Graduate Civil Engineer

Advertised by Penguin Recruitment

Location
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Salary
£27,500 - £32,000 a year
Job type
Permanent
Sector
Engineering
Posted
8 October 2026
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Job description

Graduate Civil Engineer

Nottingham

£27,500 per annum

Are you a Graduate Civil Engineer looking to build a career in water management, drainage, and flood risk? This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing, well-established infrastructure consultancy where you will work alongside experienced engineers on a varied portfolio of development and infrastructure projects across the UK.

As a Graduate Civil Engineer, part of the Water Management team, you will have the opportunity to develop your technical skills, gain exposure to challenging projects and work towards professional development with dedicated support from experienced colleagues.

Benefits for the successful Graduate Civil Engineer:

  • Competitive starting salary of £27,500 per annum
  • Very generous annual leave days
  • Additional benefits such as pension schemes, private healthcare, and life insurance
  • Flexible working, offering a refreshing balance of working from home and office based
  • Fantastic opportunities for career development, and training programmes

The role of the Graduate Civil Engineer:

  • Assisting with flood risk assessments and drainage assessments
  • Supporting the preparation of sustainable drainage (SuDS) strategies
  • Assisting with the design and assessment of drainage infrastructure
  • Preparing technical reports, calculations and supporting documentation
  • Working on SuDS management and maintenance plans
  • Liaising with clients, local authorities, water companies and other project stakeholders
  • Working collaboratively with colleagues across water management, infrastructure design and transport planning

Requirements for the Graduate Civil Engineer role:

  • A degree in Civil Engineering or a closely related discipline
  • Some familiarity with drainage design software such as MicroDrainage or InfoDrainage
  • Basic knowledge of hydrological or hydraulic modelling software, such as Flood Modeller or TUFLOW
  • Relevant placement, internship or university project experience within civil engineering, drainage, flood risk or water management
  • A full UK driving license
  • The full right to work in the UK
  • Live within a commutable distance to the Nottingham office

If you are interested in this or other Flood Risk/Drainage/Hydrology roles, please do not hesitate to contact Scarlett Maclean on (url removed).

We have many more vacancies available on our website. Please refer to (url removed). This is a permanent role. Penguin Recruitment is operating as a Recruitment Agency in respect to this position

Reference 225703850

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