Graduate Civil Infrastructure Engineer - Exeter or Plymouth Immediate or autumn 2025 start

AECOMs Infrastructure team comprises of civil engineering specialists within our Building Engineering Business Line. We deliver creative infrastructure solutions for building projects for industry government commercial and leisure sectors by providing input to projects ranging from the largest regeneration projects in the UK to small housing developments. We work for both private and public sector clients most of whom return to us for our experience of the industry and knowledge of their requirements. We work across all construction stages from prefeasibility through feasibility design and construction and across a wide range of sectors including Housing Developments Shopping Centres Airports and Education. 

Our work includes: 

Engagement in masterplan development 

Contributions to Transport Assessments and EIA process 

Preparation of surface water drainage strategies and flood risk assessments 

Preparation of foul water drainage strategies and utility appraisals 

Site levels design and cut/fill analysis to optimise use of materials on site 

Feasibility and highway route studies 

Highway design 

Junction design 

Traffic management planning 

Pavement analysis and design 

Drainage analysis and design 

Utility layout and diversion design 

Streetscape (street lighting fencing traffic signals and traffic sign) design 

Coordination of designs with the project team in 3d as part of BIM 

Liaising with authorities to secure approval for the designs 

Construction support 

Examples of the type of projects the Civil / Infrastructure are involved in include: 

Shawfield Masterplan and Remediation project; Glasgow  AECOM assembled a team of inhouse and external consultants with specialist experience to address the technical challenges associated with the regeneration of this complex 65 Ha site. AECOM also provided engineering geotechnical environmental hydrology and civil/structural services with sub consultants providing transportation masterplanning architectural landscape architecture services and planning expertise. The site with a new river walkway and footbridge forms the southern part of the overall Clyde Gateway Development of 800 hectares.  

Old Oak Common; London  AECOM is providing infrastructure and masterplanning services to OPDC for the regeneration of the largest brownfield site in Europe. The site is located in the west of London bordered by railway lines a canal and local highways. Old Oak aims to provide over 26000 new homes approximately 560000sqm of new office accommodation and the creation of nearly 49000 new jobs over the period up to 2050. The Mayors ambition is that 50% of homes will be affordable. The development will be phased providing a range of uses including homes commercial retail leisure and community facilities built at high density. The proposed development requires significant improvements to utility infrastructure including new highways and bridges and new strategic utilities (including a new low carbon district heating network new and upgraded electrical power drainage potable water gas and telecoms services).  

City of London Markets; London  AECOM is providing Infrastructure Structural Transportation and Environmental services to the City of London for the relocation and consolidation of the existing historic Billingshurst; Spittalfields and Smithfields markets to a single new site. 

North West Cambridge; Cambridge  Since 2009 AECOM has been providing engineering consultancy services for the University of Cambridges 136ha mixed use North West Cambridge development. Providing multidisciplinary engineering design services including highway design drainage strategies and flood risk assessment energy strategy geotechnical and geochemical investigations. 

Rolls Royce UK Sites  AECOM has a long history working with RollsRoyce as one of its global suppliers across its worldwide estate. Within the UK we have helped RollsRoyce deliver many projects from relocation of a tool shed through to new manufacturing facilities. The range of civil engineering services we provide are also many and diverse and for every stage of a project from site acquisition through to asset disposals.  

Manchester Airport Westgate PP12  The outline and detailed design for the relocation of the existing security control post to allow vehicles (mainly cargo and airside service vehicles) to pass from landside to airside. Security compliance requirements for vehicles heading onto and off the airfield. Project also includes a new waste recycling facility and a new security control building. Services include civils utilities geotechnical structures & pavements.

Key responsibilities 

Your key responsibilities with support from your team may include the following: 

Preparation of concept surface and foul water drainage designs 

Development of preliminary utility layouts Production of initial junction options 

3d modelling of site levels and road design  

Development of drainage strategies 

Liaison with other disciplines within the project team to coordinate designs  

Opportunities to work on multiple projects as the workload dictates 

Qualifications :

• Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering (minimum degree classification 2:1 or equivalent). An MSc in Civil/Structural Engineering or a Masters degree (MEng) in Civil Engineering would be an advantage. 
• Good numeric and communication skills (written and verbal) 
• Creative practical adaptable and enthusiastic 
• Ability to demonstrate attention to detail 
• Ability to think in a methodical way to design plan and organize parts of projects 
• Ability to demonstrate a desire to pursue a career in civil engineering and to gain CEng from a relevant engineering institution 

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.  

Additional Information :

Our Graduate Development Programme (ADVANCE) along with our huge scope of projects across the globe will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our GDP forms a core part of our business strategy globally designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future.

Well provide you with all the tools and support you need to work towards your professional development ambitions. Well push you to achieve the highest standards. You will be assigned a line manager to support and guide your development. Therell be onthejob technical development and classroom training where required and the opportunity to work on live client projects with significant multidisciplinary exposure.

Here you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity. 

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed. 

You will help us foster a culture of equity diversity and inclusion a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients. 

When you join us you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts planners designers engineers scientists consultants program and construction managers leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and lets get started.  

About AECOM

AECOM is the worlds trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory planning design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation buildings water new energy and the environment our public and privatesector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise a culture of equity diversity and inclusion and a commitment to environmental social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether youre working from an AECOM office remote location or at a client site you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation benefits and wellbeing programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. Were the worlds trusted global infrastructure firm and were in this together your growth and success are ours too.

Join us and youll get all the benefits of being a part of a global publicly traded firm access to industryleading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we believe in each persons potential and well help you reach yours.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime