Graduate Engineer (Highways & Drainage) Derby- Summer Intake 2026 United Kingdom Bristol Applic ...

Graduate Engineer (Highways and Drainage) Derby- Summer Intake 2026
Derby
Permanent
Office/Home Hybrid Working

Do you want to be a part of a growing Infrastructure Design team? Can you collaborate on projects? Are you graduating in Civil Engineering next summer? Then, this is the place to apply your knowledge and curiosity to enable a better tomorrow.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow
To grow our team in Derby, we are looking for a Graduate Engineer for our Highways and Drainage team to join us. Working on a wide range of projects you'll co-create on some of the most prestigious infrastructure programmes in the UK. You'll also be supported by our engineers on your on-going professional development (Chartership) with a tailored plan to achieve your career aspirations.

Furthermore you will be:

• Producing engineering designs, assessments, and evaluations in accordance with project requirements
• Checking design calculations and drawings done by other engineers
• Performing a wide variety of engineer activities including collating and understanding data, running analysis, developing calculation methods, and working with colleagues to deliver consistently high-quality project work
• Contributing to the dissemination of engineering good practice and implementation of our in-house tools such as the carbon calculation tool
• With the support of your project manager, plan and prioritise your workload, reporting back on progress against a project budget and programme
• Responsible for delivering your own work to a high technical standard, ensuring accuracy through a meticulous approach to self-checking
• Attending site visits or client meetings

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.
The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you'll have:

• Been studying to obtain a bachelor's or master's degree either in Civil Engineering, or other relevant discipline (BEng, BSc, Meng, MSc)
• Aspiration to gain professional recognition (IEng or CEng)
• Some experience of working in an engineering environment (such as a year in industry or summer placements)
• Be able to demonstrate a deep understanding and interest in engineering and a personal commitment to technical excellence
• Have the ability and willingness to work in a diverse and multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills and teamwork

A place to work and so much more
At COWI, we work together with our customers to shape a sustainable and liveable world. We do it by applying our knowledge and curiosity - and sometimes even our courage - to create the solutions the world needs today to enable a better tomorrow. That is why we say no to fossil-based projects and aspire to have 100% of our revenue come from activities that move our customers towards sustainability.
We value differences and development and cultivate an environment of belonging and having fun. Because that is what brings out the best in you, at work and at home.
With offices primarily located in the Scandanavia, the UK and Ireland, North America and India, we are currently more than 8,000 people who bring their expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment into play.

What we also offer:
To us, a fair reward is more than a competitive salary. We want to take care of our people professionally and personally as well.

Some of our benefits include:

• 28 days' holiday plus all UK bank and public holidays
• Formalised development plans and yearly promotion opportunities
• Private health care, for you and your immediate dependents
• Flexible and hybrid working conditions
• Annual subscription fees paid for your membership of two Professional Institutions
• Group personal pension scheme - salary exchange
• Life assurance

Got more questions?
If you have any unanswered questions about the role or what we have to offer, please reach out to Talent Acquisition Specialist Shruti Gupta at .

Get to know us even better at our website where you can learn more about our projects, our strategy, what we want to achieve and what life is like at COWI.

Equal opportunity employer.
COWI provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, colour, religion, gender, national origin, age or disability. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.