Graduate Civil Engineers

Are you looking to progress in your career to become Chartered professionals in an exciting and supportive environment?

Join our dynamic Civil Engineering teams and work on high-profile, nationally recognised projects through the Transport Scotland Graduate Scheme. Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), this program offers an exceptional opportunity for graduates to develop their skills and achieve Chartered status while also preparing them for working as a senior professional within the industry.

Since 2006, our Graduate Training Scheme has successfully guided graduates to achieve Chartered status through ICE or CIHT. Our bespoke training scheme is unique in that it is designed to provide a targeted and focused development of Civil Engineering Graduates from the moment they join the scheme.

Successful candidates will be expected to start approximately September 2027.

We want to develop 'in-house' talent that can, in time, successfully apply for promotion to our Senior Civil Engineer roles within Transport Scotland.

Our system of internal rotations across Directorates, along with external secondments to Design Consultancies and construction sites, allows Graduates to gain broad experience and develop skills that might otherwise be difficult to attain in a four to five year period. This provides Graduates with an overall broader experience in terms of both the practical aspects of planning and engineering, along with the skills to project manage the engineering process and make sound engineering judgements.

Graduates will also be supported to develop their skills as Civil Servants, provide support to Ministers, and serve the people of Scotland.

Graduates enter a Training Agreement with Transport Scotland, outlining responsibilities and aligning with the Professional Body’s Training Scheme. Progress is tracked through the ICE’s Professional Development Online system, ensuring graduates are on track to meet ICE Member attributes and achieve professional qualification.

ualifications

Candidates must demonstrate that they hold either a MEng in Civil Engineering or a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering with a further MSc in a related subject, both of which must be accredited by the Engineering Council (EngC) to follow the standard route to the CEng qualification. You can verify your degree here.

It is expected that most candidates will currently be in their final year of studies, so they must demonstrate that they are on track to have achieved the required qualification in advance of the role starting in September 2027.Please make this clear in your CV or we may be unable to pass you at the initial sift stage.

Proof of qualifications will be checked at the assessment stage.

Success profile

Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria (if applicable) that candidates will be assessed on.

The Success Profile will include the Professional / Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours.

Technical / Professional

Skills:

Developing Science & Engineering Capability. You can display professionalism and use best practice in performing and reporting work.

Technical Oversight & Management. You can plan and manage technical elements of a project, identifying the techniques and resources required for efficient and effective delivery.

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Behaviours:

Making effective decisions
- Level 3

Communicating and influencing
- Level 3

Developing self and others
- Level 3

Working together
- Level 3

Find out more about Success Profiles.