Graduate Electrical Engineer

Due to continued growth in our Water sector, we are recruiting for a Graduate Electrical Engineer to join our Northumbrian Water Framework. 
Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. We have been appointed by Northumbrian Water to the Living Water Enterprise to help shape and deliver its strategic infrastructure upgrade programme with contracts valued up to c.£670m to Costain over 15 years. 

About Costain  

At Costain, we help to improve people’s lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive. We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK’s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future. 

​Costain's Graduate Development Programme 

The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business and of course, the technical skills you will learn day-to-day on the job.  
  
The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond. We expect some of our graduates to rotate after a period of 8-12 months, to another project/sector of the business to fully understand the depth and breadth of the services offered by the company.  
Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way.  
  
In addition to the programme, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership. Graduates may have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2-year period, in sectors including nuclear, highways, rail, water, airports and tunnels.  

​Extra information 

Please note that for some of our roles, and in order to rotate around the business as part of the graduate scheme, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and be able to successfully complete the vetting process. 

​Purpose of the role 

To learn and understand the production of electrical design management processes within the electrical discipline. The role creates an Engineer assigned to work within the MEP Design Management team for the production of Electrical design, including its interfaces and integration across the programme.   

​To learn and understand the production of electrical design management processes within the electrical discipline. The role creates an Engineer assigned to work within the MEP Design Management team for the production of Electrical design, including its interfaces and integration across the programme.   

• Management of site operations, to ensure safety, quality, cost effectiveness, timely production and customer satisfaction including planning and sequencing of operations   
    

• Writing method statements and risk assessments  
    

• Supporting procurement of sub-contractor, labour, plant, and material resources   
    

• Providing team briefings covering operational requirements and performance updates   
    

• Implementing quality control and QA processes to meet regulatory requirements  
    

• Commercial and contract management   
    

• Supporting design development and design management   
    

• Providing scope and growth development proposals and work winning  

• You will have or expected to achieve a good result in an electrical /electronic related qualification 

• Have passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets  

•  IT proficient  

• Able to work accurately and appreciate its importance to the team 

• A willingness to learn with appropriate instruction  

• Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships  

• The ability to thrive in pressured situations  

• The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their   background or circumstances  

• Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills  

• Full UK Driving License 

• Mobility to work on various projects over the 2-year programme throughout the UK  

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Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation.  
  
As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, the need for a full UK drivers license is required for this role