Graduate Civil Engineer

Overview

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.

Role

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.

Responsibilities

• Design of private and public highways and drainage, including producing specifications, calculations and technical reports.
• Produce designs, specifications, technical reports and provide site supervision under the guidance of senior colleagues.
• Develop knowledge of flood risk assessment and use of AutoCAD, Civil 3D and MicroDrainage.

Qualifications/Skills requirements

• Minimum 2:1 (BEng or MEng) in 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 with enthusiasm, flexibility and versatility.
• Desire to build upon learning and develop professional development with Tetra Tech.
• Suitability for security clearance

Application Details

Application Closing Date: 31 October 2025

Assessment Centre to be held: February 2026

We take pride in delivering projects effectively for clients. This often requires colleagues to be together - in offices or on site - to ensure the best outcomes. When possible, we also advocate for flexibility around how, when, and where you work. There is no single approach that fits all - each team manages its own way of working. We trust our employees and focus on outputs, not inputs. Meeting up with colleagues and clients face to face in office environments or on site is important for collaboration, face-to-face meetings, appraisals, and development.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment. If you have a disability, learning difficulty, medical condition or any other individual need, we'd be happy to discuss reasonable adjustments to our application and selection process to enable you to perform at 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.

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