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We have an exciting opportunity to join our leading edge Graduate programme for Civil Engineers in Defence - The role will start from September 2023.
You will be responsible for a key element of work on a project taking a significant role in civil engineering and technical delivery as well as managing aspects of time, cost and quality and will acquire technical, leadership and project management skills and experience.
*Please be advised that applicants for this role will need to be British Nationals due to the security nature of defence contracts and will have to go through advanced security clearance
About the Project
Costain has a portfolio of high profile projects across all sectors. This role will initially focus on a major infrastructure project supporting our defence sector clients.
This role will be based at Devonport Royal Dockyard in Plymouth
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
- Management of site operations, to ensure safety, quality, cost effectiveness, timely production and customer satisfaction including planning and sequencing of operations
- Writing method statements and risk assessments
- Supporting procurement of sub-contractor, labour, plant, and material resources
- Providing team briefings covering operational requirements and performance updates
- Implementing quality control and QA processes to meet regulatory requirements
- Commercial and contract management
- Supporting design development and design management
- Providing scope and growth development proposalsand work winning
Costain's Graduate Development Programme
The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business skills and of course, the technical skills you will learn day to day on the job.
The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond. We expect some of our graduates to rotate after a period of 8 - 12 months to another project/sector of the business to fully understand the depth and breadth of the services offered by the company.
Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way.
In addition to the program, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership.
Graduates may have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2-year programme, in sectors including nuclear, highways, rail, water, airports and tunnels.
About You
- You will have or expected to achieve at a 2:1 result in a relevant discipline
- Have passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets
- IT proficient
- Able to work accurately and appreciate its importance to the team
- A willingness to learn with appropriate instruction
- Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships
- The ability to thrive in pressured situations
- The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstances
- Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills
- Mobility to work on various projects over the 2-year programme throughout the UK
*Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation
* Applicants for this role will be required to go through enhanced security checks and need to have British Nationality due to the nature of defence contracts
As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, it is worth noting that you will be required to have the ability to travel to the site.
About Costain
Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, de-carbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.