Graduate Civil Engineer – Infrastructure - Manchester

Graduate Civil Engineer – Infrastructure - Manchester

We have an exciting opportunity for a talented graduate level Civil Engineer to join our Infrastructure team, based in our vibrant office in Manchester. 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, we are recruiting 2025 infrastructure graduates into our Bath, Leeds, Manchester and London offices. We request that you only apply for the one location you are interested in working -  within the application form, you can let us know if you have a second office you would consider, if relevant.

About the Infrastructure Team

Our expertise ranges from city-scale Masterplanning through to campus and building scale development infrastructure. Our workload is split between development projects in the UK and projects overseas, and our project portfolio and global initiative provides excellent opportunities for international travel. We strive to ensure that our graduates are given the opportunity to work across a varied portfolio of projects to broaden your skills during the early stages of your career. We are committed to professional development and Chartership.

To find out more about our Infrastructure discipline, please click here.

What sort of projects would I work on?

Recent projects that our team have led the infrastructure design input for, include:

UK

Buro Happold have provided engineering solutions for a number of key regeneration projects in the UK such as the redevelopment of the iconic Battersea Power Station and Elephant Park in London and Mayfield in Manchester where our infrastructure team worked closely with Landscape Architects to transform a derelict area of central Manchester into the first new public park on the banks of the River Medlock in more than a century. In Bristol our infrastructure team are working on The Temple Quarter Enterprise Campus development which will bolster the transformation of the entire Temple Meads area, benefitting both the university and the city’s community.

Claimed to be the largest building construction project currently in the UK, our team has been busy with Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock. We have been working on this project providing all infrastructure design from site selection stage through to our current engagement for the contractor, as their designer. Our infrastructure team are currently also working on the expansion of the All England Lawn Tennis Club Championship site.

Middle East

In Saudi Arabia we are working on several major developments (regional plans, mega resorts and district plans) associated with the 2030 Saudi Transformation Plan, including the Red Sea Project, AlUla Regional Framework Plan, and Riyadh’s King Salman Park

We recently have delivered two large masterplan projects for Hamad Medical Corporation in Qatar working alongside international architects for whole city districts. In parallel we were engaged on an exciting research project for the same client to define a prototype for the Hospital of the Future.

Sabah Al Ahmad Sea City in Kuwait is an ongoing infrastructure project on a massive scale. The project is situated 85km south of Kuwait City and provides 180km of new beachfront development space.

We would like to hear from you if you are studying (or have graduated) in any of the below degrees:

• Currently pursuing or already completed a Civil Engineering degree.

About you:

• A passion and enthusiasm for engineering design, sustainability and making a meaningful contribution to society.
• Possessing initiative and able to thrive in a team environment.
• Able to communicate thoughts and technical ideas in an accessible manner, verbally and in writing.
• Comfortable executing project deliverables within a given timeframe.
• Able to research, filter and compile information on a range of topics for multiple audience types.
• Actively engages with colleagues on work projects and sees the value of learning from and sharing knowledge with them.
• Motivated and committed to your professional development.

Application process:

Within the application form for this role, we ask you to answer three questions, detailing the below:

• Why you want to work as a civil engineer delivering smart, sustainable infrastructure solutions? 
• Why do you want to work at Buro Happold? 
• Tell us a bit about yourself and your interests

We look forward to discussing the above points with you at the interview.

Please note, to ensure that we do not disadvantage anyone during the application process we ask that all responses in application forms, CV’s, cover letters, and during interviews should be completed without the assistance of generative AI. We’d love to hear from you in your own words as we get to know you throughout the process.

Graduates at Buro Happold  

When you join Buro Happold you are embedded into an exciting network of engineers and consultants, that supports your career development.  We have a Graduate Connect learning programme that targets specific learning and supports your journey to chartership as well as our Young Employee's Forum that links all our young talent in terms of knowledge sharing, learning and very importantly socialising.  

We place great importance on a having a safe and inclusive environment and will seek to make any arrangements that may be required to enable all who work with us to thrive. We have flexible working hours and hybrid working, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and walks of life. If you have any questions about how this could apply to your specific circumstances, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.   

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Please see our Early Careers Candidate Pack for further guidance and information.

Application Process 

We typically complete shortlisting after the role has closed. Therefore, you can expect to hear from us with 2-4 weeks of the job closing on our website. Should you wish to contact us to find out more information or to get an update, please contact earlycareers@burohappold.com 

Please note that this role is for an Autumn 2025 start. 

A place for everyone

Buro Happold values an individual's flexible approaches to working patterns as an important part of how you work and achieve balance. We welcome applications from those who are seeking flexibility in their careers.   

Our exceptional portfolio of projects is the result of the diversity of thought, identities, backgrounds, and experiences that shape us. Appreciating each other’s differences is key, we want employees to feel they don’t have to mask elements of their identity to thrive. 

We are working to change the lack of representation of marginalised groups in the built environment. We are particularly keen to hear from anyone who feels they are underrepresented in the industry. We have much to learn from one another. Embracing differences allows us to develop the most innovative and elegant solutions.

Please let us know if there are any adjustments we could make to the application process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Contact recruitment@burohappold.com so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. 

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