Graduate Highway Engineer - Cardiff (2027 Start)

Description

You will be mentored by experienced engineers who guide your technical growth and professional development. Your work uses live projects alongside structured training aimed at building solid highway engineering and infrastructure design skills.

Early on, you will help develop highway designs and technical solutions across project stages, join site visits, meetings and workshops, and work with clients and other design professionals.

Training covers engineering, design and digital engineering software, which may include AutoCAD, Civil 3D and other highway design and modelling tools, depending on the project. You will also learn digital engineering and BIM processes and how they apply to designing and delivering infrastructure.

As you gain experience and confidence, you will take on more responsibility for project tasks and technical deliverables, contributing from inception through to completion.

The company is an infrastructure consulting firm offering advisory, planning, design, engineering, program and construction management across transport, buildings, water, new energy and the environment. It is a Fortune 500 firm, and its Professional Services business reported revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. The team includes over 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators and construction managers.

Responsibilities

• Support highway designs and technical solutions through each project stage.
• Attend site visits, meetings and workshops.
• Work collaboratively with clients and other design professionals.
• Use engineering, design and digital engineering software, such as AutoCAD and Civil 3D, as projects require.
• Take on growing project tasks and technical deliverables over time.
• Gain experience across highway and road design, geometric alignment and layout, junction and intersection design, urban and rural schemes, active travel and cycle infrastructure, bus priority and public transport, road drainage, earthworks, pavement design and maintenance, traffic management and temporary works, road safety and highway assessments, feasibility studies and options development, technical drawings, reports and specifications, construction-stage support and site inspections, and multidisciplinary infrastructure and transport projects.
• Work alongside the Traffic Engineering and Transportation teams on major infrastructure projects, building a broader view of transport, highway design and infrastructure delivery.

Requirements

• A BEng in Civil Engineering or General Engineering with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above.
• An MEng in Civil Engineering or General Engineering with a 2:1 classification (or equivalent) or above is an advantage.
• Relevant modules, coursework or experience in highways, infrastructure or transportation is an advantage.
• Enthusiasm, hard work and technical skill, with ambition and drive.
• Report writing and technical communication skills are beneficial.
• Structure and prioritise your work, working closely with the wider team.
• Work well both within a team and independently, showing initiative and focus.
• Communicate well, presenting technical information clearly to colleagues, clients and other stakeholders.
• A willingness to develop professionally and work towards relevant professional accreditation or chartership.
• Include a covering letter and all predicted and/or obtained academic grades with your application.

Conditions

Start date in 2027.

Hybrid working is available, from an office, a remote location or a client site.

Attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK, as visa sponsorship is not offered for this role.

Applications are reviewed as they arrive, so apply as early as possible; candidates may be selected for an advanced offer start.

The company is a Disability Confident Employer and interviews applicants with a disability or long-term condition who meet the minimum essential criteria; it also follows equal opportunity practice, with applicant information kept confidential under EEO guidelines.

Benefits

• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking.
• Work flexibility and a wide range of compensation, benefits and well-being programs for employees and their families.
• Membership of a global, publicly traded firm.