Graduate Civil Engineer – Water, Dams & Rivers

Mott MacDonald; Inverness; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Mott MacDonald invites graduates to join our Water Engineering or Dams & Reservoirs teams in Inverness, contributing to resilient water infrastructure and climate adaptation. You will work with multidisciplinary teams, support planning, modelling, and design through feasibility to handover, gaining exposure to project, commercial, and client management under mentoring.

To qualify, you should have a Masters in Civil or Structural Engineering, and less than 12 months of relevant experience; UK

Qualifications

• Less than 12 months of relevant experience (excluding placements).
• Masters degree obtained no earlier than 2025 or expected to achieve one of the listed degree disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Design pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities through feasibility, outline, and detailed stages.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions.
• Support projects from planning and modelling to construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Use digital tools to enhance design quality and efficiency.
• Grow your technical and project management skills through mentoring and training.
• Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for dams, spillways, and drawdown facilities.
• Undertake hydraulic and structural analyses, contributing to flood studies and emergency planning.

Skills

Civil Engineering

Team collaboration

Design

Education

Masters in Civil Engineering

Masters in Structural Engineering

Job description

Mott MacDonald invites graduates to join our Water Engineering or Dams & Reservoirs teams in Inverness, contributing to resilient water infrastructure and climate adaptation. You will work with multidisciplinary teams, support planning, modelling, and design through feasibility to handover, gaining exposure to project, commercial, and client management under mentoring.

To qualify, you should have a Masters in Civil or Structural Engineering, and less than 12 months of relevant experience; UK