Graduate Civil & Structural Engineer (Ports & Maritime)

This structured 2026 graduate scheme offers early-career civil and structural engineers the opportunity to solve complex maritime, port, and harbour infrastructure challenges within the nuclear and defense sectors.

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Are you brimming with ambition and ready to make your mark in the professional world? Look no further! Our UK Graduate Programme is designed to catapult you into a thriving career, offering unparalleled opportunities for growth, learning, and success. Join Amentum in September 2026 and help us create a secure and vibrant future.  

As a Graduate Ports and Maritime Civil/Structural Engineer, you will join our specialist team, looking at complex and technically demanding maritime engineering problems within the Nuclear and Defence industries. Each of our projects is unique, but typically involves consideration of the interaction between ports, harbour and coastal structures and the marine environment.  

The key challenges associated with the design, assessment and appraisal of marine infrastructure typically includes the consideration of vessel berthing and mooring loads on structures, the influence of tides, waves and currents as well as the impacts of sea level rise and the corrosive effects of seawater on steel and reinforced concrete structures.

As a result of the environment within which our projects are located, our work remains varied and interesting, keeping the engineering challenges fresh and exciting. 

Why Join Us?   

• Exciting Projects: Work with a diverse team of experts from across the UK and beyond to gain insights into our markets and clients.  

• Comprehensive Training: Benefit from a structured development programme that covers everything from discipline-specific skills and professional registration to personal development.   

• Mentorship: Receive guidance from seasoned professionals who are dedicated to helping you achieve your career goals.   

• Career Progression: When you reach the end of the programme, it’s just the beginning! You’ll be supported to continue to develop your experience and capabilities to help progress your career and achieve professional registration.   

• Supportive Community: Our hub-based model is focused in key locations, ensuring that you’ll be part of a supportive early careers community with plenty of networking  and experiential learning opportunities.   

We are looking for candidates who:  

• Have completed an undergraduate or master’s degree (MEng Civil/Structural Engineering) level qualification in a relevant subject by summer 2026. 

And with the following Key Skills & Attributes: 

• Ability to work effectively within a team but also independently. 

• Organisation & Time Management: Ability to juggle multiple tasks and meet deadlines. 

• Eager to take ownership, ask questions, and seek out opportunities to grow.

You must be:

• A flexible self-starter, who is keen to drive their career forward.   

• Adaptable to change, with a thirst for learning new things.   

• Have the permanent right to work in the UK.   

Our Graduate Programme assumes that participants are commencing their first professional role post-graduation.

To qualify for our Graduate Programme, you must therefore have: 

• Completed your first degree no earlier than the summer of 2024.  

• Not worked in a similar professional role since graduation. 

• Achieved a minimum 2:2 in your first degree. 

What else we provide:     

• A flexible work-style, embracing a hybrid working pattern and supporting those who need. to balance work/life commitments a bit differently than others.    

• Free single medical cover and digital GP service.   

• Reimbursement towards relevant professional development and memberships.   

• An inclusive and diverse work environment, embracing the variety of disciplines, cultures, backgrounds and lifestyles of our employees through our Employee Networks.  

• A focus on safety, health, and wellbeing, prioritising our people through a supportive culture and positive mental health champion network.    

We want you to bring your whole, authentic self to work.    

As a Disability Confident employer, we will interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for a vacancy. We welcome applications from candidates who are seeking flexible working and from those who may not meet all the listed requirements for a role.