Graduate Civil Structural Engineer

Graduate Job Description

Job Title

Graduate Civil Structural Engineer

Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Intended Start Date

September 2021

About Worley

At the end of April 2019, WorleyParsons combined with Jacobs’ Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) division, to create Worley.

Together, we are a leading global provider of professional project and asset services in the energy, chemicals and resources sectors. We have almost 60,000 amazing people in around 60 countries across the world covering the full lifecycle, from creating new assets to sustaining and enhancing operating assets for our customers.

Our exciting combination will create new opportunities for you to join us.

The transition will take time, so in the short-term you may see references to our heritage companies in your application process

We engineer for lasting impact

At Worley we are creating value all around the world, and our professionals are driving it all with expertise and confidence.  When you take your place on our team, you'll discover nearly endless opportunities to develop your career and you'll have the support and encouragement to be at your best.

Visit www.worley.com to explore our success, expertise and global reach

Role Outline/ Responsibilities

We currently have an opportunity for a graduate civil/ structural to join our Aberdeen office. The successful person will become part of a respected and ambitious company with excellent career prospects and international opportunities.

The UK is involved in projects covering a wide range of sectors including refining, petrochemical, chemicals and pharmaceuticals.

The Graduate civil/structural engineer will work as part of multidiscipline team on a project, contributing to ensuring the quality and timely delivery of C/S deliverables. Dependent on location, the role may involve a mixture of office and site-based responsibilities. 

As a project-based organisation, the ability to be flexible about location will be necessary. Although post qualification experience is not vital we are looking to attract people who can show experiences of teamwork and initiative. 

With our broad portfolio of projects of different sizes, you will be provided with opportunities to complete required training towards professional institution membership. As a Graduate C/S engineer you will:

• Plan and prioritise your own work to ensure that functional project requirements on scope, time and cost are met
• Contribute to integrated safety when reviewing or producing engineering designs
• Carry out engineering calculations and structural analysis to deliver a functional input to projects
• Support experienced engineers by producing designs, calculations and technical report documentation  
• Supervise design drawing production and other project related design deliverables
• Be responsible for technical issue resolution and monitoring of progress within your own area of responsibility
• Ensure that work complies to all necessary corporate, departmental and legislative requirements and procedures, to guarantee that consistency and quality of deliverables is maintained
• Recognise and address potential and actual cross-discipline issues and conflicts so that overall engineering input to a project is coherent
• Be capable of working in new and changing environments and have a desire to be challenged and contribute to the success of the business.
• Be prepared to be mobile and travel as and when required to support the project.
• Possess excellent communication skills and be comfortable liaising with your team and client.
• Improvements to existing methods and techniques to aid both cost reductions and improved sustainability in assigned work areas.

Qualifications

Essential:

• Hold an accredited BEng level degree of higher in Civil/ Structural Engineering (or equivalent), at first or upper second class
• The candidate should be highly motivated, keen to learn, well organised and capable of working within a closely-knit team.
• Capable of managing own tasks, costs and meeting deadlines
• A clear communication style, proven team working skills and a strong customer focus
• Strong analytical skills, a sound understanding of structural theory, and an interest in solving problems from first principles
• Understanding of substructures (ground bearing and piled) and structural frame analysis
• Design of structures to Eurocodes and ensuring compliance to relevant codes and standards
• Drive and motivation to become a chartered engineer with IStructE or ICE within a five-year window following graduation

Desired:

• Meng level degree
• An understanding of finite element analysis techniques

Previous work experience in engineering/ construction/ the process industry

What we offer you

Graduates undertake a two-year training and development programme that aims to prepare them for professional qualifications and gives a broad grounding in all other aspects of our business. Every graduate has a personal mentor with whom they work closely to devise a programme that meets our business needs and their aspirations.

We have established a Graduate Community which is run and managed by our graduates. It has established a culture whereby graduates direct and take responsibility for their own development, with its own structure and annual budget, it is a voice for the graduate community, providing regular input to Company strategy.

Our graduates enjoy competitive compensation packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment.  We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

If you have the passion and talent to keep up, it's time to test the limits of what you can become.  Find your future with Worley