Graduate Civil Engineer

Milestone Infrastructure is the UKs leading highways maintenance provider. Looking after 48000 km of roads, 300,000 lighting assets and 20,000 miles of footways, always with a view to ensuring that all works are carried out as sustainably as possible and with minimal impact to local communities. Milestone Infrastructure sits within M Group Services Transport Division, positioned to support transport clients across the UK. As a business, people are at the heart of everything we do, whether they are our people, our clients, or the communities they serve. We are committed to behaving with integrity and in a sustainable manner, being mindful to the needs of our communities and the environment., We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join the Milestone Projects team and learn alongside our experienced engineers about how to be responsible for the daily control, management, and coordination of construction activities on site to ensure projects are delivered on time, on budget and to the required safety, environmental and quality standards. With the support of your work-based mentor, your responsibilities will increase as your skills and technical knowledge develop.

The contracts you will be working on will include the National Highways SDF Framework delivering all works specifically to do with drainage, Westmoreland Framework delivering general Civil Engineering Projects and potential future works with an established developer in the centre of Manchester., * Assist with the management of all engineering activities including engineering control, setting out and providing direction to workforce and leading Quality control systems to ensure compliance with project design and specifications

• Ensuring the highest possible Health, Safety & Environmental standards are employed across all projects, adhering to Milestone health and safety policy/ environmental policy and actively supporting the Injury Free Environment (IFE) culture that is an integral part of the Milestone working environment.

• Meet client expectations and ensure excellent communication skills with all project stakeholders

• Assist with Survey & Engineering Control -Responsible for checking all sub-contractor and direct labour works.

• Assist reviewing design and proposing solution by raising RFI’s and communicating to relevant parties i.e., Designers / Sub Contractors

• Assist Materials ordering and approvals

• Working with the Site Team in monitoring HSEQ aspects of the project including Project Health and Safety File.

• Assist managing the permit process including CAT scanning and issuing Permits

• Keep accurate records including site diary, records of works activities, resource allocations and as-built information using AutoCAD

• Input into collaborative planning for site work

• Fully engage with the commercial team members to ensure the project commercial procedures are followed.

• Compliance with Milestone and PCC, H&S, Quality and Environmental, reporting and performance requirements

• Represent Milestone and the Client in a professional manner at all times. Be customer focused and proactive in managing customer interface to prevent / eliminate complaints.

• Assist with the development of the Test and Inspection Plan

• Maintain Quality and Inspection records for all elements of the works and ensure items are signed off by the relevant party within the required timeframe.

• Communicate effectively with the Milestone Site Management Team to ensure the works are planned in line with the agreed programme.

• Be willing to work nights and/or away from home for short periods were required.

• Working collaboratively with customers to understand and develop project objectives.

• Knowledge of National Highways standards such as the DMRB and MCDHW (preferred)

• Knowledge of Health and Safety and Construction Design Management (CDM) in design and construction

• Computer literate particularly with packages such as Microsoft Excel and Word, and AutoCad (desirable)

• Driving License compulsory.

An offer of employment for this role will be subject to a satisfactory DBS Check. Such checks will be requested once a conditional offer of employment has been made.

• Company pension

• Employee discount, Contribution towards professional development fees and further training opportunities provided

Generous pension contribution/ Reward & Recognition Scheme/ Cycle2work scheme

Competitive family friendly and special leave policies

Employee discount platform

£31,000 plus a £1000 sign on bonus