Graduate Civil Engineer 2025

Are you a talented Graduate looking to join a supportive, engaging Civil Engineering team in the heart of Leicester?

Pick Everard are now recruiting a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our expanding engineering team in Leicester for our September intake in 2025.

This role will give you the knowledge, qualifications, and valuable support for a career in civil engineering. You will have support to achieve your Chartered status, with mentors for both IStructE and ICE, and access to regular workshops and seminars tailored to signing off the core objectives as part of the Chartership process.

Our civil engineering discipline delivers for a multitude of schemes to include; Highways, Urban Infrastructure, Water, Environmental and Transportation. You will have the opportunity to work on an array of projects across a variety of sectors to include healthcare, residential, commercial, leisure and defense.

As Graduate Civil Engineer, you will be responsible for:

• Preparing CAD drawings/Revit models from engineer’s sketches
• Assisting Civil Engineers to create pipeline plans, drainage plans, simple surfaces and road layouts using Civil 3D software
• Undertakes analysis and design calculations / drawings, reports and contract documents under supervision
• Assists in the management of projects including having a financial understanding
• Assists in on-site survey and inspection work when required
• Checks drawings/schedules prepared by others
• Responsible for ensuring that they understand and comply with all Health & Safety requirements, practices and procedures

We are looking for a motivated and forward-thinking Graduate who is open to a fantastic opportunity to develop their career.

• Be working towards a Degree in Civil Engineering, 2:1 MEng or MSc level is preferable
• Have experience using AutoCAD/Revit - Desirable
• Be a confident verbal communicator with strong communication skills

It would be good for you to have:

• Understanding of construction practicalities and detail standards
• Understanding of engineering civil drawings
• Great spatial and design skills to be able to visualise projects in 2D and 3D
• Self-motivated and driven for progressive and continued learning
• Ability to work to deadlines and manage time with multiple tasks

At Pick Everard, we work together to make the extraordinary a reality. We are looking for exceptional new talent to be a part of our journey as we move forward through our ambitious five-year Business Plan.

We are an independent award-winning property and construction consultancy firm, operating within the industry, providing complete integrated service delivery to help our clients deliver better solutions across real estate, infrastructure and the natural environment.

We are at the forefront of the industry and enjoy a culture that is centered around being creative, professional, compassionate, client-oriented and fun.

Our recent successes include:

• Listed as an NCE100 Consultancy and AJ100 Practice
• Named a Top 150 Consultancy by Building Magazine
• Recognised as a leading Financial Times Consultancy
• Winners of the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) Awards, Best Business Performance of the Year – Large Consultancy
• Winners at the RICS Awards – Infrastructure category
• An Investors in People and Investors in Excellence accredited business
• Winners at the Enterprising Women Awards

Through our remarkable history we have already established the sound principles of success and we have the vision and ambition to be even better, as we move forward into a very bright future.  We’re growing and we need more experts onboard. Join us and we will provide you with an inspiring environment in which you’ll be able to drive real progress and impact in your career. 

To learn more about why it is good to work here please visit our website and follow us on social media. Be part of it.

Remuneration and Benefits

We value and promote a positive work-life balance and encourage every member of our team to get involved with charity, sports, community, and company events. Providing a balanced, enjoyable career is important to us, and we work hard to make sure everyone feels a valued part of our organisation. We are also a responsible employer and Investors in People accredited business.

You will receive an attractive salary that will match your skills and experience, as well as the following benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Stakeholder pension
• Life assurance
• Private healthcare
• 26 days’ annual leave + Bank Holidays + option to buy up to 5 days’ additional leave
• Healthcare cashplan
• Enhanced Maternity, Paternity and Childcare benefits
• Enhanced Adoption & Shared Parental Leave benefits
• Long service awards – including enhanced annual leave and vouchers
• Annual Being PickEverard awards
• Staff Discount Scheme
• Spot Rewards
• Professional subscriptions  
• Season ticket loan or car loan at senior level
• Cycle to work scheme
• Wellbeing support and Employee Assistance Programme

 

Please note we do not accept speculative CVs or approaches from recruitment agencies. 

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Pick Everard is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership.

We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us on our journey.

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