Graduate Pavement and Materials Engineer - Nottingham (2026 start)

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There has never been a better time to be at AECOM. With accelerating infrastructure investment worldwide, our services are in great demand. We invite you to bring your bold ideas and big dreams and become part of a global team of nearly 50,000 planners, designers, engineers, scientists, digital innovators, program and construction managers and other professionals delivering projects that create a positive and tangible impact around the world.

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We have an exciting opportunity for graduates to work within our Pavement Engineering and Construction Materials team. This team, the largest pavement team globally, is focused on pavement design, evaluation, materials testing and specification, construction supervision and quality control, research and innovation, asset management, life cycle modelling, sustainability and value management.   

Our team is involved in a wide range of projects around the world, designing highway, airport, port and industrial pavements; and in a variety of research projects developing new materials and technologies to improve design life and sustainability. We often work alongside other construction professionals, in multi-disciplinary teams to create great networks. Overall we deliver sustainable cost effective solutions to our clients, whether they are local, national or international authorities. Work is often fast paced and requires creativity, tenacity and excellent communication to achieve the right result for our clients whilst respecting the requirements of wider stakeholders and maintaining the highest industry standards.  

Recent projects include National Highways Concrete Roads Framework, Heathrow Airport North Runway Construction Supervision, Athens Airport Resurfacing and Aerodrome Ground Lighting Replacement Technical Advisor, Manchester Airport Transformation Programme, , M1 DBFO Life Cycle Modelling, Roterdam Port Technical Advisor, MCHW and SHW rewrite, rewrite of Britpave’s Concrete Pavement Maintenance Manual, amongst many other exciting projects worldwide.    

Job Responsibilities 

• When a graduate starts with us we pair them with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects.  
• Early work with us will typically be assisting in developing our designs and specifications through the different stages, attending site, meetings and workshops with our clients and other design professionals. As a graduate develops they are expected to take on more responsibility in managing our projects from inception through to completion.  
• The majority of our work is related to pavement design, materials specification, construction supervision, sustainability and carbon reduction, asset management and materials research and development.   
• Our Engineering graduates will also have opportunities to work on a wide variety of local and international projects.    

• BEng in Civil Engineering, 2:1 (or equivalent)  
• Preferably experienced in pavement design, materials specification, asset management and research
• Good Microsoft Office skills essential such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint  
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally and in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback  
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive  
• Good report writing skills are beneficial
• Ability to structure & prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole  
• Ability to work in a team and independently without losing initiative and focus  

Professional Development 

Our Graduate Development Programme (GDP), along with our huge scope of projects across the globe, will challenge and inspire you to make a real difference to the world we live in. Our GDP forms a core part of our business strategy globally, designed to develop the best talent across numerous disciplines to lead our business into the future.  We have over 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK & Ireland, from over 40 different disciplines, each and every one of them making a tangible difference to the environment we all live and work in.  

 We will provide you with all the tools and support you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, including Chartership with the relevant international professional institution – where we have graduates working towards over 30 professional institutions in the UK & Ireland. We will push you to achieve the highest standards and expect our graduates to pass their professional review first time. You will be assigned a mentor to support and guide your development, and undertake regular training modules throughout the programme. There will be on-the-job technical development and classroom training where required, and the opportunity to work on live client projects, with significant multi-disciplinary exposure. 

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.