Would you like to work for an inclusive and collaborative company which is also one of the most successful within the UK infrastructure and construction industry?

Who we are at Morgan Sindall Infrastructure

We deliver some of the UK’s most complex and critical infrastructure across six core sectors of energy, water, nuclear, highways, rail and aviation for public and private customers. Working on projects and long-term frameworks, we believe in connecting people, places and communities through innovative and responsible infrastructure.

Our people are our business. Through their expertise, we harness innovative ideas and approaches that enable us to safely and responsibly design and deliver resilient infrastructure upon which we all rely. Morgan Sindall Infrastructure is part of Morgan Sindall Group plc, a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £3 billion.

Our Graduate Programme

Our structured development Graduate programme covers a variety of personal development and technical training to support your well-rounded development. Our programme blends practical exposure to enhance your discipline specific abilities whilst enhancing your individual personal development during your early career. 

You’ll also be offered a professional scheme mentor, to help you expand graduate membership of your specific chartered body.

We have a great group of early careers currently in the business and plenty of experienced colleagues who get involved in supporting you at every step of the way!

About the project

This is an exciting opportunity to deliver infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects for one of the UK’s water companies. You will help to improve their water and waste water assets, ensuring the security of supply and reducing the risk of failure to old underperforming assets. You could work across multi-disciplinary projects and frameworks, typically in alliances and joint ventures.

What will you be doing

Providing and learning to deliver geotechnical and geo-environmental support to a range of projects.

Ground investigations will be a key aspect of the role, from working collaboratively with the design team to managing sites, setting out borehole locations, site visits, data gathering, logging and sampling, generating and reviewing reports.

You will need to be diligent in reviewing upfront desk study information including variations in ground conditions, ground water, old mining works, UXO, previous land uses as well as utility services with a focus on eliminating potential risks and hazards.

Elements of the role will include providing support on contaminated land issues as well as ground water, in an effort to reduce human and financial risk with ever changing legislation.

You will be working to the current standards and be expected to uphold the highest levels of health and safety ensuring tasks are completed safely and successfully whilst being able to challenge any unsafe practices.

A hands on approach to work is required with problem solving and unexpected challenges being commonplace. You should have good time management being able to work effectively to tight schedules.

What qualifications do I require

A degree in Geology / Geo-science or Civil Engineering at lower second or above

Ability to travel or drive to remote site locations if needed

Ideally some exposure to a construction/engineering environment. However, this is not essential

Motivation to achieve professional accreditation

What essential skills do I require

 Listening

• to others and record important information as I do so
• by using open ended questions to deepen my understanding

Speaking

• engagingly by using facts and examples to support my point
• adaptively by changing the content depending on the response of listeners

Creativity:

• develop ideas by considering different perspectives

Staying Positive:

• Look for opportunities in difficult situations
• Support others to stay positive, by helping them see opportunities

Aiming High:

• Set goals and secure the right resources to achieve them

Leadership:

• Manage time and share resources to support completing task

Teamwork:  

• Work well with others by understanding and respecting diversity of others' cultures, beliefs, and backgrounds
• Contribute to group decision making, whilst recognising the value of other ideas

Visit the Universal Framework for essential skills for more information.