At Curtins, our people shape us. As a 100% employee‑owned business, everyone has a voice, a stake and the freedom to make a meaningful impact on Curtins and the communities we serve.
We are an award-winning consultancy and technical excellence matters here, as do integrity, innovation and social value. Our people deliver purposeful projects of every scale, from small but significant improvements to major, sector-defining schemes.
We’re curious thinkers and proactive problem‑solvers, supported to succeed through structured development and the freedom to explore new paths.
This is a place where people flourish and we build a better future, together.
Better, together.
Accredited Training Programmes and Professional Development
Our commitment to developing people has been part of Curtins since day one. Before founding our business from his front room in Liverpool, Bill Curtin was a lecturer who believed deeply in sharing knowledge and nurturing talent. Curtins became the place where he could put that belief into practice - inspiring, mentoring and creating opportunities for others to grow, and this continues today.
As an Investors in People Platinum organisation, we champion curiosity and continuous learning, supported by structured and accredited training programmes at every level. From graduates to senior leaders our people are backed to stretch their skills, explore new directions and succeed in their ambitions, with the freedom to flourish in a career that’s right for them.
Our Civils Summer Programme, in collaboration with Symetri, is designed to help develop the talent of the future.
Through the structured Insight Programme, students will explore opportunities in Civil and Infrastructure Engineering, learn key skills and discover the exciting projects they can expect to work on as a graduate with Curtins.
Applications for 2026 are now open. See the brochure below for more information on the course.
As an alternative to a degree, you can join Curtins as an apprentice, or even take your career down a different path whilst in your journey with us. We’ll support you to fulfil your career aspirations and you’ll be following in the footsteps of our CEO, who started at Curtins as an apprentice.
Step In to your path towards Chartership with the Curtins Academy. Our accredited 4-year transformational programme will provide you with contemporary technical and non-technical skills to deliver your role and evolve continually, with Chartership as the ultimate goal.
Our structured approach to graduate development will unlock boundless possibilities for you to work on cutting edge projects, within dynamic teams and engaging with clients, whilst being mentored and supported by high calibre professionals.
We support our people every step of their journey, whether that's as part of their next steps after Chartership or if they have joined us in a senior role and are looking to grow their leadership skills.
Our bespoke STEP Ahead programme equips our managers and leaders with the opportunity for personal and professional development, and our Leadership Lab conference enables managers to develop their skills, build their network and become better leaders.
Joining the dots of knowledge in our business. The power of mentoring allows boundaries to be pushed, ideas challenged and opportunities for professional and personal development to be found by gaining access to new and diverse knowledge and opinions.
Curtins is recognised by the Institution of Civil Engineers as an approved training provider, and by the Institution of Structural Engineers as being an approved company registered on their IPD scheme.
Nobody chooses a job because the tea and coffee are free (ours are) and there’s a Cycle to Work scheme (though we have one of those, too). What we’ve found is that our people benefit more from being looked after and feeling supported. When we put together our benefits offering it was with an emphasis on our employees’ satisfaction, health and wellbeing. Our extras include:
Employee Owned Trust
The voices of our people drive our future and they get to benefit from the fruits of their efforts
Hybrid Working
Home working model
Team Events
Curtins Fest, Getogethers, Parties and Walking Weekends
Holiday Accommodation
Four holiday lodges, free to use
Holiday Purchase
Buy extra days through salary sacrifice
Birthday Leave
An additional day’s leave on your birthday
Pension & Pension Advice
7% from us, 3% from you
Enhanced Parental Pension Contributions
Ensuring that your pension contributions don't fall whilst on maternity, to reduce the gap at retirement
Long Term Illness Income
Generous Group Income Protection Scheme
Life Assurance
5x your basic salary
WeCare
24/7 support service
Medicash
Cashback on healthcare costs
Mental Health First Aiders
Trained support for all offices
Enhanced Parental Leave
26 weeks full pay for maternity, 4 weeks full pay for paternity
Parental Returners Benefit
Flexible working and financial incentives to help your return
Workplace Nursery Scheme
Salary sacrifice savings on nursery costs
Charity Donation Day
A days leave to volunteer or fundraise for charity
Volunteer Days
An additional day's leave to carry out volunteering or social value activities
Enjoy Mobile
Get a new mobile phone from a leading supplier such as Apple, Sony or Samsung and pay for it through salary sacrifice
Enjoy Technology
To help towards buying new technology including computers, TVs, cameras and white goods
Cycle to Work
Up to £2000
Advanced Driving Course
100% paid for by Curtins
Will Writing
Up to 20% discount
Longterm Service Awards
Be rewarded for your commitment
Electrical Car Scheme
Savings of up to 60% off a new car
PodPoint Vehicle Chargers
Salary exchange
Chartership Recognition Payment
£2,000 bonus (or equivalent in euros) for passing your examWould you like to work for an employee-owned, award-winning consultancy and on a wide range of significant projects? We invite enthusiastic individuals who share in our values to join us to build a better future.
Latest VacanciesWe offer work experience for school and college students to provide a real insight into the working environment, helping to shape students' understanding of the profession and start to identify a potential career path.
We also offer opportunities to spend the summer working at Curtins, with summer programmes lasting up to 12 weeks from June to September. This exposure to experienced professionals will really help you prepare for an engineering career and boost your CV, whilst contributing towards live projects, through a planned and mentored process.
Please contact Stephanie Haughey in our recruitment team to find out more and apply: recruitment@curtins.com
Our industrial placements are 12-month contracts, where we support students in gaining valuable work experience as part of their academic studies. Whilst with us, a structured approach will be taken to compliment the placement outcomes, with objectives being set and regularly reviewed.
Many of our previous interns have been recruited into graduate roles, so a Curtins placement can be a great way to accelerate your career into the engineering sector.
If you’re at the very start of your career, or perhaps you haven’t even begun your journey yet, visit our Discover Engineering section to learn more about roles in our industry, what skills you might need and the sort of things you could be doing.
