Graduate Engineer

Closing Date Tuesday 18th August 2026at 12:00

Location Belfast (Regular UK & ROI Travel)

FK Lowry (part of the Lagan Specialist Group) is now recruiting for a Graduate Engineer

Company: FK Lowry
Job Type: Full-time - Permanent
Location: Belfast (Regular UK & ROI Travel)
Reporting to:Piling Director

Who we are
FK Lowry, part of the Lagan Specialist Group, has been delivering specialist piling solutions for over 35 years. As members of the Federation of Piling Specialists and founding member of the Piling Contractors Association of Ireland (PCAI), we design and install CFA and rotary bored piling, retaining walls, driven piling and ground improvement systems for some of the region’s most significant infrastructure and building projects.

Role Overview
Are you a Graduate Engineer looking to launch your career with a leading specialist contractor in the construction industry? If so, FK Lowry Piling would love to hear from you. We have an exciting opportunity for a motivated and ambitious Graduate Engineer to join our dynamic team. Working on a variety of piling and foundation engineering projects, you will gain valuable hands‑on experience across site operations, project planning, commercial management and engineering delivery. From project mobilisation and site set‑up through to successful completion, you will play a key role in supporting the safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery of our projects. This is an excellent opportunity to learn from experienced industry professionals, develop your technical and managerial skills, and build a rewarding long‑term career within a growing and respected organisation.

What you'll do

The following reflect the main tasks associated with your position and are not intended to be exclusive or exhaustive:

• Conduct site visits and investigations
• Prepare technical reports, drawings and specifications using CAD software
• Support Project Managers in planning, budgeting and scheduling tasks
• Collaborate with architects, surveyors and contractors to ensure project success
• Ensuring up to date Contract documentation is reviewed and in place
• Liaise with commercial team to identify change/delay to tender
• Procurement and scheduling of piles and/or materials
• Control of costs and financial reporting
• Liaising with clients and other stakeholders
• Sequencing and programming
• Attending site meetings (HSEQ/Progress etc.)
• Analyse data and provide recommendations for engineering solutions
• Visiting FK Lowry sites pre-commencement
• Preparing Method Statements and Risk Assessments, and implementing safe working practices on site
• Implementing design to site execution
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives across engineering and operational processes.
• Monitor piling production records and assist in analysing performance against project requirements
• Work towards achieving professional development objectives and membership of a relevant engineering institution.

What you'll bring

As a Graduate Engineer your main skills and experience will include:

Essential:

• Degree level qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering and Management or other relevant area
• Minimum of 40 weeks work experience within Civil Engineering or Construction
• Full driving license, permitting driving within the UK/Ireland
• Flexibility to travel to sites
• Confidence with IT, including MS Office packages
• Willing to work towards and achieve professional engineering accreditation

• CSR/CSCS Qualification or equivalent
• Experience of using AutoCAD or other equivalent software

Our Values

Our values are important to how we run our business. We have been awarded Platinum Investors in People in recognition of our people management practices and investment in learning and development. We are therefore looking for candidates that can demonstrate behaviours in line with our core values and continue with our culture of putting people first:

• Caring
• Trust
• Respect
• Fun
• Open & Honest
• Safety

How we'll reward you

In return, we offer a competitive salary plus a wide selection of lifestyle offers, development and learning programmes, services and support designed to help you manage and balance your work/life priorities, while encouraging professional growth.

Our Core Benefits for this role include:

• Biannual Bonus based on Individual and Company Performance
• Generous Holiday Allowance, with option to purchase more
• Car Allowance
• Salary Sacrifice Pension
• Paid Membership fees of a relevant Institution or Professional Body
• Life Assurance Plan – four times annual salary
• Health Cash Plan – discounted optical, dental, physio and other health & wellbeing services
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Gym Membership Scheme & use of our private company gym at Head Office in Belfast
• Biannual Performance Development Planning
• Mentoring and Career Pathway
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Pay
• Enhanced Sickness Pay

Your application

At Lagan Specialist Contracting Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we are committed to working with you to make the application process as easy as possible. If you require any assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us at human.resources@laganscg.com and we will be happy to help.

LAGAN SPECIALIST GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.

The closing date for completed applications is Tuesday 18th August 2026 at 12:00

LAGAN SPECIALIST CONTRACTING GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER