Graduate Civil Engineer

Who we are:

Avove is a new, independent utilities infrastructure business, formed from the utilities division of leading infrastructure services company, Amey.

We design, build and maintain the UKs utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.

We are proud to work in partnership with our clients, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power.

The Role:

The Avove Design team is recruiting for Graduate Civil Engineers, with an interest in Water/Wastewater Engineering, to work in our dedicated Design and Construct (D&C) teams currently delivering an expanding workload for our clients on a number of D&C frameworks throughout the UK.

This is a fantastic opportunity to work in a multidisciplinary team on a wide variety of projects covering all aspects of Wastewater and Water networks, and treatment facilities through the project lifestyle from feasibility design through detailed design to construction.

The position will be based in our Eurocentral Office and will involve a mixture of hybrid working. You will be required to provide support to a Senior and/or Principal Engineer within a design team to ensure compliance with all relevant technical standards and that the delivery of all the specified project outcomes are on time, within budget and to the quality required.

Responsibilities:

Undertaking outline and detail design, both individually (under supervision) and as part of a wider team, for projects within specified timescales.

Assisting with design support activities during construction.

Implement the project requirements to fully meet the client specification in accordance with relevant standards

Undertake any work of a technical nature that falls within ability and competence

Be confident to work under minimum supervision and competent to check the work of others.

Carry out site visits, surveys and inspections

Prepare and check feasibility studies, inspection, assessment and technical reports and other written documents in an appropriate format ensuring compliance with Avove procedures

Comply with the requirements of the companies Integrated Management System including Health & Safety, Environmental and all other appropriate regulations

Prepare/check design approach, calculations, drawings and documents

Keep up to date with industry best practice and where appropriate apply best practice within the team environment

Qualifications:

Degree qualified to satisfy the current entry requirements for: CEng or IEng through ICE, or equivalent professional qualifications for technical disciplines relevant to civil, or water engineering.

Preferably working towards attaining a relevant civil or water engineering professional qualification, either through approved training or another approved route.

Skills & Experience:

Computer literate and conversant with MS Office suite and relevant engineering software packages

Demonstrable experience in Water / Wastewater Engineeringpreferable

Good written and oral communication and organisational skills and to produce reports in clear concise English

Desire to develop existing skills and acquire new technical competences to enhance personal and team capability

Proven ability to work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines

Proven enthusiasm to embrace and participate in career development initiatives

Full Driving Licence

Benefits:

We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesnt fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

Min. 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)

Company pension scheme

Life assurance

A selection of lifestyle benefit options

Financial wellbeing programme

Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues

Avove are committed to supporting individual professional development and offer structured training, and incentives for achieving professional qualifications; We operate an approved ICE training scheme, for all professional qualifications where you will learn and be mentored by some of the best technical minds within the UK industry and provide all relevant training, development along with the environment and culture to support continuing your career journey as you develop your technical and leadership capabilities.

We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising

Our main value is to Move Life Forward and we are committed to developing our colleagues and encouraging personal growth, in conjunction with a flexible working approach so everyone can thrive in an inclusive and open environment.

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates independently through all stages of recruitment process.