Graduate Civil & Structural Engineering Career Path

At Mott Mac Donald, we believe engineering is more than just infrastructure—it's about shaping a future that’s resilient, inclusive, and sustainable. As climate change challenges our environment and communities, civil engineers are at the heart of creating solutions that protect natural resources, improve lives, and foster economic and social growth for generations to come.

We are looking for Civil and Structural Engineering Graduates to join our Energy sector within Transmission and Distruibution and play a key role in designing and delivering the infrastructure that powers the transition to Net Zero. With the growing demand for renewable energy, your work will help ensure clean energy reaches homes, businesses, and even international markets through interconnectors to Europe.

You’ll be directly involved in the design of critical infrastructure that supports the transmission of low-carbon energy, your work will span:

Front-End Engineering Design (FEED) and Detailed Design phases

Civil works design , including platforms (earthworks, embankments,retaining walls), access roads (temporary and permanent), and drainage systems (SuDS,Info drainage)

Structural design , covering foundations, beams, columns, and connections

Feasibility studies and optioneering exercises toidentifyoptimalsolutions

Site visits to assess conditions and support construction phases

We have opportunities based in any of our Madrid, Barcelona and Seville offices.

At Mott Mac Donald, we’re looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. Join our purpose-driven teams where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work enhances the world we live in.

To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a bachelors / masters degree (obtained no earlier than 2024) or expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines:

• Civil Engineering

Please note candidates must be able to speak both fluent Spanish and English to be eligible for these opportunities.

In your application, you should aim to demonstrate your genuine interest in both the opportunity and in joining Mott Mac Donald. You can do this by highlighting any relevant experience or interests - such as modules you've studied, previous work experience, or any research you've undertaken about our company, values, and projects.

We personally review every completed application form we receive as this part of our selection process is entirely human led - we do not use AI tools at this stage and kindly expect you not to either. We want you to answer each application question with authenticity so we can get to know the real you. Joining us as a graduate is your opportunity to shape your own story.

We are looking for graduates with the following strengths:

• Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
• Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
• Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
• Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.

As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need.

A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs.

You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme - Accelerating your…