Graduate Electrical Engineer

Job Description

At Costain, we work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK’s infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation, nuclear and defence markets. Costain’s engineering team are the technical heart of the business, working together with our project delivery teams to translate client challenges into robust solutions. The Electrical Engineering discipline primarily works on Energy Transition & Resilience, Nuclear and Municipal Wastewater Treatment projects across the full engineering project lifecycle including Feasibility, Concept, FEED and Detailed Design project phases.

With a strong presence in a number of established decarbonisation Industrial Clusters and long‑standing relationships with energy producers, we are well positioned to design and deliver the projects that take the UK on the path to Net Zero.

This role is for a Graduate Electrical Engineer to join the Manchester based Electrical Engineering team which provides Electrical engineering expertise to major projects and Feasibility, Conceptual and Front-End Design studies for the Energy & Nuclear Sectors. The successful candidate will join the Graduate Development Program which is accredited by the Institute of Engineering Technology and is designed to equip graduates with the skills and experience required to take them forward in their career with the company.

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer, you will be assigned a mentor to provide support in your professional development and to guide you towards chartership. The training program provides “On the Job” technical development with graduates working on real work assignments under supervision and rapidly taking on responsibility for design work across the full project lifecycle within multi-disciplinary project teams.

Costain offers a range of exciting development opportunities to accelerate your career and enable you to achieve your potential both during and after the Graduate Development Scheme.

• The design work undertaken by Graduate Electrical Engineers is varied and assignments can include work across all project phases including Feasibility Studies;
  Conceptual Design;
  Front End Engineering Design (FEED);
  Detailed Design and Site Activities.
• Study work can include technology selection, power supply identification, power system optioneering and input into project schedule and cost estimates; basis of design preparation and technical report preparation.
• FEED and Detailed Design activities include the development of electrical load schedules and single line diagrams, cable and equipment sizing calculations, power system studies, earthing and lightning protection studies, design philosophies, equipment specification; 3D modelling of electrical equipment, production of all required drawings such as layouts, installation details and schematics, design assessments including HAZOP and preparation of operating instructions and installation scope of works.
• Business rotations into other business functions may form part of the graduates development plan available in order to provide further breadth of experience which can include:
  Business Development;
  Marketing, Project Engineering;
  Construction;
  Commissioning;
  Design HSE;
  Proposals and Work Winning.
• As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, you will need the ability to travel to site.

• Good result in MEng or equivalent in an IET accredited Electrical Engineering degree or similar.
• Detail educational qualifications at both degree and A Level, university course modules and projects undertaken.
• Ability to achieve security clearance for work in the nuclear sector.
• Mobility to work on secondment to any of our offices or project sites.
• Demonstrate a passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets.
• IT proficient including MS Word and Excel.
• Good verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work well within a multi‑discipline design environment.
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Strong work ethic with the ability to produce accurate work to strict project deadlines.
• Excellence at building and…