Graduate Civil Engineer - Development programme 2023 (Gloucester)

Description and requirements

Graduate Civil Engineer - Development Programme 2023 (Gloucester)

We are looking for a graduate Civil Engineer to join our 2023 development programme and help us shape the future within our Building team in Gloucester.

The Opportunity:

You will work on a Ministry of Defence (MoD) project, based in Tewksbury, Gloucestershire as part of a £259 million contract. Skanska is providing modern, sustainable, and future-proof storage solutions for over 4100 tracked & wheeled British Army vehicles, ready for deployment around the world, as part of the VSSP (Vehicle Storage and Support Programme) project.

Our two-year graduate programme will help you build on your degree and establish a career where you'll have the freedom to learn, achieve your ambitions, and leave your mark on the communities in which we work.

The programme provides a pathway to develop a complete skill set developing both technical and interpersonal skills. This includes courses, on-the-job learning, working in teams to solve business challenges, and building a strong professional network, all while improving the business.

Location: You will be based in Tewksbury, Gloucester

Security Clearance: As an MoD site, successful candidates will have to pass high security clearance (SC). In order to pass, both UK and non-UK subjects must have lived in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

What you will do:

• Plan and produce methodologies for mobilising and setting up sections of work
• Utilise surveying skills to set out details for construction
• Work with subcontractors to ensure the timely preparation and implementation of Risk Assessments & Method Statements, Inspection Test Plans, Permits & Consents
• Site coordination and logistical planning to enable works to be carried out safely
• Identify the needs for temporary works and completing temporary work designs working with the temporary works team
• Maintain a high standard of Quality Control and Quality Assurance records, including managing Non-Conformance Reports and Early Warning Notices
• Produce accurate and detailed daily diaries for your work areas
• Work collaboratively with enabling teams, for example in Traffic Management, Earthworks, Utilities and Community Relations
• Complete environmental risk assessments for works and assist in managing works activities in an ecologically sensitive manner

Who you are:

• Studying towards (final year) or having completed a Construction Management or Civil Engineering Degree accredited by the ICE
• Have excellent communications skills and attention to detail
• Values driven and passionate about sustainability
• Commercially minded
• Enthusiastic about learning and developing new ways of thinking
• Driving licence preferable due to the remote location of the project

What we offer:

• Clear learning and development opportunities to build your knowledge, skills, and behaviours to prepare you for your career at Skanska
• Professional networks and mentoring to ensure success
• The opportunity to work towards membership of your chosen professional body
• Project management and leadership development mentoring
• Opportunities to volunteer at least one day per year
• Competitive benefits package
• Inclusive environment where everyone is encouraged and supported to be 'their whole self'

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation, and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Programme start date: September 2023

Applications closing date: 9th February 2023

Get in touch with us for more information or apply today!

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.