Engineering Consultancy

Introducing the sector and some of the Gradcracker employers operating in it.
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Arup
Built Environment – Civil Engineering
Dedicated to sustainable development, Arup is a collective of 18,000 designers, advisors and experts working across 140 countries.
  • For over seven decades, Arup has been at the forefront of the most ambitious and challenging design and engineering, with a focus on the built environment.
  • We bring deep expertise in strategy, design, planning and engineering, and our project portfolio ranges from the UK Government’s heat decarbonisation programme, to the design of new cancer treatment centres and playing a central role in engineering a more resilient rail network.
  • We are an independent firm, owned in trust by our members.
  • In the UK, we have 17 offices and a workforce of 6,000.

Shape a future with purpose

Proud to regularly feature as one of the top UK employers of Graduates, Apprentices and Interns, we are committed to providing a solid foundation to your development. We care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

We welcome talent like you and have a wide range of exciting opportunities – with roles across Climate & Sustainability Services, Energy, Water & Resources, Advisory, Building Services & Building Performance, Structural & Civil Engineering, Transport & Ground Engineering, Planning and Digital Services to name but a few.

From self-learning to more formal development through courses and programmes, we will provide all the resources and guidance you need to integrate into working life at Arup and start building a challenging, fulfilling career with purpose.

So come and join us at Arup where every day means a new challenge. And every day, there’s a chance to make a difference.

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Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Engineering Consultancy
Frazer-Nash is a leading systems, engineering and technology company with offices in the UK and Australia.
  • We deal with a lot of interesting projects, from making ketchup flow freely in a factory to looking at how to develop uncrewed air systems.
  • Our 1,000+ employees apply their expertise to develop, enhance and protect our clients’ critical assets, systems and processes.
  • Our innovative solutions make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable – around the globe and across a huge range of industries, including aerospace, transport, nuclear, marine, defence, power and energy, security, resilience, cyber and information technology.

Be the answer

Do you crave exciting challenges? Do you want to work in a vibrant and expanding organisation where you are empowered and trusted to deliver success? If the answer is a resounding yes, then why not kick-start your career at Frazer-Nash?

Working at a consultancy enables you to experience a wide variety of diverse projects, so no two days are the same. At Frazer-Nash you’ll tackle complex real-world problems with the guidance of the best engineers and industry experts at the top of their game. And you’ll be sponsored to achieve professional chartership, with your own personal mentor to support you.

A career at Frazer-Nash will give you valuable new skills. You’ll be able to solve problems, innovate and fulfill a meaningful role in your team. In time, you’ll have the opportunity to manage your own projects, lead bid teams and contribute to business development. We’ll nurture your potential as you grow, leading to exciting career prospects.

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WSP
Civil Engineering
WSP is a world-leading engineering and environmental professional services consultancy.
  • We provide engineering and design services to public and private sector clients, as well as a strategic advisory offering.
  • Our work spans multiple sectors including transportation and infrastructure, property and buildings, earth and environment, power and energy, resources and industry.
  • Our global team of over 55,000 changemakers is transforming what’s possible and building a smarter, greener future for all.
  • We have more than 40 offices across the UK and Ireland and over 7,000 technical specialists and strategic advisers.

Help us design the future

At WSP, you’ll find yourself challenged in more fascinating and far-reaching ways than ever before. You’ll explore new and inspiring opportunities to make the most of your expertise, broaden your professional horizons and create exciting new possibilities for people, organisations and society in general.

We’ll give you the chance to shape the career you want whilst working on exciting and challenging world-class projects that build a better future for everyone. You’ll develop skills in creative thinking, project management and problem-solving, and work alongside leading industry experts who will support you throughout your journey with us.

Come and join our talented team working on high-profile local and international projects. You’ll discover a culture that rewards dedication with support and encouragement, while you explore a wide variety of opportunities that enable you to do meaningful, impactful, and rewarding work that helps shape our communities and the future.

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Arcadis
Design, Engineering & Consultancy
Arcadis is a world leader in sustainable design, engineering and consultancy solutions for natural and built assets.
  • Our purpose is to find solutions to today’s most pressing challenges, from the impact of climate change to increasing urbanisation and digital transformation.
  • Our 36,000 architects, data analysts, designers, engineers, project planners, water management and sustainability experts help create and manage places where people can live, work and thrive.
  • We work across every phase of asset creation and management for projects all around the world.
  • We have more than 135 years of experience and work on more than 40,000 client projects every year.

Create a legacy

At Arcadis, we’re focused on creating a lasting legacy and improving quality of life in cities and local communities all around the world. To do this, we need diverse talent who are problem-solvers for the planet, bringing new perspectives and fresh ways of thinking.

Join us and you’ll be part of a community where your contribution matters. You’ll do meaningful work every day, from creating better housing and revolutionising transport systems, to developing iconic spaces and solving the world’s most complex environmental challenges.

Our Early Careers programmes will enable you to harness your unique expertise and carve your career path. You’ll play an active part in driving your own career development, and you’ll be rewarded with invaluable experience, projects that transform the landscape, and a chance to make your mark on the world around you.

