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Graduate Civil Engineers (5523)

Scottish Government

Department
Scottish Government
Location
Glasgow
Openings
4 posts
Grade
HEO
Salary
£38,422 to £43,934
Closing
12 days left
Profession
Other
Contract
Permanent
Security clearance
BPSS
Working pattern
Full-time
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Job summary

Are you looking to progress in your career to become Chartered professionals in an exciting and supportive environment?

Join our dynamic Civil Engineering teams and work on high-profile, nationally recognised projects through the Transport Scotland Graduate Scheme. Accredited by the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and Chartered Institution of Highways & Transportation (CIHT), this program offers an exceptional opportunity for graduates to develop their skills and achieve Chartered status while also preparing them for working as a senior professional within the industry.

Since 2006, our Graduate Training Scheme has successfully guided graduates to achieve Chartered status through ICE or CIHT. Our bespoke training scheme is unique in that it is designed to provide a targeted and focused development of Civil Engineering Graduates from the moment they join the scheme.

Successful candidates will be expected to start approximately September 2027.

We want to develop 'in-house' talent that can, in time, successfully apply for promotion to our Senior Civil Engineer roles within Transport Scotland.

Our system of internal rotations across Directorates, along with external secondments to Design Consultancies and construction sites, allows Graduates to gain broad experience and develop skills that might otherwise be difficult to attain in a four to five year period. This provides Graduates with an overall broader experience in terms of both the practical aspects of planning and engineering, along with the skills to project manage the engineering process and make sound engineering judgements. Graduates will also be supported to develop their skills as Civil Servants, provide support to Ministers, and serve the people of Scotland.

Graduates enter a Training Agreement with Transport Scotland, outlining responsibilities and aligning with the Professional Body’s Training Scheme. Progress is tracked through the ICE’s Professional Development Online system, ensuring graduates are on track to meet ICE Member attributes and achieve professional qualification.

What they’re looking for

  • Qualifications
  • Candidates must demonstrate that they hold either a MEng in Civil Engineering or a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering with a further MSc in a related subject, both of which must be accredited by the Engineering Council (EngC) to follow the standard route to the CEng qualification. You can verify your degree here.
  • It is expected that most candidates will currently be in their final year of studies, so they must demonstrate that they are on track to have achieved the required qualification in advance of the role starting in September 2027.
  • Please make this clear in your CV or we may be unable to pass you at the initial sift stage.
  • Proof of qualifications will be checked at the assessment stage.
  • Success profile
  • Success profiles are specific to each job and they include the mix of behaviours, experience and technical criteria (if applicable) that candidates will be assessed on.
  • The Success Profile will include the Professional / Technical skills, Experience and Behaviours.
  • Technical / Professional Skills:
  • Developing Science & Engineering Capability. You can display professionalism and use best practice in performing and reporting work.
  • Technical Oversight & Management. You can plan and manage technical elements of a project, identifying the techniques and resources required for efficient and effective delivery.
  • You can find out more about the skills required, here: insert link to framework
  • Behaviours:
  • Making effective decisions - Level 3
  • Communicating and influencing - Level 3
  • Developing self and others - Level 3
  • Working together - Level 3
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  • How to apply
  • Apply online, providing a CV and Supporting Statement (of no more than 1500 words) which provides evidence of how you meet the skills, experience and behaviours listed in the Success Profile above.
  • Please note, for this vacancy we will be carrying out an initial sift based on the following qualification requirements which have also been identified above:
  • Candidates must demonstrate that they hold either a MEng in Civil Engineering or a BEng/BSc in Civil Engineering with a further MSc in a related subject, both of which must be accredited by the Engineering Council (EngC) to follow the standard route to the CEng qualification. You can verify your degree here.
  • Candidates who do not state the above will be sifted out at the initial sift. Only candidates who provide this information will be taken through to the full sift.
  • Candidates who pass the initial Qualification sift will then be sifted on the remaining criteria. If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and presentation where all criteria in the Success Profile above will be tested.
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools can be used to support your application, but all statements and examples provided must be truthful, factually accurate and taken directly from your own experience. Where plagiarism has been identified (presenting the ideas and experiences of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, and presented as your own) applications will be withdrawn and internal candidates may be subject to disciplinary action.
  • Please see our for more information on acceptable and unacceptable uses of AI in recruitment.
  • If invited for further assessment, this will consist of an interview and (insert assessment type). Assessments are scheduled for w/c 2 February 2026, however this may be subject to change.
  • Recruitment Principles
  • As a government organisation, we adhere to the and we investigate any received in relation to recruitment cases.

Behaviours you’ll be assessed on

This advert says the panel will score you against these behaviours at HEO level. Each one links to worked examples.

Job description

  • Project management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Technical challenge
  • Procurement of services
  • Support for Government Ministers.
  • Specific tasks/duties will change depending on which Directorate the graduate is working in at the time. Graduates will have input into their scheduled placements to help tailor their experiences to their individual preferences, whilst ensuring that business priorities are being met.

Nationality requirements

This job is broadly open to the following groups:

  • UK nationals
  • nationals of the Republic of Ireland
  • nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
  • nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
  • individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
  • Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service

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Selection process

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Technical skills.

Please apply using link provided.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

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