Graduate Civil Engineer

Description

You’ll support the delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the South East, working as part of a multidisciplinary team based in Borehamwood. You'll contribute to a variety of engineering activities, helping to develop and improve assets such as treatment facilities, pumping stations, pipelines and network infrastructure that provide essential services to communities.

You'll gain experience across the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through to construction and delivery, working closely with engineers, project managers and site teams. The role will involve regular travel to project sites across the South East, giving you valuable hands-on experience and insight into how major infrastructure projects are delivered safely, efficiently and sustainably. As your skills and confidence grow, you'll take on increasing responsibility while helping deliver infrastructure that supports communities and protects the environment.

Perfect for

Graduates who are passionate about civil engineering and want to make a real impact through the delivery of essential water and wastewater infrastructure. You’ll be curious, proactive and eager to learn, with strong problem-solving skills and an interest in civil design, construction and sustainable engineering solutions.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, tackling technical challenges and seeing projects progress while working closely with engineers, project managers and site teams. You'll be keen to develop your technical expertise while helping deliver infrastructure that supports communities, protects the environment and improves the resilience of the UK's water network.

Entry Requirements

You’ll need (or be on track to achieve) a degree in Civil Engineering or a related engineering discipline, with a minimum 2:2 classification.

Training Programme

Our 2 year Graduate Programme combines structured training with hands-on experience, giving you real responsibility from day one. You'll learn directly alongside industry experts in a collaborative, supportive environment. We invest in your continuous professional development, giving you the tools, confidence and clear progression path to build a long term career within OCU.

About OCU Group

At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.

As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.

Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.

We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.

At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.

Our Culture & Values

At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.

As part of our commitment to fairness and equality, candidates may be asked to complete an equal opportunities monitoring form during the recruitment process. This information is used for monitoring purposes only and plays no part in hiring decisions.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and are committed to offering interviews to candidates with disabilities or long-term health conditions who meet the essential criteria for the role.

To ensure that everyone has a fair opportunity to join our team, please inform us if you require any reasonable adjustments to our recruitment and interview process.