Graduate Highways Engineer

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TypeEarly careersReference numberREF10433XLocationBirminghamApply now

Graduate Highways EngineerTo be considered for this role, please make sure you read the job description carefully and apply by submitting all the relevant documents.Launch your career and find your professional home at Ramboll. Be part of a welcoming and engaging environment, where you can develop and explore your professional interests and passions, and curiosity in ways that make the most of all the opportunities ahead of you.At Ramboll, we offer a unique work environment. Our culture is built on openness, understanding, and respect, allowing you to shape your role to match your working style, aspirations, and personal life. Our Nordic heritage drives our commitment to improving conditions for people and nature through our projects. As a foundation-owned multinational company, the profit we make is reinvested into the company. This ensures the continued development of employees or is used to fund research, charity, and humanitarian projects. Our commitment to be 'The Partner for Sustainable Change' ensures your work makes a meaningful impact on people, communities, and the environment.Our Early Careers Programme – EarlyCareers@RambollWe have designed a training program that will boost your personal, commercial and technical development to kick-start your career with Ramboll. You will also be paired with a mentor and have access to a clear framework to work towards your professional development.The Early Careers Challenge is one of the highlights of the graduate training. This is a fun and exciting event where you get to travel around the UK and work on a project that will provide you with an insight into the concept of design. You also get the opportunity to collaborate and network with amazing people and peers.About the OpportunityAs our new Graduate you will work as part of a strong dedicated team of design engineers and modellers applying cutting edge technology in its design of highways related projects. Previous education will be an important foundation, but your ability to learn new engineering concepts and pick up new technology quickly and effectively will define your success. If you enjoy challenging the status quo and finding efficient and novel ways to tackle unfamiliar engineering problems, then you will thrive here and if you believe that a design team can become more than the sum of its parts through effective communication, then you will fit in well.Your key tasks and responsibilities will be to:

• Contribute, throughout the project lifecycle, to the overall design and delivery of highways projects
• Perform analysis using computer modelling; creating, reading, and interpreting technical material
• Develop digital tools and approaches to solve engineering challenges for our clients
• Translate engineering concepts and solutions into presentations, reports, sketches, drawings and infographics that communicate their essence and demonstrate their value to our clients and key stakeholders
• Learn to identify potential health & safety, design, and commercial risks on our projects and contribute towards mitigating them
• Monitor the implementation of design throughout the entire project lifecycle, from initial concepts to construction and operation
• Consider sustainability at the heart of everything you do
• Contribute to the development of company procedures by taking an active role in task groups

Proactively pursue continuous professional development including working towards chartership with a recognised institutionYour skills and experienceWe believe your starting point for this role is:

• A BEng, MEng or MSc level degree in a relevant engineering discipline (General Engineering, Civil/Structural Engineering, Engineering Geology) achieved with minimum 2:1 and above
• Ability to summarise and present complex materials via different channels (e,g, report writing, Power Point, hand sketching)
• An understanding of Digital Automation and BIM

 We don’t expect you to know everything, but that you show curiosity, take responsibility, and want to deliver high-quality work. Ramboll strives to deliver excellent cross-functional solutions in a professional and well-coordinated manner to our clients. Therefore, we believe you should have good communication and collaboration skills. Benefits you will enjoy:

• Hybrid & Flexible Working
• 27 days holiday per year + 8 days bank holiday
• Professional subscription + support on becoming chartered
• Matched pension scheme
• Private Medical Insurance
• A great list of flexible benefits you can choose from including discounted taste card subscription, cycle to work scheme, gym flex and many more!

 Selection Process:We aim to respond to your application shortly after the deadline by the latest. There are several steps to our selection process. You will advance onto the next step if you are successfully shortlisted.

• Step 1: CV Screening
• Step 2: Screening telephone call
• Step 3: Assessment Centre. The assessment centre for this position will be held on Thursday 30th November 2023. You may want to save the date in case you are selected to attend the assessment centre.

 Ramboll in the United KingdomRamboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,500 employees working across 16 offices to apply their skills to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy. We love seeing our colleagues develop and grow and you will have opportunities to work on innovative and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open and collaborative. How to applyApply online. Attach your CV and Cover Letter. In a separate document, please address the following questions: Question 1. Ramboll’s new initiative, ‘The Partner for Sustainable Change’, focuses on four key themes; Decarbonise for net-zero, Resilient societies and liveability, Resource management and circular economy, Biodiversity and ecosystem.Please choose one unifying theme and explain how we can apply this to the built environment for a positive, environmental change. (max. 150 words) Question 2. Describe a time when you led or worked as a part of a team to solve a complex or multidisciplinary design problem. What did you learn? What do you believe were the key factors for success? (max. 150 words) Question 3. Why does sustainability matter to you? (max. 150 words)  Please note that incomplete applications will not be considered.Based on the volume of applications received we reserve the right to close applications early.We look forward to receiving your application. Deadline for applications: 15th October 2023An equal opportunity employerEquality, diversity and inclusion is at the heart of what we do. At Ramboll, we believe that diversity is a strength and that different experiences and perspectives are essential to creating truly sustainable societies. We are committed to providing an inclusive and diverse work environment, where everyone can flourish and reach their potential.We invite applications from candidates from all backgrounds, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.As a Disability Confident Committed employer, Ramboll ensures opportunities are accessible to candidates with disabilities. Please reach out to our recruitment team to discuss any adjustments that you might require during the application process.We also know how important it is to achieve the right balance of where, when and how much you work. When you join Ramboll, you’ll have the freedom to work your hours flexibly and our positive approach to hybrid working will enable you to discover the split between home and office that works for you and your role.

Ramboll in the United Kingdom

This page has a tag of:Ramboll is ranked a Top 10 consultant in the UK and has 1,150 bright minds working across 16 offices to apply their passion to deliver innovative solutions across Buildings, Transport, Environment & Health and Energy. We love seeing our talents develop and succeed and you will have opportunities to work on challenging and inspiring projects within an environment that is friendly, open and supportive.

An equal opportunity employer

At Ramboll, we respect human rights and believe that equality, diversity and inclusion foster the best results and a welcoming work environment without discrimination or harassment.Ramboll conducts all relations with its employees and applicants for employment in accordance with the applicable laws, directives, and regulations of the many countries in which we do business.We invite applicants without regard to race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion or belief, gender, sexual orientation, domestic partnership status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, pregnancy and maternity, military service and veteran status or any other status protected by the law, to become a part of our journey.We believe that diversity is a strength and that differences between people add value to our organization and allows us to play our part in creating sustainable societies.

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