Graduate Structural/Civil Engineer

This Structural/Civil Engineer role is available for a recent graduate, or a graduate with up to 2 years' experience, to be based at our Bedford office. The work will be interesting and challenging projects covering many different construction sectors including healthcare, commercial offices, education, retail, mixed use and residential schemes. You will be working for a first class structural and civil engineering consultancy with a passion for innovation and sustainability. We want someone who is willing to learn and develop, with ambition to succeed and be part of a successful team.
We offer a friendly and collaborative environment working on a broad variety of projects that will stretch your skills and expand your technical knowledge. You will have on-going support to help your progression towards your chartership with the ICE/IStructE through our accredited training scheme, and beyond. Our agile working and flexi-time schemes give the ability to balance your time between office and home working in a flexible way. You would report directly to the Engineering Manager(s) as well as the Director(s) and Associate(s) based at this office.
Main Responsibilities
* Enrol on our approved ICE Training Programme and commit to your career through training and continual professional development (CPD).
* Undertake engineering analysis and design calculations for structural and civil engineering projects using the practices latest technical software.
* Prepare structural and civil engineering drawings and models using the latest versions of AutoCAD or Revit.
* Contribute to the practices working groups, which include Technical, BIM, Sustainability, IT, Marketing or Quality Assurance.
* You would report to your project manager, ensuring that the work you are responsible for is properly and efficiently completed.
* You will attend design team meetings both remotely and on site, developing new and existing client relationships.
* It is expected that as you develop you will provide mentoring and training to new and more junior members of staff.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
* Your degree should provide you with a BEng, BSc, MEng or MSc in Civil or Structural Engineering Degree from an ICE approved institution.
* Ability to convey and communicate engineering concepts, such as bending, deflection and stability.
* Understanding of steel, masonry, timber and concrete structures, designed to the Eurocode.
* Understanding and experience of structural analysis software.
* An understanding of BIM and its importance in the construction industry would be advantageous.
* You may have attained research or experimental knowledge of developing areas of the construction industry as part of your third or fourth-year project(s).
* You should have experience in report writing, preparing technical drawings and presenting your ideas and concepts through presentations.
* You should have developed IT skills, including preparation of reports, emails and spreadsheets.
* Leadership skills would be advantageous.
* You will have developed personal development skills allowing you to undertake further training in office and your own time, allowing you to achieve CEng status