Graduate Civil Engineer

Dunstable

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 1^st September 2025

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 experienced engineers about how to be responsible for the daily control, management, and coordination of construction activities on site 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.

Alongside our values of safety, people, delivery and integrity we will look to understand your potential and development areas for the role. During the recruitment process you may be expected to show us that you are willing to learn, be self-motivated, punctual, organised, committed, and hard-working. Many of the skills you’ll need to succeed in this role will be developed as part of your training – so we look forward to supporting you on your career journey.

 Key responsibilities:

• The design of highway improvement, active travel, cycling, road safety, lining and signing schemes.
• Development of drawings and reports.
• Utilise relevant design software to assist in the development of solutions;
• Undertaking designs 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;
• 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)
•  Driving License 

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.

At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.

This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.