2027 UK Graduate Maritime Engineer (Ports)

Civil, Structural, Marine.

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Graduate Maritime Engineer (Ports) 

We’re looking for motivated graduate civil engineers to join our Ports team and start building a career in maritime engineering. Working within the team you’ll be involved in a variety of port, harbour and marine infrastructure projects, supporting delivery from feasibility and planning through to detailed design and construction support, inspection and asset management.

Working alongside experienced engineers within a multidisciplinary team, you’ll gain broad exposure across civil, structural, geotechnical and coastal engineering. You’ll contribute to projects involving quay walls, jetties, berths, port and terminal infrastructure, and associated marine and landside civil works. This is a great opportunity for a graduate with a passion for civil and maritime engineering who wants to develop their analytical and technical problem solving skills, gain experience and work towards becoming a chartered civil engineer. 

Candidate Specification

At Mott MacDonald, we’re looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. Join our purpose-driven teams where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work enhances the world we live in.

To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a bachelor's/master's degree (obtained no earlier than 2025) or expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

  • Civil engineering
  • Structural engineering
  • Coastal engineering
  • Engineering science with a specialisation in civil
  • Façade engineering
  • Bridge engineering

For some of our opportunities, a master’s degree is essential – this is reflected in the list of opportunities in the application form.

Some of these opportunities will require you to be eligible to achieve security clearance. Security clearance is dictated by the types of projects we work on and normally requires you to be a UK British national or lived in the UK for five years or more.

In your application, you should aim to demonstrate your genuine interest in both the opportunity and in joining Mott MacDonald. You can do this by highlighting any relevant experience or interests - such as modules you've studied, previous work experience, or any research you've undertaken about our company, values, and projects.

We personally review every completed application form we receive as this part of our selection process is entirely human led – we do not use AI tools at this stage and kindly ask you not to either. We want you to answer each application question with authenticity so we can get to know the real you. Joining us as a graduate is your opportunity to shape your own story.

We are looking for graduates with the following strengths:

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

UK Immigration

Mott MacDonald Ltd. are not currently offering sponsorship to candidates under the Skilled Worker visa route in the UK. This decision is as a consequence of the changes made to the Skilled Worker route by the UK Government in April 2024.

About your development

A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs. You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme – Accelerating your Future, which is designed to give you the skills and tools necessary for a long-lasting successful career here at Mott MacDonald.

Our social side

Being part of Mott MacDonald means more than just work; there’s a huge range of fun and exciting things that you can get involved in.

From the moment you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network, whether it’s meeting other graduates or joining forces with other members of staff from around the company at our annual sports day. Each of our offices have a sports and social committee which will give you the chance to be part of a variety of sports, social and charity events. We’re committed to promoting a strong culture of social responsibility and encourage our staff to play active roles in the local community.

It's worth noting that sports and social committees tend to vary from office to office, so as well as getting involved in what’s already on offer, don’t be afraid to suggest new events or initiatives that you think could be a great addition. It doesn’t stop there. From your first day, you’ll have access to Perks at Work, giving you discounts on cinema tickets, travel, utilities and much more, helping you make the most of our employee benefits.

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Job ID Number: 17220
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We personally review every completed application form we receive as this part of our selection process is entirely human-led. We do not use AI tools at this stage and kindly expect you not to either. We want you to answer each application question with authenticity so we can get to know the real you.

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  • Deadline
    Ongoing
  • Hiring Multiple Candidates
    Yes
  • Salary
    Competitive + benefits
  • Degree required
    Bachelor's
  • Location
    Bristol, Newcastle, Croydon and Southampton
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Disciplines Accepted...
  • Civil/Infrastructure
  • Construction/Project Management
  • Marine/Naval Architecture
  • Structural
  • Transport Planning
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