Graduate Civil Engineer 2026 - Water

Overview

Graduate civil engineer assisting design and delivery of water and wastewater projects.

Key Responsibilities

• site inspections
• design documentation
• project management
• supervision
• h&s compliance
• project delivery

Tasks

Responsibility for carrying out discrete parcels of work accurately within a timescale. understand and comply with all Health & Safety requirements, practices, and procedures. -Carrying out site inspections and surveys. -Helping ensure projects are delivered to quality on time and budget. -Responsibility for carrying out discrete parcels of work accurately within a timescale. -Supervising technicians and CAD technicians as required on a day-to-day basis. -Assisting in the management of projects, including having a financial understanding, from feasibility to completion. -Ensuring you understand and comply with all Health & Safety requirements, practices, and procedures. -Undertaking analysis and assist in the preparation of designs, drawings, reports, and contract documents under supervision. -Attending meetings, usually accompanied by senior staff.

Requirements

• cad
• cdm
• beng
• hydraulic analysis
• agile
• written communication

What You Bring

Familiarity with Health & Safety legislation (especially CDM) and CAD. Some work experience with consultant or contractor (desirable). Our ideal Graduate Civil Engineer - Water will have: We’re excited to welcome a talented Graduate Civil Engineer – Water to join our fast-growing Water Civil Engineering team in Leicester. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering innovative water and wastewater projects, working as a valued member of one of our project teams. You will contribute to projects for major water companies, either directly for our utility clients or in collaboration with contractors. -Familiarity with Health & Safety legislation (especially CDM) and CAD. -Agile working. -A solid understanding of engineering principles, hydraulic analysis, and water treatment processes is desirable. -Some work experience with consultant or contractor (desirable). -Strong written communication skills, including annotating drawings, and writing clear reports and letters. -A collaborative mindset and ability to work effectively within multidisciplinary teams. -A creative and proactive approach to solving problems and developing innovative solutions. -A BEng in Civil Engineering, preferably with a focus or interest in water engineering.

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Benefits

Joining a supportive network as part of a national team, you can expect to receive valuable training, guidance and genuine scope for career development. At Pick Everard we have carefully considered your journey as a Graduate, ensuring you have the correct tools and support to thrive. You will automatically be enrolled on to our early careers programme, which covers the necessary soft skills needed when entering the workforce. Mentors are available for everyone, as we are dedicated to providing development opportunities for you. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. You will receive an attractive salary, and amongst other benefits you can also expect: We care about our people and improving our society and that means supporting your ambitions and interests at every level. We will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you will be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. We’re committed to creating sustainable communities where everyone feels safe, cared for and valued. We achieve that by encouraging a diverse, welcoming workplace for our people, clients and colleagues. -Employee Discount Scheme. -Eyecare Scheme. -Professional subscriptions. -Stakeholder pension. -Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme. -26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave. -Private healthcare, life assurance and healthcare cash plan. -Corporate Social Responsibility opportunities. -Career and Professional Development.

About Pick Everard

-Over the decades the company tackled major public infrastructure—water supply pipelines, hospitals, schools, factories—and rebuilt Britain post‑World War II. -It delivers multi-disciplinary services across architecture, structural, civil and water engineering, cost consultancy, project and facilities management on projects from prisons to sewage treatment works.

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