Graduate Engineer.

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Overview

Job summary

Nuttall Bowser are a renowned bridges engineering specialist consultancy serving the UK and beyond – we differentiate our offering through exuding our values of Agile, Anticipate, Enhance & Together amounting to an experience we term ‘beyond the deliverable’ – a focus comprising our insight, advice, experience and delivery.

We are based in the Generator Building within the Finzels Reach area of central Bristol – situated in a harbourside setting with just a 5min walk to Cabot Circus and a 10min walk to the train station. The Generator Building is grade II listed structure modernly restored to celebrate its heritage features and history, providing an appropriate fit to our business capability and culture.

We are looking for a Graduate Engineer to join our business at an exciting phase of growth and matriculation where our people are valued and empowered to support our development.

You will join a high performing environment which aims to inspire, nurture and reward our people.   We recognise that our people are by far our most important asset and thus our philosophy is that we hire great people and empower and support them in achieving their goals.

Responsibilities

  • Undertake examinations and surveys pertaining to assessments, repairs and design of bridges and structures

  • Assist and undertake authoring of bridge assessments, bridge repair design and bridge designs

  • Assist with the programme and deliverables of your projects

  • Develop towards Chartership through our accredited training programme

  • Develop towards further responsibilities with experience

Minimum Requirements

  • Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering at least 2-1 classification

  • Specific interest to pursue career in bridge engineering

  • Ability to demonstrate sound understanding of structural engineering

  • Willing and able to work towards chartership with the Institute of Civil Engineers (ICE) or Institute of Structural Engineers (IStructE)

  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills with ability to communicate concepts with clarity and confidence

  • Working knowledge of CAD and structural analysis software packages

  • Willingness to travel throughout the UK to undertake site visits

Preferred Requirements

  • Previous undergraduate structural engineering experience preferable

  • University modules within structural analysis, design, and bridge engineering preferable

  • UK driving license

What we offer

Work life balance

Nuttall Bowser provides a unique working environment that enables our people to achieve both their career and life goals without compromise.  We offer flexibility in working patterns including work location(s), through office, home, or remote working, and working hours through monthly rather than weekly standard hours. 

Culture

We support and nurture an inclusive and open-minded culture based upon respect and mutual trust.  We challenge ourselves to be the best versions of ourselves by evaluating both performance and behaviours and reflecting upon our culture. 

We inform our people in all aspects of our business and value our employees’ perspective and ideas by purposefully engaging with them to help shape and enhance our business.

We provide our employees with a high-performance environment underpinned by our people’s commitment, conscientiousness, and collaboration.  You will work alongside fellow professionals who share your passion for engineering that will enhance your development.

We support and empower our people to achieve optimum outcomes for both our projects, people, and the planet which drives the success of our business.  We reflect upon the outcomes of each project and ensure that lessons learnt drive our business forward.

Career

In joining a recently formed business you will significantly gain from its growth and development and be exposed to enhanced opportunities earlier in your career.  You will relish a shared journey working with your colleagues in developing the business and celebrating its success. 

We continually challenge ourselves to enhance our capabilities as a business and take on challenging projects enable us to grow. Our fluid approach to the market supports a wide flavour of project and client types bringing diversity and business resilience

We work with our employees to plan their career development in line with their aspirations and the overall needs of the team and the wider business.  We encourage our people to help us shape and develop our business through performance goal setting.

Equal opportunities

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer – we believe in enhancing our employees to reach their full potential without prejudice with all business hire, training, and career progression based solely upon the needs of the individual and the business. 

How to apply

To apply for experienced professional roles simply send an email to careers@nuttallbowser.com with the following:

Attach an up-to-date Curriculum Vitae

  • Attach a cover letter including:

    • Your career interests including sectors and specialisms of interest

    • Your immediate career aspirations

    • The role you are applying for

    • Your preferred commencement dates

We’d love to hear from you.

We love connecting with people within the civil engineering industry whether you are a potential client or potential employee. Whether your interest is immediate, forthcoming or you would simply like to understand more about our business we are here to help and discuss what we can do for you.