Chemical Placement Student

Chemical Placement Year Student

Role locations: Glasgow, Leatherhead and Bristol

Start Date: 29th June 2026

Role Closing Date: 11th January 2026 (rolling deadline)

Contract length: 10-12 months

Frazer-Nash Consultancy is an engineering, systems and technology consultancy. Through meaningful innovations, our experts support organisations to make lives safe, secure, sustainable and affordable.

Why Frazer-Nash? With the transition to net zero and the drive towards a more sustainable and equitable society, we are finding engineering and technology solutions to challenges. As a placement year student you will work on multiple projects, manage your time and accrue a wealth of experience and skills.

This is a Chemical Engineer Placement Year role within Frazer-Nash’s Engineering stream. The discipline areas include:

• Fluids and Thermal Engineering
• Process Engineering and Safety
• Nuclear Engineering and Technology

Your projects could include:

• Design of process equipment for packaging and storage of nuclear waste
• Ensuring safety of novel devices to produce hydrogen
• Assessing environmental dispersion of chemicals or radionuclides in accident scenarios
• Assessing integrity of nuclear power station equipment for extended life
• Predicting cooling flow effectiveness in an aerospace jet engine

Those selected will receive training, mentoring and coaching to support development into well‑rounded consultants and will be supported to achieve professional accreditations, including chartership with one of our partnered institutions.

• A problem solver: critically question what you see, solve problems, and show initiative.
• A collaborator: work with supervision and colleagues from different technical backgrounds.
• A self‑starter: take ownership of tasks and deliver impact for clients and teams.
• A communicator: discuss and convey projects and outcomes to stakeholders and clients.

You will need to be on track to obtain a 2:1 Degree or higher (or equivalent/experience) with a related Engineering or physical sciences bias.

• Opportunity to join and learn with an enthusiastic and encouraging team
• Salary: £25,000 pro rata
• 25 days holiday plus chance to buy 5 days
• Hybrid working with flexibility around life outside of work
• Company pension scheme
• Private healthcare membership and wellbeing support
• Bonus scheme linked to company performance
• Support and mentoring on route to achieving professional accreditation
• Paid membership fees to a professional institution
• Early career teams and office socials

Our benefits and offerings may change, subject to the terms of the contract you are entering into Frazer-Nash.

Individuals from diverse backgrounds are encouraged to apply, as we believe that diversity and inclusion are fundamental to creating a dynamic and thriving workplace culture.