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Graduate Pavement and Materials Engineer - Nottingham (2026 start)
AECOM Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
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Company Description
Work with Us. Change the World. At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world's most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.
Job Description
We have a number of exciting opportunities for graduates to work within our Pavement Engineering and Construction Materials team. This team is focused on pavement design, evaluation, materials testing and specification, construction supervision and quality control, research and innovation, asset management, life cycle modelling, sustainability and value management. Our team is involved in a wide range of projects around the world, designing highway, airport, port and industrial pavements; and in a variety of research projects developing new materials and technologies to improve design life and sustainability. We often work alongside other construction professionals, in multi-disciplinary teams to create great networks. Overall we deliver sustainable cost effective solutions to our clients, whether they are local, national or international authorities. Work is often fast paced and requires creativity, tenacity and excellent communication to achieve the right result for our clients whilst respecting the requirements of wider stakeholders and maintaining the highest industry standards.
Recent projects include National Highways Concrete Roads Framework, Heathrow Airport North Runway Construction Supervision, Athens Airport Resurfacing and Aerodrome Ground Lighting Replacement Technical Advisor, Manchester Airport Transformation Programme, M1 DBFO Life Cycle Modelling, Rotterdam Port Technical Advisor, MCHW and SHW rewrite, rewrite of Britpave’s Concrete Pavement Maintenance Manual, amongst many other exciting projects worldwide.
Responsibilities
* When a graduate starts with us we pair them with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects.
* Early work will typically involve assisting in developing designs and specifications through the different stages, attending site, meetings and workshops with clients and other design professionals. As a graduate develops they are expected to take on more responsibility in managing projects from inception through to completion.
* The majority of our work is related to pavement design, materials specification, construction supervision, sustainability and carbon reduction, asset management and materials research and development.
* Our Engineering graduates will also have opportunities to work on a wide variety of local and international projects.
Qualifications
* BEng in Civil Engineering, 2:1 (or equivalent)
* Preferably experienced in pavement design, materials specification, asset management and research
* Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
* Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally and in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people and the aptitude to rationally explain and discuss technical issues
* Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
* Good report writing skills are beneficial
* Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team
* Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative and focus
Additional Information
Professional Development
Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP) and our global project scope will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference. We have over 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK & Ireland, from over 40 disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment we all live and work in. We will provide you with tools and support to achieve your professional development ambitions, including Chartership with relevant international professional institutions. You will be assigned a mentor and undertake regular training modules, with on-the-job technical development and classroom training where required, and the opportunity to work on live client projects with cross-disciplinary exposure.
About AECOM
AECOM is a global infrastructure consulting firm delivering services across the project lifecycle. We are committed to equity, diversity and inclusion and environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 company with significant consulting revenues and a broad range of projects worldwide. We offer hybrid work, a safe and respectful workplace, and opportunities for growth within a global, publicly traded firm. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Disability Confident Employer; applicants with a disability or long-term condition meeting the minimum criteria are invited to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
ReqID: REF23549G
Business Line: Transportation
Career Area: Engineering
Work Location Model: Hybrid
Seniority level
* Internship
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction
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