Join Arcadis. Create a legacy.

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Amentum
Critical Solutions - Global Government & Private-sector
Amentum brings advanced engineering and technology solutions to our customers’ most significant challenges around the world.
  • Amentum is at the heart of the UK’s nuclear industry. We deliver complex major programmes including construction of new power stations, operational support and life extension for the existing fleet, and clean-up of the nuclear legacy.
  • We are leaders in reactor technology, conceptual design and engineering for new nuclear technologies including Generation IV advanced reactors, small modular reactors and fusion power.
  • In our work on decommissioning and remediation, we are a major supplier of engineering design, safety case and project management services at Sellafield and other major UK sites; and we operate the country’s largest private sector complex of nuclear laboratories and engineering test facilities.
  • In the defence sector, Amentum has an essential role in the UK’s continuous at-sea deterrent. We’re also active in naval infrastructure and shipbuilding, at the Atomic Weapons Establishment, and in procurement and operational delivery across the whole of the UK Ministry of Defence.

Are you ready to advance the future together?

At Amentum, we’re not just solving problems; we’re engineering the future. 

Our early careers opportunities offer hands-on experience and mentorship from experts to catapult you into a thriving career.

We recruit early careers employees seeking a career path in Engineering, Science, Project Delivery, Digital, Data, Business Support, and more! Our bespoke programmes are designed to help you thrive and make a meaningful impact. And you’ll be assigned a professional mentor to support you in achieving your career goals.

It’s not often that you can do trailblazing work that is creating a safer, smarter and cleaner world. At Amentum, you can do just that. If you’re passionate about making a real impact and want to be part of a community that values diversity and ethical excellence, this is the place where your ambition can thrive. 

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Jacobs
Engineering Consultancy & Professional Services
Jacobs provides a full range of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery.
  • We solve the world’s most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing; turning abstract ideas into realities that help create a more connected, sustainable world.
  • The impactful global solutions we deliver support better outcomes for Advanced Manufacturing, Cities & Places, Energy & Environment, Health & Life Sciences, Infrastructure, National Security and Space.
  • With a talent force of 60,000 across 50 countries, we’re continually challenging today to reinvent tomorrow.

Jacobs – a world where you can

You have purpose. And at Jacobs, you can live it. No matter what drives you, you’ll discover how you can cultivate, nurture and achieve your goals – all at a single global company.

Join Jacobs and you’ll have a meaningful, positive impact on environments, communities and societies worldwide. You could be focussing on smart mobility in cities, or even working with aerospace clients like NASA!

You’ll be a valued team member from day one and work on real projects from the get-go. From hands-on experience to networking events and structured learning sessions, we’ll give you everything you need to deliver your best work every day.

At Jacobs you’ll be inspired and empowered to evolve, grow and succeed – today and into tomorrow. So bring your passion, your ingenuity and your vision to Jacobs – and let’s see the impact we can create, together.

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Fugro
Geo-data
As the world’s leading geo-data specialist, Fugro collects and analyses information about the Earth and the structures built upon it.
  • We use the power of geo-data to discover the secrets of the Earth, from surface to subsurface and from the natural to the built environment. 
  • Through integrated data acquisition, analysis and advice, we unlock insights from geo-data to help our clients design, build and operate their assets safely, sustainably and efficiently. 
  • Innovation has been at our heart since our founding in 1962. We’re still pioneering today, committed to being the most innovative geo-data company in the world.
  • We have over 11,000 employees worldwide.    

Create a positive impact on a global scale

Do you want to join our geo-data revolution? Fugro’s global reach and unique know-how will put the world at your fingertips. Our projects will satisfy the most curious minds, and we offer great opportunities to stretch and develop yourself – and make an impact on the future of Fugro. 

We’ll give you a real platform to show your potential. You’ll be able to build a valuable internal network and connect with peers from various locations. Your personal development will be accelerated with the support of an experienced mentor, and you’ll be exposed to all of our business lines and senior leadership to help you define your own career aspirations. 

We encourage you to be yourself at Fugro. So bring your energy and enthusiasm, your keen eye and can-do attitude. But bring your questions and opinions too. Because to be the world’s leading geo-data specialist, we need the strength that comes from a diverse, driven team.

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Thornton Tomasetti
Scientific & Engineering Consulting
Thornton Tomasetti applies scientific and engineering principles to solve the world’s challenges.
  • Whether we’re focusing on the design, construction and performance of buildings or expanding into new disciplines, we optimise the design and performance of structures, materials and systems for projects of every size and level of complexity.
  • We are an independent organisation of engineers, scientists, architects and other professionals who collaborate from offices in Europe, North America and Asia.
  • Founded in 1949, we have successfully completed 90,000+ projects in over 150 countries.

Help us take on the world’s greatest scientific and engineering challenges.

From designing skyscrapers to developing stadiums. From modelling devices to mitigating risk. From engineering structures to assessing damage. From the one-of-a-kind to the never-been-done before. At Thornton Tomasetti, we take on complex challenges and prestigious projects every day. And when you join our team, our renowned and diverse portfolio becomes a part of your CV, too.

