Graduate Bridge Structures Engineer - Chesterfield (2027 Start)

Description

This graduate role in Chesterfield starts in 2027. The company's bridges and structures business is growing after several recent high-profile wins, which add to a portfolio that is already substantial.

The team wants civil or structural engineering graduates with strong computing, maths and design skills who enjoy hard technical problems and getting results for clients.

Work covers projects from concept design through to delivery, for clients working locally, nationally and internationally. The company has offices in London, Madrid, Italy, the United States and the Middle East, so you could design UK or overseas projects, assess and maintain the existing UK bridge network, or propose renewal works for it.

Clients are both domestic and international. The team aims for quality, innovative and sustainable solutions built on current technology, working with the company's other disciplines. The work calls for excellence, agility, perseverance, clear communication, forward thinking and global awareness as competition in the market grows.

Recent projects include the Edmonton Capital Line Network Arch Bridge in Canada, the Jodrell Bank Telescope, Portage Bay in the United States, the New Alperton Foot and Cycle Bridge, the New Arch Bridge on the Panama Canal in Panama, the Civil Assessment Framework Agreement, the 10 Dock upgrade at Devonport Dockyard, and work on London Bridge assessment, Tower Bridge motor replacement, and Blackfriars Bridge painting and refurbishment.

The company is a Fortune 500 infrastructure consulting firm offering advisory, planning, design, engineering, program and construction management across transport, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. Its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025, and it has a global team of nearly 50,000 people.

Responsibilities

• Use industry-leading software on bridge work covering structural design, bridge assessment, finite element analysis, structural inspections, feasibility studies for renewing structures, on-site works supervision and scheme management.
• Help design structures from start to finish.
• Assess existing structures at each stage, including on-site inspection and analysis.
• Manage resources and tasks across a group of structures within a scheme.
• Move between projects and take on greater responsibility as you develop.

Requirements

• A BEng in civil or structural engineering with a 2:1 or higher, or an equivalent qualification.
• An advantage: a MEng or MSc in civil or structural engineering.
• An advantage: structural modules or experience in structural or bridge engineering.
• A solid technical grasp of civil and structural engineering.
• A clear interest in bridge structures engineering and a wish to build a career in it.
• Willingness and ability to work toward chartership with the ICE or IStructE.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills, essential: Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Communicate well verbally and in writing with clients, colleagues, stakeholders and subcontractors, explain and discuss technical issues, and record feedback.
• Enthusiasm, hard work, ambition and drive.
• Organise and prioritise work while cooperating closely with the team.
• Work well both in a team and alone, keeping your initiative and focus.

Conditions

Based in Chesterfield with a 2027 start.

Hybrid working: you may work from a company office, a remote location or a client site.

You must have the right to work in the UK.

Apply early, as CVs are reviewed and candidates are chosen on a rolling basis for either an immediate or a later start.

Include a covering letter, all predicted or achieved grades, the dates you can work from and to, and the locations you would consider.

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment, as part of checks against fraudulent hiring.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and keeps applicant information confidential under its EEO guidelines.

As a Disability Confident Employer, the company offers an interview through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme to applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the essential criteria.

Benefits

• Places on the Graduate Development Programme, with over 750 graduates across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 disciplines.
• Support toward chartership with any of over 30 professional institutions in the UK and Ireland, with high standards expected and a professional review usually passed first time.
• A mentor, regular training modules, on-the-job technical development, classroom training where needed, live client projects and multi-disciplinary exposure.
• Wide compensation, benefits and well-being programs for employees and their families.
• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking, and the chance to work on large projects with flexibility.