Graduate/Assistant Engineer
As a Graduate/ Assistant Engineer at Careys, you’ll play a key role in delivering high-quality engineering on site while developing your technical expertise. You’ll gain hands-on experience with setting out, surveying instruments, and interpreting engineering drawings, as well as building your knowledge of commercial processes, quality assurance, health & safety, and environmental standards.
Application Deadline September 30, 2025 Department Engineering Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location Edinburgh Area Workplace type Onsite
What You Will Be Doing:
* Setting out works, proficient use of surveying instruments, and interpreting technical drawings.
* Supporting quality control processes, inspection & testing, and maintaining accurate records.
* Assisting with procurement, logistics, and temporary works management.
* Applying health, safety, environmental, and sustainability standards on site.
* Engaging with the project team and client representatives to ensure successful delivery.
* Continuously developing your technical knowledge, CAD skills, and understanding of construction methodologies.
What You Will Bring:
* You will possess or be working towards a qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or Structural Engineering to HNC level or above
* Experience in delivering setting out and engineering processes on concrete frame projects.
* Ability to use CAD software for data transfer to/from single person working kit EDM preferable
* Competent in surveying and setting out techniques.
Benefits
* 26 days holiday plus bank holidays
* Private Healthcare
* Car Allowance
* Company Pension
* Volunteering Days - With Careys Foundation - or other organisations that are important to you
* Health Care Cashplan
* Cycle to work scheme
* Car Leasing Scheme
* Discounted Gym Membership
* Life Assurance
* Buy/sell holidays
* Other discounts and Cashback plans
About Carey Group
Our story starts in 1969 with three brothers and a van.
John, Tom and Pat Carey moved to London from Ireland and started a groundworks contracting company in London called PJ Carey Plant Hire (Oval) Ltd.
Their aspirations at the time were reflective of the values of the Carey Group today – to care about everything they did, to act with humility in all interactions, to be passionate about their work and be authentic at all times.
The Carey Group remains a family-owned construction business, operating across the UK and Ireland. Their goal at the time was to grow to around 50 operatives and provide quality, safe work so that they and their employees could provide for their families and get safe home every day. Through hard work and sticking to their values and their word, this was certainly achieved….and some.
Throughout the years, we have remained committed to delivering on our promises, respecting our clients, offering innovative solutions and producing the highest-quality work in safe environments. These are the core principles set by our Founders, the ones we have never wavered from and they help us to fulfil our ultimate vision to be the most trusted and socially responsible construction company, that people are proud to work with.
Our strong approach is underpinned by robust financial management, continuous investment in our people, specialist equipment and strategic assets and our long-standing culture of teamwork – we want to create the very best environments for our people.
We care about our people and our partners and how we work with them, ensuring we do our best by them. Ultimately, we care about our impact on the world around us and the communities that we proudly help to shape.
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Application Deadline September 30, 2025 Department Engineering Employment Type Permanent - Full Time Location Edinburgh Area Workplace type Onsite
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