Graduate Civil Engineer (Water Environment)

at  Sweco UK

LET’S TRANSFORM SOCIETY TOGETHER

We’re Sweco.
We’re future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprisers and lifestyle improvers.
We’re difference makers.
We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we’re now recruiting for the November 2025 cohort on our Early Careers Graduate Scheme.
Specifically, we are looking for passionate and forward thinking graduates who strive to make a difference and have the ability to work within an inspiring and stimulating team environment. We provide the necessary support and opportunities for you to develop and fulfil your career goals.
Uniquely, we recruit to role and right now we’re looking for Graduate Civil Engineers to join our Flood and Water Management Department.
You will join a growing team of hydrogeologists, hydrologists, flood risk and sustainable drainage experts, hydraulic modellers, geomorphologists, civil engineers, and water quality specialists who provide consultancy advice, design and modelling services for clients in the public and private water supply, development and infrastructure sectors. We support every stage of a project from planning and design through to construction and post-completion.
You will be working on both potable and wastewater engineering projects including pipelines and treatment works as well as broader water related schemes such as highways, SuDS and domestic and industrial developments.
We’d like to hear from graduates that share our ethos, values and are driven to truly transform the world around them.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO APPLY?

We are seeking graduates who:

• Have a degree in a subject relevant to the role you’re applying for.
• Have less than 12 months relevant work experience (excluding placements).
• Are confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Are driven and solution orientated.
• Can work in the UK with no restrictions. This unfortunately means that we are unable to accept candidates who require sponsorship. This is a permanent role, and we are looking for candidates who can grow and develop their careers with Sweco, we are therefore unable to accept applications from those on a graduate visa due to their time limits.

ABOUT US

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

As a Graduate Civil Engineer you will be supporting the delivery of a wide variety of projects for both private and public sector clients and the main duties will include:

• Assisting with project delivery tasks including office based feasibility and design work, site investigations and construction support.
• Providing day to day technical input as part of a team of engineers and technicians.
• Ensuring your modelling and design output is completed in accordance with the scope of works, timescales and budgets.
• Working in close collaboration with colleagues from other disciplines as required to deliver project requirements and added value to the client.