2026 Ireland Graduate Civil Engineering Career Path: Water Sector
Designing resilient infrastructure for a sustainable future. Join a team that’s shaping tomorrow’s water systems—today. At Mott MacDonald, our Water Division is a centre of excellence, tackling some of the most pressing challenges of our time: climate change, ageing infrastructure, and population growth. As a Graduate Civil Engineer, you’ll play a vital role in designing safe, sustainable water and wastewater systems that serve communities now and for generations to come.
This is more than a graduate role—it’s an opportunity to grow, collaborate, and make a meaningful impact. You’ll be supported by a caring and inclusive team, empowered to innovate, and inspired to contribute to projects that improve lives and protect the environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Designing infrastructure – Contribute to the design of pipelines, water and wastewater treatment facilities across feasibility, outline, and detailed design stages.
* Collaborative delivery – Work with diverse teams to develop integrated, sustainable solutions that reflect the needs of communities and ecosystems.
* Project lifecycle support – Be involved from planning and modelling through to construction, commissioning, and handover—gaining holistic project experience.
* Digital innovation – Use cutting‑edge digital tools to enhance design quality, efficiency, and collaboration.
Why This Role Matters
* Empowering growth – Receive mentoring, structured training, and hands‑on experience to build technical and project management skills.
* Celebrating impact – Every project helps deliver clean water, protect natural resources, and build resilience against climate change.
* Inclusive culture – We celebrate diversity and foster a culture where everyone feels valued, heard, and supported.
* Integrity & trust – We uphold the highest standards of professionalism and ethics.
* Wellbeing first – Our adaptable working, mental health support, and caring environment promote wellbeing.
* Purpose‑driven work – Engineering solutions have real‑world impact on public health, sustainability, and community resilience.
Candidate Specification
We are looking for committed and motivated graduates with a genuine passion and a desire to make a difference. Eligibility: a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a similar discipline (obtained no earlier than 2024 or expected that year). Relevant experience is required (excluding placements). A strong interest in Mott MacDonald and the water sector is essential.
Key Strengths We’re Seeking
* Initiative – Takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
* Communication – Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
* Quality – Delivers high‑quality written work with great attention to detail and clarity.
* Analysis – Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.
About Your Development
* Three‑year early careers soft skills programme – Accelerating your Future.
* Mentor support and structured training to meet professional development objectives.
* Biannual salary reviews and competitive base salary.
Benefits and Perks
* Salary reviews, competitive pay, work‑life balance.
* Social and sporting events, charity involvement.
* Discounts on cinema, travel, fashion, utilities.
* Opportunities to engage in community initiatives and local events.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
We put equality, diversity and inclusion at the heart of our business and encourage inclusive culture where everyone has opportunity to contribute.
Agile Working
We embrace agility, adaptability, and trust to choose most effective ways to meet commitments.
More About Mott MacDonald
Global engineering consultancy focused on improving society through sustainability, digital innovation and excellence. Values: progress, respect, integrity, drive, excellence.
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