Graduate Civil Engineer (Motorsport) - Evolve

Graduate engineering role focused on designing motorsport and leisure venues using CAD, supporting concept-to-construction projects, requiring engineering background, design skills, and strong passion for motorsport.

Your opportunity

Ridge recently acquired Driven International Ltd - a multidisciplinary practice offering architecture, engineering, visualisation and design of sports, leisure, driving and motorsport destinations. We push the boundaries of creativity and use of technology, bringing a fresh-thinking approach to the design of unique and sustainable venues.

Our team is comprised of passionate, experienced and qualified design directors, architects, engineers and technicians collaborating from our design studio in Hampshire in the United Kingdom. We provide a full service from feasibility and concept design to detailed engineering, construction and operational support.

We are proud to be recruiting to expand this team, you can find the details below for this rare opportunity!

About the opportunity

Due to recent growth, we are seeking new talent to join our team delivering UK and International motorsports, sports and leisure projects . The ideal candidate will have the ability to split their work across our track design, master planning and Civil Engineering team, giving a unique opportunity to develop your design or engineering career with a motorsports specialism. 

The primary focus of the role will range from undertaking conceptual layout design, to developing these to engineering packages under the guidance of Principals within the business. A strong focus of the role will be producing designs in 2D & 3D within industry standard software packages as well as developing accompanying details and specifications.

This role would suit a candidate with experience or an interest in either master planning/urban design, civil engineering or motorsport engineering.  A strong passion & knowledge of motorsport is essential.

A typical week could include:

• Providing concept design support to early stage feasibility projects

• Contributing & attending  design workshops (remote/ in person UK / in person overseas)

• Developing new site plan concepts in CAD format from sketch form to scaled CAD drawings

• Preparing design reports and presentations to communicate our designs

• Reviewing simulation design data to enhance our race tracks designs

• Developing 3D designs of proposed venues

• Assisting the design team in preparing specifications, engineering details and detailed design reports

What you’ll be doing

• Working as a Graduate Engineer on large scale motorsport tracks, test tracks or private automotive driving venues as well as our growing sports/leisure sector.

• The role will involve working closely with our inhouse Designers, Architects and CAD technicians, reporting to a Principal.

• Working under the guidance of a Principal to implement company protocols, procedures and engineering solutions.

• Working in a variety of software packages to generate CAD design drawings, reports, presentations and graphics

• Assisting in the preparation of engineering designs and specifications

• Attendance at site visits, design workshops and meetings with clients and Driven staff in the UK and overseas

• Assisting in the design of aspects outside of track design, including site layouts and other design projects.

• Helping to refine working protocols such as creating working templates, document templates, design procedures, IT procedures.

Your skills and experience

• Ideally, you’ll hold a degree in Civil Engineering (BEng/Bsc/MEng/Msc), Motorsport, or Mechanical Engineering.

• Ideally, you’ll be experienced working in a design role - producing technical design drawings on major infrastructure, masterplans, planning or civil engineering projects within a design consultancy environment – this may include short term work experience roles or ‘Year in Industry’ placements.

• Experience of producing reports & presentations

• Willingness to work towards working independently, and open to training in new areas of design across our company.

• Confident in articulating designs and technical content to non-technical personnel and clients.

• Experience in the use of one or more of: Microstation or AutoCAD, Civil 3D, Revit, Adobe Suite, Blender or other similar industry software.

Your approach and style

• Someone with a passion and enthusiasm for the motorsport industry and racing circuits

• Practical, organised and a keen eye for detail

• A high level of personal motivation and eager to learn new things and venture out of your comfort zone;

• Happy to work at a fast pace to meet project deadlines.

• Somebody who applies excellence in all they do and is willing to go the extra mile for a client.

• Wants the opportunity to work on world class, high profile and unique projects.

About us

We are Ridge, a Built Environment Consultancy. We help our clients transform the quality and sustainability of the built environment.

Our 1,400+ people bring a vast range of skills, delivering a professional mindset, gritty discipline and a genuine passion to every one of the thousands of projects they undertake each year. They’re the foundation of our success - they drive our vision, embody our values and separate us from the competition.

Come and join us if you’re hungry to be part of an exceptional team - if you put quality first - if you’re motivated by ingenuity and if you’re always aspiring to be the very best.