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Graduate Civil Engineer

Tetra Tech Limited

Manchester

On-site

GBP 60,000 - 80,000

Full time

30+ days ago

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Job summary

A leading engineering consultancy in Manchester seeks a Graduate Civil Engineer to contribute to flagship projects in various sectors. The position offers training, mentorship, and the chance to gain professional qualifications. Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in civil engineering and excellent interpersonal skills.

Benefits

Mentoring support

Chartership guidance

Bonuses

Qualifications

Strong desire to develop in the civil engineering field.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
Suitability for security clearance.

Responsibilities

Work on regionally significant schemes in various sectors.
Produce designs, specifications, and technical reports.
Involvement in design of highways and drainage systems.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team player

Flexibility

Versatility

Education

Minimum 2:1 BEng or MEng in Civil Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

Civil 3D

MicroDrainage

Overview

Join to apply for the Graduate Civil Engineer role at Tetra Tech Europe.

Are you looking for an exciting, interesting career role where you can help make a difference for the future?

Tetra Tech is a leading technical, engineering, and environmental consultancy. We provide data-driven, market-leading water, environment, infrastructure, energy, and international development solutions to clients in the UK and Europe. We deliver locally and we’re backed globally. In the UK and Europe, Tetra Tech has more than 6,000 employees and more than 50 offices. Our unique organisational structure enables us to be nimble and respond with the agility of a small business, backed by international resources and capabilities from across the world. Our people are at the heart of everything we do! They help our clients succeed, our business prosper and the communities we work in thrive. We need the very best people to maintain our position as a market leader and so provide a collaborative environment that supports individual performance, innovation, and creativity.

In a graduate role you will work on exciting, ground-breaking projects from day one, with support to grow in your chosen discipline as well as training to develop the core skills needed to succeed in a professional organisation. Our early careers programme gives you the chance to connect with others across the region / business who are also starting their career, as well as mentoring, Chartership support & bonuses and more.

Role Details

Role Title: Graduate Civil Engineer

Start Date: September 2026

Location: Manchester

Job Description

In this role you will work with the support of senior colleagues on flagship and regionally significant schemes across our defence, transport, infrastructure, healthcare, education, commercial, industrial and residential portfolios. The successful candidate will be involved with the production of designs, specifications, technical reports and site supervision. This position offers the opportunity to work towards professional qualification with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

As part of the team you will be involved with the design of private and public highways, drainage, including producing specifications, calculations and technical reports. You\'ll also gain knowledge of flood risk assessment and will develop skills in the use of AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroDrainage.

Qualifications/Skills

Minimum 2:1 (BEng or MEng) in the field of Civil Engineering

Good interpersonal and communication skills, ability to work independently, a collaborative approach and a proven ability to deliver work on time

Team player displaying enthusiasm, flexibility and versatility

Desire to build upon your existing learning and develop your professional development with Tetra Tech

Suitability for security clearance

Application Closing Date: 31st October 2025

Assessment Centre: February 2026

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. When possible, we advocate flexibility around how, when, and where you work. There is no single approach; teams manage their own way of working, focusing on outputs rather than inputs. Meeting colleagues and clients face to face in offices or on site is important for collaboration, appraisals and development.

Making everybody feel welcome at Tetra Tech is important to us because everybody is welcome. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we\'d be happy to talk to you about making reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process that will enable you to be your best.

Tetra Tech is an equal opportunities employer and encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, transgender status, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity/shared parental leave, in line with the Equalities Act 2010.

Find out more at: https://www.tetratecheurope.com/careers/early-careers/

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