We don’t simply hire employees; we invest in them. We’ll offer training, mentoring, and support to shape you into a future leader. We’ll expose you to major projects around the world. And thanks to our structured career path, you can feel confident that there will be continuous growth opportunities that expose you to new challenges.

Come and join our collaborative global team and get ready for a thrilling and challenging career.

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Turner & Townsend
Consultancy
Turner & Townsend is a global consultancy business with over 10,000 people in 48 countries.
  • We specialise in major programmes, programme management, cost and commercial management, net zero and digital solutions.
  • Our expertise covers the full spectrum of industries, including some of the largest and most complex programmes across real estate, infrastructure and natural resources.
  • Established 75 years ago and majority-owned by CBRE Group, Inc., the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm, we service clients in markets around the world.

We can help you get to where you want to be

Join one of our development programmes like our CEO and hundreds of others who started their career as graduates with us!

Whether you relish the day-to-day challenges of project management, possess the precision and communication demands of project controls, appreciate the complexity of cost management, or have the necessary strategic vision for advisory, the challenge is here for you to take. Whichever route you pick, we’ll ensure you have all the skills and experience you need to succeed.

We’ll give you the opportunity to work on some of the most exciting projects in the industry today – from developing data centres for the world’s leading tech firms to helping keep cities moving with new infrastructure. Being involved in such a diverse range of global projects is just one reason you’ll love working here. So join our team and start making a difference to people’s lives every day.

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Buro Happold
Consulting Engineers & Advisers
Buro Happold is an international, integrated consultancy of engineers, designers and advisers.
  • For over 45 years, we have built an unrivalled reputation by delivering creative, value-led solutions for the benefit of people, places and planet.
  • The Buro Happold name is synonymous with the delivery of exceptionally complex projects on every continent, working with the world’s leading architectural practices and organisations, such as the United Nations, UNESCO and C40 Cities.
  • Through our global community of driven, world-leading engineering, advisory and design professionals, we are addressing major challenges in an ever-evolving world.

Expect the exceptional

If you’re just starting out in your career, we have a learning and development programme that will enable and empower you. 

Do you want to make a real difference on some of the most exciting and complex challenges happening in the world right now? Our graduate programmes offer a real step into a life-long career in engineering and advisory.​

We also offer a variety of exciting opportunities for university students. They provide great insight into the working world, and a springboard into a future career with us.​ You’ll be working on real-life projects, learning, and making a big difference to some exceptional global engineering projects. 

Apply today and you’ll be joining an inclusive and diverse practice where you will be welcomed through social and outreach activities, from the Young Employees Forum to mentoring.

At Buro Happold, there really is a place for everyone.

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Ricardo
Strategic, Environmental & Engineering Solutions
Ricardo delivers engineering consulting services and solutions built on sustainable technological innovation.
  • With more than 100 years of engineering excellence, our innovative cross-sector sustainable solutions help solve our clients’ most complex strategic and operational challenges.
  • We work across eight key market sectors: aerospace and defence; automotive; energy, utilities and waste; financial services; government and public sector; industrial and manufacturing; maritime; rail and mass transit. 
  • Located in 23 countries worldwide, our 3,000 employees are working on thousands of projects at any one time, from policy right through to implementation.

A place to learn and grow

We have a range of exciting and challenging opportunities for ambitious people looking to start their careers with us. Offering meaningful work that will stretch you, and the chance to work alongside world-class experts, we also champion ongoing learning and will support you through further qualifications and continuous professional development.

As a graduate, you’ll get to work in practice straight away with the guidance of a mentor so that you can quickly participate in high-profile projects independently, alongside senior consultants. You’ll follow a structured development programme that will enhance your skills and enable you to develop your abilities as a professional. 

We welcome applicants who love problem-solving and want to work in a dynamic, cross-functional team in a technically-driven industry that is constantly changing. If you’re looking for an exciting, challenging and meaningful start to your career, then look no further than Ricardo! 

Morgan Sindall Construction
Construction & Regeneration
Morgan Sindall Construction creates long-term sustainable value in the built environment.
  • We bring together digital and platform design capabilities with modern construction methods and innovative carbon reduction tools to create unique, sustainable, and inspiring places for our customers.
  • Project capabilities cover the entire range of construction activities, from special works and repair and maintenance, to major landmark schemes delivered as standalone projects or as part of larger multiple project frameworks.
  • We operate across the public and private sectors to deliver social infrastructure from schools, universities and hospitals to retail, office and leisure environments.

Step into construction

Whether you already have a clear career path in mind, or you’re still exploring your options after finishing your degree, our graduate programme is tailored to provide you with unparalleled opportunities for professional development, ensuring you grow both personally and professionally.

Technical skills are important; but even more critical to your success is willingness to learn, ability to work in a team, openess to change and motivation. After all, your journey with us goes beyond just a job – your contributions will shape the future of our communities and infrastructure – that’s something to be proud about, right?

You’ll be spoilt for choice with our graduate opportunities – we’ve everything from site-based roles in disciplines such as site or project management, quantity surveying and design management; to green-skills roles to help us develop our sustainability and social value agendas.

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