Graduate Civil Engineer

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Graduate Civil Engineers

Location: Kirkby-in-Ashfield

Hours: 40 hours per week - 8:00 - 17:00 Monday to Friday (may include occasional weekend work)

Competitive Salary; Company Car or Car Allowance

We are looking for Graduate Civil Engineers to join the UK’s leading ground engineering and geotechnical contractor.

Our reputation for delivering high quality foundation and ground engineering solutions is built upon our People. If you enjoy helping others and have strong interpersonal skills, you’ll have what it takes to become an Engineer with Van-Elle.

About The Role

We are looking to recruit recent Graduate Civil Engineers to join the UK’s largest ground engineering company. You will get hands-on experience within a dynamic and progressive company. The role will be challenging, demanding, varied and a fantastic opportunity to begin your engineering career alongside the support offered from our vastly experienced team.

As a Graduate Engineer you will be given dedicated support and mentorship through a training scheme. Given an opportunity within a specialist field being exposed to the whole construction cycle, from business development through to operations on site. You’ll quickly become a valued member of our team and will use your critical thinking skills to ensure effective project planning right through to implementation. You’ll also have exposure to client facing operations and will be required to attend sites for solution development meetings.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the management of site operations, to ensure safety, quality, cost effectiveness, timely production and customer satisfaction
• Assist in planning and sequencing of operations, including writing method statements and risk assessments, and procuring sub-contractor, labour, plant and material resources
• Implement operational quality control measures and QA processes
• Develop work plans, method statements and risk assessments
• Monitor the progress of project works
• Take a proactive approach in the responsibility for Health and Safety ensuring all required documentation is in place
• Ensure full communication across all management levels within the project
• Attend regular meetings with the client to discuss and appraise performance
• Ensure that all operatives are provided with the necessary resources, materials and information for the carrying out of their duties and for ensuring that safe working practices are followed
• Complete quality inspections to ensure work is completed to a safe standard
• Conduct self in a way that reflects and promotes the Van Elle company values
• Understand and act in accordance with Van Elle’s policies and procedures
• Any other tasks that you may reasonably be required to undertake
  

Key Skills And Experience

• Degree in Civil Engineering or similar
• Be able to demonstrate practical experience from construction or similar transferrable skills
• Experience with AutoCAD preferable
• IT competent in Microsoft packages and SharePoint
• Valid CSCS would be beneficial
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to work effectively to deadlines and under pressure
• Good attention to detail and accuracy of work
• Effective planning and organisation skills
• A structured approach to problem solving
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical, mathematical and technical skills
• Knowledge of the relevant legal and safety regulations
• Flexibility to travel in the UK and hold a full, clean UK driver’s licence (required)
  

What You’ll Get In Return

We offer a competitive salary, company car or car allowance, 25 days leave, access to a generous pension plan so that you can look forward to a bright future.

Through our Graduate Training Scheme, you will have the opportunity of working towards chartered accreditation with a recognised ICE training agreement. Our onsite Training Centre is able to offer ongoing training and development opportunities.

About Us

Over the past 35 years, Van Elle has grown to become the UK’s largest independent ground engineering contractor, successfully completing over 20,000 projects across the UK. Van Elle’s unrivalled range of engineering techniques and design services enables our expert engineering teams to develop technically excellent and cost-effective solutions across a wide number of sectors, from housing, construction to rail.

Employing over 500 people, with a turnover of over £84 million, we have plans to grow and build on our reputation for delivering high quality foundation and ground engineering solutions. Van Elle values diversity and celebrates individual differences, believing that our inclusive family centric culture helps our business continue to grow as a dynamic and innovative organisation.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this type of role. The list is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this type of role.

Van Elle has a legal responsibility to ensure that all its employees have the legal right to live and work in the UK. Therefore, if you are made an offer of employment, this will be subject to Van Elle verifying that you are eligible to work in the UK before you start work.