Graduate Ports Engineer - Bristol (2027 start)

Description

The Ports and Maritime team is hiring a graduate ports engineer with a civil or structural academic background to support technical work on UK and international projects.

The team has more than 200 years of combined experience in maritime and coastal infrastructure. Its clients include local authorities, private developers, defence bodies, and the company's own teams in the UK and overseas.

You will learn to design, analyse and supervise civil and structural works in marine and coastal settings. Typical work covers building, rehabilitating and protecting port and harbour structures, including quay walls, jetties, piers, revetments, breakwaters, dolphins, fendering, linkspan supports and scour protection.

You will take part from concept and feasibility through detailed design and construction support, with solutions that meet UK and international standards for safety, sustainability and compliance.

The team works across renewable energy, infrastructure decarbonisation, global goods movement, defence resilience, cruise ports, historic structure rehabilitation, marinas, waterfront development, fishing and ferry terminals.

You will work in a supportive team and build skills in structural design and analysis using codes such as BS, Eurocodes, PIANC, CIRIA and ICE guidance, plus software such as ROBOT, GRLWEAP, WALLAP, TEDDS and PLAXIS 3D, among others.

The company is a Fortune 500 infrastructure consulting firm with more than 50,000 staff. Its Professional Services business reported revenue of $16.1 billion for fiscal year 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support design, analysis and supervision of civil and structural work in marine and coastal settings.
• Help develop concept, preliminary and detailed designs for new builds and refurbishments, covering quay walls, jetties, revetments, breakwaters, dolphins and linkspans.
• Assess the stability, bearing capacity and durability of marine structures under wave, current and corrosion effects.
• Design and specify fendering systems, mooring arrangements and scour protection.
• Prepare and review technical reports, drawings, specifications and tender documents.
• Carry out site inspections and structural condition surveys, and write up the inspection reports.
• Provide technical support during construction, review contractor submissions and answer site queries.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, port authorities and regulatory bodies.
• Work alongside geotechnical, hydraulic, environmental and coastal process engineers.
• Learn and apply Health & Safety, Environmental and CDM Regulations requirements.
• Share knowledge and help the team keep improving how it works.

Requirements

• A BEng (Hons) in civil or structural engineering at 2:1 or above, or equivalent, or a comparable maritime engineering qualification.
• An MEng (Hons) in civil or structural engineering would be an advantage.
• Ideally, a final year project in port, marine or coastal engineering, which would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with relevant British Standards and Eurocodes.
• Strong written and verbal communication, with the ability to work with multidisciplinary teams and clients.
• The right to work in the UK and the ability to obtain SC clearance with no caveats. UK nationals only.

Conditions

Applications are reviewed as they arrive and roles are filled on a rolling basis, for either an immediate or an advanced start.

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

All new hires must attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at a company office as a condition of employment, as part of the company's secure recruitment process.

The company is an equal opportunity and Disability Confident employer, and it interviews disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Benefits

• Access to industry-leading technology and thinking.
• Transformational work with a big impact, and flexibility in how you work.
• A wide range of compensation, benefits and well-being programmes for employees and their families.
• Being part of a global, publicly traded firm.