Graduate Civil Engineer
Ipswich
28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays
Contribution towards professional development fees and further training opportunities provided
Generous pension contribution/ Reward & Recognition Scheme/ Cycle2work scheme
Competitive family friendly and special leave policies
Employee discount platform
£31,000 plus a £1000 sign on bonus
Application deadline: 7th January 2025
Start date: Monday 1st September 2025
Entry Requirements
- You must have the permanent Right to Work in the UK
- BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering. Minimum 2:2
Milestone Infrastructure is the UKs leading highways maintenance provider. Looking after 48000 km of roads, 300,000 lighting assets and 20,000 miles of footways, always with a view to ensuring that all works are carried out as sustainably as possible and with minimal impact to local communities. Milestone Infrastructure sits within M Group Services Transport Division, positioned to support transport clients across the UK. As a business, people are at the heart of everything we do, whether they are our people, our clients, or the communities they serve. We are committed to behaving with integrity and in a sustainable manner, being mindful to the needs of our communities and the environment.
We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join the team and learn alongside our very experienced engineers about how to be responsible for the daily control, management, and coordination of design and construction activities to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the required safety, environmental and quality standards. With the support of your work-based mentor, your responsibilities will increase as your skills and technical knowledge develop.
The successful candidate will have the opportunities to work on different design projects such as footway, carriageway, drainage, safety improvements, active travel etc.
Key responsibilities:
- The design of highway structures (bridges, retaining walls, culverts, head walls, masts, sign bases etc).
- Assessment of highway structures for load capacity.
- Utilise relevant structures design software to assist in the development of solutions;
- Undertaking designs (new builds & maintenance) and producing design packages for construction;
- Produce technical reports and other technical output to achieve project outcomes;
- Undertake site visits, surveys and investigations;
- Ensure work is undertaken in compliance with QSE standards and processes;
- Technical training/supervision of Technicians;
- Working collaboratively with customers to understand and develop project objectives.
Skills and Experience:
- Knowledge of structures analytical software and its use within a bridges environment (desirable)
- Knowledge of National Highways standards such as the DMRB and MCDHW (preferred)
- Knowledge of Health and Safety and Construction Design Management (CDM) in design and construction
- Computer literate particularly with packages such as Microsoft Excel and Word, and AutoCad (desirable)
- UK full driving license compulsory.
An offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Check. Such checks will be requested once a conditional offer of employment has been made.