• Plans to hire more than 180 early careers roles across all sectors, including continuation of Nuclear Graduates partnership with Energus following successful first cohort.  

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.  

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. 

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 Warbrick Chief People and Sustainability Officer

Catherine, said: "The fact that we’re able to welcome such a healthy intake of graduates and apprentices is reflective of our strong pipeline of work in the coming years. We will continue to invest in our people in line with our growth and provide an environment that offers learning and development opportunities for all."

The announcement follows Costain being named by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Gender Equality in 2024 and in 2023 was listed in the top 25 of the UK's Best Big Companies to work for. 

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Costain graduate and apprentices induction 2024

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.  

Attracting top class talent to our industry is a priority and it’s important that we collaborate with organisations like Energus to ensure we’re futureproofing our workforce so they can continue delivering this critical national infrastructure for our customers.  

Bob Anstey Sector Director, Defence and Nuclear Energy

Bob 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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Costain’s graduate vacancies are now open and close at the end of March 2025. Apprenticeship vacancies will open in February through to April, whilst internship and placement opportunities will open in March and May.

More information about a career at Costain and the current vacancies for young professionals is available via the Costain careers page.

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