Graduate Civil Engineers

Bidvane; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Structured training

Hybrid working

Flexible working

Benefits package

Chartered status support

Job summary

Transport Scotland is offering a graduate scheme within its civil engineering teams designed to support engineers toward chartered status with the ICE or CIHT. The program provides rotations across Directorates, secondments to design consultancies and construction sites, and starts around September 2027.

Candidates need an accredited engineering degree; if still in the final year, you must show you will qualify before the start date. Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available.

Qualifications

• Graduate civil engineering scheme requiring an accredited degree.
• Progress toward chartered status with ICE or CIHT; rotations across Directorates.
• Secondments to design consultancies and construction sites; stakeholder engagement and procurement.

Responsibilities

• Project management within civil engineering projects.
• Stakeholder management and engagement.
• Overseeing technical challenges and sound engineering judgement.
• Procurement of services and contract management.
• Support for Government Ministers in project delivery.
• Managing engineering processes with timely decisions.
• Participating in rotations and tailored input across Directorates, including secondments.

Skills

Engineering capability

Technical oversight

Education

MEng in Civil Engineering (Engineering Council accredited)

BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering + MSc (Engineering Council accredited)

Final-year or soon-to-qualify before Sep 2027

Job description

A graduate scheme in Transport Scotland's civil engineering teams, built to take new engineers to chartered status with the ICE or CIHT. Work covers project management, stakeholder engagement, technical challenge and procurement, with support for Ministers. Placements rotate across Directorates and include secondments to design consultancies and construction sites, starting around September 2027. Candidates need an accredited engineering degree, and those still in final year must show they will qualify before the start date; Skilled Worker sponsorship is not available.

What the job involves

• Project management
• Stakeholder management
• Technical challenge
• Procurement of services
• Support for Government Ministers
• Managing the engineering process and making sound engineering judgements
• Taking part in scheduled placements across Directorates, with input into their tailoring
• Rotations and secondments to design consultancies and construction sites

Qualifications

• MEng in Civil Engineering accredited by the Engineering Council
• BEng or BSc in Civil Engineering plus an MSc in a related subject, both accredited by the Engineering Council
• If still studying, on track to qualify before the role starts in September 2027

Skills & knowledge

• Developing science and engineering capability, showing professionalism and best practice in performing and reporting work
• Technical oversight and management, planning and managing technical elements of a project

Checks & eligibility

• Baseline Personnel Security Standard checks, including identity, right to work, employment history and unspent criminal record
• Existing and ongoing right to work in the UK without Skilled Worker sponsorship

Other

• Making effective decisions at Level 3
• Communicating and influencing at Level 3
• Developing self and others at Level 3
• Working together at Level 3

What’s offered

• Structured training agreement aligned with ICE or CIHT training scheme
• Progress tracked through ICE Professional Development Online
• Internal rotations and external secondments for broad experienceSupport to achieve chartered status
• Flexible working options depending on the role
• Hybrid working, with around 40% of time in person
• Wide range of employee benefits