Graduate Civil Engineer (Infrastructure)

Cooper & Hall Limited; Northampton (MA); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading firm as a Graduate Civil Engineer in Northampton, where you'll enhance your abilities in a collaborative team focused on innovative infrastructure projects. You'll be involved in all project stages, from design through execution, while actively contributing to sustainability efforts. This role, part of a robust 2025 Graduate Programme, will prepare you for a promising engineering career. Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits available.

Benefits

Private medical insurance

Holiday buy and sell

Group income protection

Life assurance

Professional progression plan

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering required.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Interest in Infrastructure sector and sustainability.

Responsibilities

• Involved in developing concept, preliminary, and detailed scheme designs.
• Preparing drawing packages and design reports.
• Assisting with on-site surveys and carbon emission calculations.

Skills

Collaboration

Adaptability

Planning

Ownership

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

With Every Community, Stantec Redefines What's Possible.

Application Deadline: Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.

Your Role

We are looking for a Graduate Civil Engineer for our Infrastructure team to be based in Northampton, joining our 2025 Graduate Programme.

As a Stantec graduate, you will collaborate with your team and wider cohort, developing your civil engineering expertise within an exciting and creative interdisciplinary environment.

You'll be part of an experienced civils team in Northampton, working within a wider team where you will engage in numerous development and road infrastructure projects. Your development will include using design software and engineering ingenuity to plan and coordinate drainage, utility, and road designs. You'll work within an engineering team liaising with clients, co-professionals, and other disciplines within the office and across our business. You will gain experience of all project stages and knowledge through site visits and high contact time with your team, to become a capable civil engineer.

The Civils team is a group of passionate, talented and welcoming individuals with extensive expertise. The team is based in the office full time, offering a unique advantage of having support on hand. The team works closely with a variety of colleagues, providing great exposure to the various disciplines within the company. You'll work in a modern office setting with a positive staff ethos, putting people first and exposing you to a variety of different disciplines.

Our team enjoys delivering a diverse mix of projects to create a fulfilling environment and continually develop new skills. Our primary focus is delivering environmentally sensitive solutions, adopting reuse over building new to mitigate environmental impacts. Our projects include a mix of public and private sector schemes in the region, including significant development, infrastructure and regeneration projects.

Assisting with technical input into a variety of projects, your duties could include:

• Getting involved in the development of concept, preliminary and detailed scheme designs.
• Preparing drawing packages, design reports, specifications and technical notes.
• Completing engineering design work and calculations, which could include preparing 3D design models of our projects, designing and evaluating drainage networks, or designing minor structures.
• Researching the latest technologies and construction techniques and playing a key role in minimizing the environmental impact of our projects.
• Assisting in the management of Health and Safety risks and taking steps to proactively manage and mitigate potential issues.
• Preparing cost estimates and assisting our clients to value engineer the best solutions within given time, cost, and environmental constraints.
• Developing an understanding of the various stakeholders involved in infrastructure design and management by collaborating with professionals from other organizations and disciplines.
• Managing and conducting on-site surveys and assessments for your designs.
• Preparing carbon emission calculations and workbooks to document carbon outputs of projects.

About You

At Stantec, we value your potential over past experience. Along with a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering and a keen interest in the Infrastructure sector, you will be :

• A collaborator: You’ll love to work effectively with lots of different people at different levels, all inputting their part towards a shared goal.
• An adapter: Able to remain calm in new situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
• A planner: Organizing and managing your own activities, dealing effectively with multiple priorities with a structured approach.
• A striver: Exhibiting ownership, consistently delivering on tasks and objectives. You’ll be motivated and proactive in your tasks, having the desire to make a real difference.
• A multi-tasker: Thinking about more than one task at a time while still having an eye for detail.
• A problem-solver: You’ll love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.

Please note, we ask our graduates to come into the office 4 days per week, to ensure that you receive sufficient time with your team and the appropriate level of support.

What We Can Offer You

• A competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
• Permanent employment contract to demonstrate our commitment to your long-term career at Stantec
• Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
• A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network

About Stantec

The Stantec community unites more than 31,000 employees working over 450 locations across 6 continents. We have been working with our clients and communities in the UK for over 150 years. We plan, design, deliver and manage the development and infrastructure needed to support the creation of sustainable, healthy, and prosperous communities.

Our teams provide effective and relevant solutions, translating our clients’ vision into valued consents, deliverable plans and efficient designs for delivery based on technical excellence and deep market insights. We deal with today’s challenges while also focusing on a better tomorrow, looking at how we deliver clean growth, support radical changes in our economy, and meet the needs of future communities.

Stantec provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants, prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We prohibit discrimination in decisions concerning recruitment, hiring, referral, promotion, compensation, fringe benefits, job training, and terminations or any other condition of employment. Stantec is in compliance with laws and regulations and ensures equitable opportunities in all aspects of employment.

Building an inspired, inclusive work environment that attracts, supports, and develops world-class talent is crucial to our success. If you are excited by this role but worry that your experience doesn’t exactly align, we encourage you to apply.

At Stantec, we are committed to ensuring our recruitment process is accessible to all. If you require reasonable adjustments to be made during the recruitment process, please inform a member of our Talent Acquisition team.