Costain, the infrastructure solutions company, is increasing its intake of early careers professionals to more than 180 places in 2025, in response to a strong forward work position across the business.
Costain will offer early careers roles for more than 60 graduates, 90 apprentices, and 30 internships and university placements following a successful period of growth for the business. This includes long-term AMP8 framework awards with Northumbrian Water, United Utilities and Southern Water, and contracts to construct a CO2 gathering network and design a hydrogen system as part of the East Coast Cluster in Teesside.
Costain recruits for early careers positions across its sectors, which include road, rail, integrated transport, energy, water, and defence and nuclear energy, and in a variety of disciplines, including civil engineering, electrical and mechanical engineering, quantity surveyors, consultancy and project management.
"We’re incredibly proud of our graduates, apprentices and those who join Costain on a work placement. More than ever, we’re looking for fresh ideas and innovative thinkers to make a real impact for our customers, which we know is essential for shaping, creating and delivering sustainable infrastructure that improves people’s lives."
Catherine WarbrickChief People and Sustainability Officer
Costain’s graduate programme lasts two years, whilst apprentices complete a programme lasting one to six years depending on the level of study. Both programmes allow candidates to rotate around projects across multiple sectors in locations all over the UK. Costain covers the full cost of professional development charterships through industry bodies such as the Institution of Civil Engineers, Institution of Chemical Engineers and Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which for apprentices, means they can ‘earn and learn’ and develop transferable skills within the workplace.
Costain’s internships and university placements last from three to 12 months. Costain also offers work experience opportunities and T-Level placements for those at school or college.
Successful Nuclear Grads programme continues for 2025
The 2025 cohort will include the continuation of Costain’s partnership with the Nuclear Graduates programme, carried out by Energus on behalf of the Nuclear Decommissioning Authority. This year saw the first cohort of Costain’s nuclear graduates join the programme, with the opportunity to experience some of the UK’s most complex and critical nuclear infrastructure projects in three secondments over a two-year period, including positions in engineering, project controls and decommissioning.
Bob Anstey, commented:
"The candidates presented to us through the Nuclear Graduate programmes have been of a very high calibre and those joining us will obtain first-class experience of some of the UK’s biggest projects across defence and nuclear energy."
Craig Ivison, head of people and skills at Energus, said:
“Skills are at the heart of developing the nuclear sector of the future. With decommissioning, new build projects and new technology driving demand for new skills, the sector needs graduates and apprentices to meet workforce needs.
“Costain has demonstrated a keen willingness to become a partner of the Nuclear Graduates programme and we’re very happy to be able to showcase the opportunities across the portfolio of projects to our graduates.”
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