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Location: Golspie
Hours: 35 hours per week
Duration: Permanent
Salary: £32,596 - £44,899 p.a.
Starting salary 1: Bachelor degree in Civil Engineering with Honours - £32,596 HC06 SCP24
Starting salary 2: Masters in Civil Engineering or first degree in Civil Engineering with Masters - £35,636 HC07 SCP29
This Post can extend to the top of HC08 £44,899 following the attainment of experience and evidence of working at this level.
Salary placing within the appropriate grade will normally be at the first point of the scale.
Job Purpose
To work within a team producing designs, assessments, reports, drawings and contract documents for Civil Engineering works and assisting with the supervision of Civil Engineering schemes.
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I’m in my final year doing Economics and I don’t know whether to apply for grad schemes now or do a masters first. What do you think?
Honest answer — it depends on where you want to end up. A lot of top grad schemes (Big 4, civil service, banking) don’t need a masters. Let’s look at the ones you’d be competitive for now, and we can decide if a masters actually adds anything.
Also worth knowing: most autumn 2026 applications are open now. Timing matters more than you think.
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Graduate Consultant — 2026 Scheme
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StrongYour economics background and your summer at a regional bank line up with what PwC looks for on the consulting scheme. Applications close in four weeks.
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You’ve got the grades and the economics background, and your bank internship is exactly the experience this scheme looks for. Apply soon — deadlines close within the month.
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Your summer at the bank plus your econometrics coursework map directly to the day-one responsibilities on this scheme — client modelling, market briefings, and deal support.
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Requirements
Starting salary 1: Bachelor degree with Honours in Civil Engineering which must be accredited by the Engineering Council.
Starting salary 2: Masters in Civil Engineering or first degree in Civil Engineering with Masters which must be accredited by the Engineering Council.
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