Cross Town in London and Mayfield in Manchester where our infrastructure team worked closely with Landscape Architects to transform a derelict area of central Manchester into the first new public park on the banks of the River Medlock in more than a century.
• In Bristol our infrastructure team are working on The Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus development which will bolster the transformation of the entire Temple Meads area, benefitting both the university and the city's community.
• Our infrastructure team continues to support the delivery of some of the UK's most high-profile and complex developments. We have played a key role in the design and delivery of Everton's new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock, providing infrastructure engineering services from site selection and masterplanning through to detailed design and construction support.
• We are also supporting the expansion of the All-England Lawn Tennis Club Championship site helping deliver a major transformation of the Championship grounds and associated infrastructure.
• Middle East: In Saudi Arabia we are working on several major developments (regional plans, mega resorts and district plans) associated with the 2030 Saudi Transformation Plan, including Riyadh Expo Expo 2030, Qiddiya, and Riyadh's King Salman Park.
• Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City in Kuwait is an ongoing infrastructure project on a massive scale. The project is situated 85km south of Kuwait City and provides 180km of new beachfront development space.

We would like to hear from you ifyou have graduated in any of the below degrees:

• Currently pursuing or already completed a Civil Engineering degree.

About you:

A passion and enthusiasm for engineering design, sustainability and making a meaningful contribution to society. Possessing initiative and able to thrive in a team environment. Able to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner, verbally and in writing. Comfortable executing project deliverables within a given timeframe. Able to research, filter and compile information on a range of topics for multiple audience types. Actively engages with colleagues on work projects and sees the value of learning from and sharing knowledge with them. Motivated and committed to your professional development.

Application form questions:

In your own words, please describe how you would apply sustainability principles in a project involving drainage and highways design. Please include your personal work or university experience, and/or any practical examples from your locality. (max 300 words)

Why do you want to work as an infrastructure engineer at Buro Happold? (max 300 words)

Give an example of an infrastructure project delivered by Buro Happold that fascinates you and explain why.

What in particular from your own experience would add value to Buro Happold and our client(s)?

Tell us a bit about yourself and your interests outside work. (max 300 words)

Graduates at Buro Happold

When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into an exciting network of engineers and consultants, that supports your career development. We have a Graduate Connect learning programme that targets specific learning and supports your journey to chartership as well as our Young Employee's Forum that links all our young talent in terms of knowledge sharing, learning and very importantly socialising. We place great importance on a having a safe and inclusive environment and will seek to make any arrangements that may be required to enable all who work with us to thrive. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life. If you have any questions about how this could apply to your specific circumstances, please don't hesitate to get in touch with us.

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Please see our Early Careers Candidate Pack for further guidance and information.

Application Process

We typically complete shortlisting after the role has closed. Therefore, you can expect to hear from us with 2-4 weeks of the job closing on our website. Should you wish to contact us to find out more information or to get an update, please contact [e-mail]. Please note that this role is for an Autumn 2027 start.

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other's differences is key, we want employees to feel they don't have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact [e-mail] so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.