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Opportunity for a Graduate Civil Engineer to join our growing, multidisciplinary team in Cheltenham, GL50 3LH, in September 2026.
Civil Engineers design vital infrastructure to support and maintain sustainable development, the built environment and the modern world. Our team collaborate across drainage, infrastructure, highway design, in all sectors of development, across the UK, on projects like our recent work designing natural flood management schemes in Gloucestershire.
We are a great place to learn, with a strong team and a diverse portfolio of projects to practice and hone your skills, and support you through Chartership, including close support from a colleague Supervising Civil Engineer to mentor you through an ICE Training Scheme to complete your initial professional development. We operate as integrated designers alongside our colleagues in other disciplines such as Transport and Water Environment, and as a standalone service.
Your day-to-day as a Graduate Civil Engineer with us will include (with the guidance and support of colleagues):
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Preparing drainage strategies and engineering reports to support planning applications.
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Preparing technical drawings such as highway designs, drainage and external works designs, ground modelling, S104, S278 and S38 drawings.
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Obtaining information, such as drawings and utility searches from third parties.
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Undertaking site visits with colleagues.
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Following best practice company drawing and design standards and staying abreast of the latest design codes/standards.
What we are looking for in our next intake of Graduate Civil Engineers:
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Bachelors or Masters degree in Civil Engineering and predicted to achieve a 2:1 grade or above.
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Demonstrate and articulate your talent and motivation to become a Civil Engineer, working on development projects and shaping the built environment.
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Engaged by and believe in our values and show this through your behaviour (see values graphic on our Careers page).
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The Right to Work in the UK indefinitely (we are unable to provide visa sponsorship now or in the future).
About Rappor
Our philosophy is simple: we invest in our people and build partnerships with our stakeholders, resulting in a dynamic and successful business that benefits everyone. As a multidisciplinary environmental and engineering consultancy, our outputs contribute to the built environment we all occupy. Our four values include ‘living our best life’ and ‘celebrating our team’, and we provide loads of opportunities to do just that. Recent external recognition for this includes The Sunday Times Best Places to Work, Gold Investors in People ‘We Invest in Wellbeing’ Accreditation and ‘Best Place to Work’ Winners, SoGlos Gloucestershire Business Awards.
Rewarding you
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A competitive starting salary
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Industry-leading annual leave: 25 days, plus your birthday, plus the period between Christmas and New Year, and an additional day for every three years’ service up to an additional five days
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4% contribution towards your company pension
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Life assurance
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Access to the Company’s wellbeing package, including a Cycle2work scheme, paid charity days, Employee Assistance Program (providing you with immediate and confidential help for any work, health or life matters) and social events throughout the year.
Being inclusive
We believe in having equity throughout our business and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We know that diverse teams are strong teams and strive to be a great home for all our people. Let us know what you need to be your best self with Rappor.
What next
We will acknowledge your application immediately and will be reviewing applications for this position on a rolling basis. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible and applications will close no later than 23 July 2026. Our selection process will include written questions as a qualifier for in person assessment in our Cheltenham office. The start date for the position will be in September 2026.
