Graduate Civil Engineer

Exeter, England, United Kingdom

12/4/2024

About The Role

Graduate Civil Engineer

South West

28 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

Contribution towards professional development including fees and further training opportunities provided

Generous pension contribution/ Reward & Recognition Scheme/ Cycle2work scheme

Competitive family friendly and special leave policies

Employee discount platform

Company vehicle and fuel card for business use

£31,000 plus a £1000 sign on bonus

Application deadline: 7th January 2025

Start date: Monday 1 st September 2025

Entry Requirements

• You must have the permanent Right to Work in the UK
• BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering . Minimum 2:2
• Full UK driving Licence
  
  

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. The Projects Sector delivers a broad range of capital civil engineering schemes for a wide variety of clients across the UK.

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join the Project Sector 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. The successful candidate may work on a variety of projects from £100k to £40M, including new roads, bridges, flood alleviation schemes etc. with a focus on carbon reduction to provide safer, greener roads.

We pride ourselves on high staff retention and joining Milestone now could not be a better time with ongoing growth and a forward order book in excess of £400M nationwide. Opportunities exist for current and new employees to fulfil their potential and progress within the business. We have successfully employed Industrial Placement Students and Graduate Engineers from Plymouth University since 2007 with many of our students joining as Graduates after their studies.

Key Responsibilities

• Setting out and surveying using the latest GPS and robotic instruments.
• Processing survey data using AutoCAD for use in design and as-built records.
• Site record keeping & paperwork.
• Assisting with programming.
• Correspondence and QA procedures.
• Producing risk assessments and method statements.
• Knowledge of and adherence to Health & Safety Legislation, prepared to lead by example on site.
  
  

Skills And Experience

• Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Powerpoint
• Good English and Maths skills
• Good communication skills
• Good problem solving skills
• Able to work independently and contribute as part of a team
• Experience of 2D and 3D Autocad (desirable)
• Work placement (year placement or summer placement) within a civil engineering business (desirable)
• CSCS card (desirable)
• Basic knowledge of construction Health and Safety (desirable)
  
  

Training And Qualifications

Unless already held, formal role specific training will be provided which may include CSCS card, SMSTS or SSSTS and First Aid. The successful candidate will also be supported with progression towards professional development with a professional organisation such as the ICE or IHE.

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.

About The Company

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.