Graduate Civil Engineer

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

At M Group Highways, we’re supporting the safe transportation and movement of people across the UK.

We don’t just build roads and bridges- we’re building a better future, creating lasting social value that gives back to the communities in which we work.

You’ll be joining our Highways maintenance team, as the UK’s number one highway maintenance contractor, our teams use the latest innovations to create effective solutions. We offer a range of services including planned and reactive maintenance and highway improvement schemes. Want to come and be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

Learning from our experienced engineers while getting hands-on with real construction projects. You’ll help manage daily site activities to keep things running smoothly—on time, on budget, and to the highest safety and quality standards. As your skills grow, so will your responsibilities, with support from a dedicated mentor.

What you’ll get involved in:

• Designing highway improvements, cycling and road safety schemes
• Creating drawings and reports
• Using design software to develop solutions
• Producing construction-ready design packages
• Writing technical reports
• Visiting sites and carrying out surveys
• Making sure work meets our quality and safety standards
• Working closely with clients to understand project goals
  
  

What you’ll bring:

We’re looking for someone who’s eager to learn, motivated, organised, and ready to grow. Don’t worry if you’re not an expert yet—training is part of the journey, and we’re here to support you.

• Knowledge of structures analytical software and its use within a bridges environment (desirable)
• Knowledge of National Highways standards such as the DMRB and MCDHW (preferred)
• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Construction Design Management (CDM) in design and construction
• Computer literate particularly with packages such as Microsoft Excel and Word, and AutoCad (desirable)
• Valid UK Driving License
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• £1000 sign on bonus
• 28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Holiday purchase scheme
• Personal Accident Cover
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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At Milestone we embrace diversity, opening a rich potential for new ways of thinking and helping us to build successful and winning teams. We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process; and as a Disability Confident employer, if you require any adjustments that would assist you throughout your application, please contact us at [email protected] or inform the recruitment manager in the first instance and we will be pleased to offer support.

This is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Milestone. The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the Business.