Ready to kick-start your engineering career and make an impact on major infrastructure projects? Do you want to work on challenging schemes, develop your skills, and be part of a team shaping the future of construction and rail in the North West?
If so, we have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Engineer to join our Story Contracting North West Division, based at Chorley or Carlisle. There’s never been a better time to join Team Story!
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Why This Role?
At Story Contracting, you’ll work on a diverse range of civil engineering and rail projects through our established frameworks for industry-leading and public sector clients, including:
· Earthworks
· Trackworks
· Structures
· Property
· Highways
· Water
· Energy
You’ll gain hands-on experience, supported by industry experts, while contributing to projects that make a real difference. We pride ourselves on delivering practical, innovative solutions and challenging the status quo.
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Who We’re Looking For
We’re looking for either a newly graduated engineer or someone with 2–3 years of post-graduate experience who is ready to take the next step in their career.
You should have:
· A Civil Engineering degree (BEng/MEng) or equivalent.
· Ideally some industry experience (placement, internship, or postgraduate role).
· Ambition, resilience, and a strong team-player mindset.
· Full UK driving licence (travel between sites and offices required).
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What You’ll Do
· Assist with site supervision and daily construction activities
· Carry out setting out and surveying tasks
· Perform quality checks to ensure work meets specifications
· Support health, safety, and environmental compliance on site
· Coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and site teams
· Contribute to solving technical and practical engineering issues
· Prepare progress updates, reports, and site documentation
· Support design reviews and compliance management to ensure works align with project specifications, standards, and regulations
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Benefits
At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.
In addition to a competitive salary and pension, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.
We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.
Why Story Contracting?
Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right!’
Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.
• GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.
• HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.
• PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.
• FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.
• TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.
• WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.
Find out more about what it’s like to be part of Team Story here. https://www.storycontracting.com/jobs/
Every Story Matters
We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!
As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our ‘Every Story’ policy https://www.storycontracting.com/about-us/our-culture-values/ ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.
All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.
Apply today and start your Story!
