About Fairhurst LLP – Fairhurst LLP is one of the UK’s largest private multidisciplinary partnerships of consulting engineers, delivering civil, structural, geotechnical, environmental, transportation, planning, water, and landscape architecture services across 16 principal offices in the UK. Fairhurst specialises in providing cost‑effective, sustainable engineering solutions and prides itself on high-quality service delivery, technical excellence, and long-standing client relationships.
Role Overview – Due to a healthy forward workload, we are currently looking to appoint an experienced Graduate in our Edinburgh office. The successful candidate will work on design of major infrastructure, highway and energy schemes. To work in both supervised and unsupervised environments, ensuring that the technical content of all work carried out is correct to the standard required and meets client needs and expectations.
All engineers work under direct supervision of our highly experienced directors and alongside our team of dedicated engineers and technicians. We can offer an ICE approved training agreement and a route towards chartered membership of a professional engineering institution.
Depending on experience as you progress you can expect to be active on a number of projects and with a number of clients at any given time.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Design of major infrastructure, highway and energy schemes. To work in both supervised and unsupervised environments, ensuring that the technical content of all work carried out is correct to the standard required and meets client needs and expectations.
- Liaise and communicate clearly in a professional manner to colleagues, clients, contractors and other designers to offer advice and guidance on matters relating to your work.
- Be able to work in close collaboration with team members.
- Attendance at design meetings, site meetings and carryout site inspections.
- Developing and mentoring of less experienced team members.
- Work on projects with consideration to the agreed project budgetary limits and timescales.
- Liaison with statutory bodies including Local Authorities, Transport Scotland, SSEN.
QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE
- 1-3 years experience
- Experience in the use of the UK Design Manual for Roads and Bridges (DMRB) and Manual of Contract Documents for Highway Works (MCDHW).
- Experience in the use of Civils3D highway design software.
- Experience using and creating 3D models for use in BIM desirable but not essential.
- Experience in the use of other software packages for sign, line and VRS design.
- Demonstrate working within a multi-disciplinary design team
- Understanding & appreciation of health and safety legislation covering the construction industry
- Bachelor degree or masters level qualification in a Civil Engineering discipline.
- Working towards Chartered Status of an appropriate professional institution e.g. MICE, MCIHT.
WHAT WE OFFER YOU
- A collaborative, partner‑led environment with access to multidisciplinary expertise.
- ICE approved training with a pathway to chartered membership of a professional engineering institute
- Career and professional development and opportunities on high‑profile projects.
- Competitive salary and benefits, aligned to experience and location.
- A culture built on responsiveness, flexibility, and sustainable, value‑adding engineering.
- Competitive salary and excellent flexible benefits package
- Contributory pension, personal health care plan and life insurance
- 33 days annual leave (inclusive of Public Holidays) including annual leave purchase and buy-back scheme
- Bonus Schemes including loyalty bonus and qualifications award
- Interest-free travel loan
You can learn more about our staff benefits here.
ETHOS
We, at Fairhurst, know that progress within the industry is all about people. That’s why we’re working together to build a better, more inclusive and diverse future for engineers and the engineering industry.
We are committed to providing a workplace that is respectful, fair and inclusive for all employees. We recognise the value of different perspectives and backgrounds, and we are committed to creating an environment where everyone can contribute and succeed.
Please submit your CV and cover letter to recruitment@fairhurst.co.uk stating the role and office you are applying to. For more information on Fairhurst please visit our website.
