Graduate Coastal Engineer

Position: Graduate Coastal Engineer Immediate starts)
Company Description

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Job Description

About Our Team:

Our coastal team has an excellent track record in delivering coastal policy, management, and design projects both within the UK and internationally. We sit on several coastal frameworks and also undertake a range of work for private sector clients. We provide the complete coastal and marine service from front end feasibility projects, hydraulic modelling, environmental coastal management, climate adaptation, business case and economic appraisal, outline and detailed design of coastal structures, harbours, marinas and developments.

Our Graduates gain valuable experience working on a variety of global projects alongside a multitude of different disciplines. Our graduates are encouraged to develop their understanding of many elements within the water industry, such as hydraulic, structural and environmental design through calculations, report writing and use of engineering software. You will work alongside our experienced engineers as you develop these skills within a positive culture where learning and development is actively supported and promoted.

Here’s what you’ll do:

• Input at all stages of design to the delivery of major new coastal infrastructure projects
• Undertake overtopping assessments using the Eurotop manual
• Inspection, feasibility studies and detailed design relating to coast protection and sea defence structures e.g. revetments, rock armour, breakwaters, and embankments.
• Design of coastal and maritime structures e.g. revetements, sea walls, quay walls, jetties, flood walls, steel sheet piling, lock and dock gates.
• Input to costing of coastal structures and economic appraisal
• Structural / civils design calculations
• AutoCAD production of coastal design drawings
• Develop BIM and 3D model skills and experience
• Apply tools and coding (Python, R, GIS etc) to undertake analysis

Enjoy the Perks.

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

We support our graduates to pursue their professional development through professional organisations such as ICE or CIWEM. This is further complimented by AECOM’s Graduate Development programme, providing broader development and training and an opportunity to meet with other graduates.

Qualifications

Ready to push the limits of what’s possible?

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng in Civil, Structural, or Coastal Engineering with a 2:1 (or equivalent) or above
• MEng in Civil, Structural, or Coastal Engineering would be an advantage
• A final year project related to Port, Marine or Coastal Engineering would be an advantage
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, technically proficient, with ambition and drive
• Basic computer skills essential (Word/Excel)
• Familiarity with the coast protection manual would be an advantage
• Appreciation of ship simulation and port planning would be an advantage
• An understanding of the technical aspects of coastal process behaviour would be an…