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    At HS2 we offer a two-year rotational graduate programme, providing you with the opportunity to stretch and challenge yourself across various programme related placements. This programme is designed around enabling you to get as much experience as possible across different teams within a particular business area. After completion of the 2-year graduate programme graduates will be transferred into a role within the same discipline, but not necessarily the same business area.

    The role

    We have 1 graduate opportunity available in Birmingham which will require travel to various site locations across the HS2 line of route. Graduate opportunities will be available across a variety of HS2 teams including but not limited to those listed below. After the assessment stage, we will assign successful candidates accordingly based on business requirements.

    Programme

    • Technical support and oversight to delivery and Hybrid Bill team on Phase 2b Western leg hybrid Bill passage through Parliament
    • Discipline based technical assurance of hybrid Bill Additional Provisions (APs) over next (2/3) years
    • Technical support to relevant tranches of Critical Scheme Design (CSD) Programme.
    • Technical support to development of further phases following the Integrated Rail Plan
    • Support to HS2 pan-phase Cost and Carbon challenge and innovation initiatives

    Technical Design support on Civil, Track, Geotechnics and Highways designs

    • Scheme design support for critical touch points with Highways England.
    • Supporting Geo Tech Manager with RWGI programme, Cheshire Salt and other Geotechnical related issues.
    • Supporting Track Manager with track and alignment related work streams including Track Slab and Rail Expansion Devices (REDs) interactions with other discipline
    • Work closely with Structures Manager to mitigate civil discipline interface issues
    • Support Construction & Logistics (C&L) and Mass Haul to mitigate scheme design and construction related risk mitigation designs
    • Supporting Central Engineering team leads by providing functions of support, overview and consistency to area and PSC teams to establish a credible worst-case design to achieve Royal Ascent.
    • Review technical reports, specifications, Plan and Profile drawings, calculations and risk assessments
    • Work closely with Lead Technical Assurance Services to assure all the activities and programmes.

    About You

    Skills

    • Planning and organisational skills, with the ability to prioritise and deliver day to day tasks.
    • Ability to coordinate and deliver multiple tasks and responsibilities in accordance with agreed deadlines.
    • Communication skills and the ability to develop relationships with stakeholders.
    • Ability to convert technical information into a format that is understandable to a variety of non-technical audiences in a persuasive and engaging way.
    • Ability to understand complex issues to carry out problem solving.
    • Ability to work collaboratively across a multidisciplinary team.

    Knowledge

    • At least a 2:1 Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in MEng (or MSc) Civil, Highways, Track and Geotechnical Engineering.
    • IT knowledge including experience of MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel essential.

    Does HS2 offer sponsorship if I do not have the Right to Work in the UK?

    To be eligible to apply to the HS2 Graduate scheme for our September 2023 in-take, any applicant will need to already have the on-going Right to Work in the UK, that is not time-bound in any way.Please note, unfortunately due to the 2 year time-bound restrictions of the Post Study/Graduate Work visa, we are unable to accept any applicants who have this visa as this is an ongoing permanent role that will carry on beyond the initial 2 year graduate programme.

     Due to the nature of our organization, HS2 are not able to sponsor any applications as we do not hold the required sponsorship license from the UK Home Office and candidates are not allowed to sponsor themselves.

     We appreciate the Right to Work question can be complex to understand, so if you are unsure of your Right to Work status in the UK, please email us at HS2Jobs@hs2.org.uk and we will be happy to advise further. Please note, to enable HS2 to comply with UK Home Office policy, your Right to Work status will be checked early in the recruitment process.