Graduate Civil & Structural Engineer

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About the Opportunity

Amentum is currently recruiting for a Graduate Civil and Structural Engineer to join our Energy business, which is entering an exciting phase of opportunity: supporting a key client’s UK nuclear fleet through a business transformation; supporting new small and advanced modular reactor developers. Our work is varied, covering nuclear projects (Licensing, New Build, Generation, Life Extension, and Defueling), Renewable Energy projects and high energy industrial projects, such as data centres and hydrogen production facilities. In addition, we have opportunities across the wider business to help us to keep work interesting as you develop your career with us.

The Civil and Structural team specialises in solving the most complex and technically demanding structural engineering problems. Each project is unique but typically involves consideration of dynamic load effects due to extreme hazards, including seismic, blast, and impact. We must look beyond code checks to get a deeper insight into structural response and failure mechanisms, considering ductility, nonlinear buckling, and soil structure interaction. Working things out as a team, starting from first principles, researching methodologies, challenging assumptions, thinking outside the box, and constantly learning. We work to the highest standards. Our complex analysis models are rigorously validated. Everything we do has to be fully evidenced and justified through independent third-party review and ultimately nuclear safety regulators. As a result, this is one of the most varied and challenging roles you can take on as a civil/structural engineer.

People are at the heart of everything we do

We’re looking for a driven individual who embraces collaboration and diversity, and who shares our vision to create a secure and vibrant future by continuously reinventing, realising breakthroughs and taking on challenges with courage.

Central to the success of the role will be your people skills, building effective relationships and interacting with multiple internal and external stakeholders in multiple locations.

We support the development of our people. As a Graduate Civil and Structural Engineer, you will receive the training, guidance and mentorship you need to succeed.

This role will be based at our Glasgow office.

Key responsibilities could include:

• Support the analysis, design and construction preparation activities relating to structures and civil engineering features within nuclear and energy projects. This may involve consideration of dynamic load effects due to extreme hazards, including seismic, blast and impact.
• Contribute across the project lifecycle from bid generation, through concept and detailed design development to construction.
• Preparation of Interpretive Reports, Basis of Design, Finite Element Modelling and Analyses, Calculations, CDM documentation, Material Specifications, Scopes of Work, Technical Reports and Safety Case inputs.
• Participate in site surveys and inspections.
• Contribute to problem-solving, technical investigations, and root cause analysis.
• Build and maintain valuable relationships with peers, partners and clients.

We are looking for candidates who: 

• Have completed an undergraduate or master’s degree in a relevant subject by summer 2026.

And with the following Key Skills & Attributes:

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills with a collaborative and proactive mindset. With the ability to engage with engineers and non-technical personnel clearly and confidently.
• Good IT literacy, including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Enthusiastic, curious, and eager to learn from experienced professionals within a project-driven environment.
• Analytical Thinking: Comfortable working with data, identifying risks, and solving problems creatively.
• Team Collaborator: Ability to work effectively within a team but also independently.
• Organisation & Time Management: Ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines.
• Initiative & Curiosity: Eager to take ownership, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to grow.
• Flexibility: A willingness to try engaging in new skill areas or potentially travel to our client sites.

You must be:

• A flexible self-starter, who is keen to drive their career forward.  
• Adaptable to change, with a thirst for learning new things.  
• Have the permanent right to work in the UK.  

Our Graduate Programme assumes that participants are commencing their first professional role post-graduation.

To qualify for our Graduate Programme, you must therefore have:

• Completed your first degree no earlier than the summer of 2024. 
• Not worked in a similar professional role since graduation.
• Achieved a minimum 2:2 in your first degree.

Selection Process:    

Step 1: Apply Online.    
Step 2: Successful candidates will be invited to interview either in person at out Glasgow offices or virtually via Teams.
Step 3: Selected candidates will be offered an opportunity to join our Amentum Graduate Programme in early September 2026.

What else we provide:   
 

• A flexible workstyle, embracing a hybrid working pattern and supporting those who need. to balance work/life commitments a bit differently than others.   
• Free single medical cover and digital GP service.  
• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.  
• An inclusive and diverse work environment, embracing the variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees through our Employee Networks. 
• A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a supportive culture and positive mental health champion network.   

We want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work.   

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.
  
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