Civil Engineer; Airports – Pavements and Drainage

Overview

The junior engineer role sits within our airports civil engineering team, above Technician level and reporting to an Associate. Its purpose is to support the technical design and coordination needed to deliver safe, buildable and operationally resilient airfield infrastructure. You will translate project requirements into drawings, models, specifications and calculations for airfield pavements and drainage, working closely with technicians and guided by senior engineers.

Typical work includes pavement inspections, materials assessment, rehabilitation design, and developing layouts and details for runways, taxiways and stands, alongside integrated drainage solutions that fit operational needs. You will collaborate with internal specialists and project managers, and gradually engage with clients, helping to produce clear scopes, coordinated design packages and concise technical reports. As you transition your highways, ports or general drainage experience into aviation, you will be supported through structured mentoring, on‑the‑job learning and exposure to the standards and methods used in airfield engineering.

• Translate project requirements into drawings, models, specifications and calculations for airfield pavements and drainage, working closely with technicians and guided by senior engineers.
• Perform pavement inspections and materials assessment, contribute to rehabilitation design, and develop layouts and details for runways, taxiways and stands, alongside integrated drainage solutions that fit operational needs.
• Collaborate with internal specialists and project managers, and gradually engage with clients to help produce clear scopes, coordinated design packages and concise technical reports.
• Transition your highways, ports or general drainage experience into aviation, supported through mentoring and on‑the‑job learning and exposure to aviation standards and methods.

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