Graduate Bridges & Civil Structures Engineer

Graduate Bridges & Civil Structures Engineer

Join us to design iconic bridges that connect communities and transform cities.

An exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic Civil or Structural Engineering Graduate or early-career Engineer to join our Edinburgh or London Bridge team. This role will see you designing the construction of all types of bridge, from architectural footbridges like the Lille Langebro in Copenhagen, to major bridge crossings such as the Northern Spire in Sunderland.

A career at Buro Happold presents the chance to make a difference, such as helping to shape entire cities to adapting infrastructure to deal with the climate emergency. With a world class reputation, our creativity and our people have delivered positive change to clients, the environment, and communities alike. If you want to be part of something bigger, this is your chance.

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for graduate level roles, so candidates must have the full right to work in the UK upon application (now and in the future).

We encourage you to explore early careers opportunities in our other regions where you hold full work rights, such as the EU, India, UAE, KSA, and others. If no suitable roles are currently open, we recommend creating an account on our careers page and setting up a job alert to stay informed as new opportunities become available.

Join our Bridges team

Working closely with our infrastructure design teams, we have designed and supervised the construction of dozens of bridges, underpasses, cut and cover tunnels and culverts in many countries over the past decade. We provide input into the design of roads and railways, into the viability of major infrastructure projects and their environmental impact.

We participate actively in the research and the development of materials, new technology, sustainability strategies and methods of analysis, in order to develop our core competencies. This equips us to develop innovative design concepts, such as parametric design tools to enable rapid prototyping to help make early carbon saving design decisions.

In fact, you’ll be working with, and helping to develop, our 3D parametric modelling software ( BHoM ). It enables us to make state-of-the-art structural analyses. This was a real benefit in testing the unique design of the award-winning Lille Langebro swing bridge which uses a locking mechanism which allows the two halves to separate and open for boats to pass through.

Not only will we help you develop your technical engineering skills, but we will also train you in all areas required to gain your professional accreditation, such as becoming chartered with the Institution of Civil Engineers.

We work for public clients, contractors (design-build projects) and private developers. We advocate a close dialogue with our clients to optimise the design and the construction process, such as enabling the Stratford Town Centre Link that spans 11 railway lines to be launched over an operational station.

What sort of projects will I work on? Bow Bridge Road - Buro Happold

Opened last year (2025), this architectural bridge has unlocked a new development area for the city Chelmsford. It was delivered successfully under budget and on programme.

New Danube Bridge, Budapest

The new road bridge structure will be a new landmark bridge to add to Budapest’s collection of great bridges.

Lille Langebro, Copenhagen

The recently completed Lille Langebro is a pedestrian and cycle bridge in Copenhagen which sits beside the Langebro traffic bridge, it improves the accessibility for cyclist in the city and enhance the vibrancy of the waterfront.

Red Sea Project, King of Saudi Arabia

This project allowed Buro Happold to ask the question,…