2026 UK Graduate Civil Engineering Career Path: Water Sector

Overview

Graduate civil engineer designing water & dam infrastructure for sustainable solutions

Key Responsibilities

• digital tools
• pipeline design
• hydraulic analysis
• design docs
• site inspections
• project support

Tasks

-Prepare drawings, reports, and specifications that shape real-world outcomes. -Use digital tools to enhance design quality and efficiency. -Design pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities through feasibility, outline, and detailed stages. -Support projects from planning and modelling to construction, commissioning, and handover. -Attend site inspections and monitoring activities for hands-on experience. -Develop conceptual, preliminary, and detailed designs for dams, spillways, intakes, and drawdown facilities. -Undertake hydraulic and structural analyses, contributing to flood studies and emergency planning. -Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions. -Grow your technical and project management skills through mentoring and training.

Requirements

• analytical
• detail‑oriented
• communication
• initiative

What You Bring

-Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving. -Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity. -Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues. -Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.

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Benefits

-Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews. -Empowering Growth: We support your development with structured training, mentoring, and real-world experience. -Gain exposure to project, commercial, and client management. -Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you’ll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future. -Wellbeing First: We prioritise your wellbeing with flexible working, mental health support, and a caring environment. -A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard. -A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That’s why with our flexible plan, you’ll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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Visa Sponsorship

-mott macdonald does not provide skilled worker visa sponsorship. -applications from candidates on graduate visas or other time‑limited visas will not be accepted. -candidates must be eligible for immigration routes that do not require future sponsorship.