Graduate Engineer Mourne and Down

Advance your career, join our Graduate Programme - Be The Future! Being a graduate at Avove isn’t just a job, it’s the start of a great career. We have an ambitious and exciting future ahead so join our thriving graduate community and take your next steps to being the future of our business.

We want you to be the best you can be, so we are proud to offer a two-year graduate programme that offers you the opportunity not only to learn your graduate role but also to take part in development that will help you reach your full potential. You will get the chance to learn from our talented colleagues, be mentored, take part in masterclasses, development days, and bespoke graduate training.

We want you to love what you do, learn quickly, broaden your horizons and get hands‑on experience. Making a difference from day one is key to what we offer.

Working as a Graduate Engineer within our Avove Ireland team, you will have an interest in water/wastewater engineering and will be joining our dedicated Base Maintenance, Design and Build Capital Works teams. We are currently delivering an expanding programme of work for our client across Lot 2 and Lot 3 of NI Water’s IF105 Framework. With a base in Newry, Avove Ireland supports sites across Northern Ireland, so applicants should be prepared to travel as part of the role.

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of a multidisciplinary team, gaining exposure to a wide variety of projects covering all aspects of water and wastewater networks and treatment facilities, from feasibility and detailed design through to construction. At the outset, you’ll spend your time between office and site to gain valuable experience and a full understanding of how we work.

This role is a September start. This role is not eligible for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker Visa process. Applicants must therefore have, and maintain, an alternative right to work for the duration of employment.

• Supporting Project Managers and delivery teams to ensure projects are delivered safely on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.
• Taking part in daily site briefings with subcontractors and delivery teams, focusing on Health, Safety, and Environmental risks.
• Assisting in preparing and reviewing risk assessments and method statements (RAMS), ensuring compliance with Avove and client standards.
• Site supervision of sub‑contractors to uphold Avove quality, health & safety standards.
• Supporting site setting out, surveys, inspections, and recording newly built non‑infrastructure projects.
• Helping ensure works are constructed in accordance with design specifications and relevant standards.
• Compiling quality assurance documentation, including inspection and test plans (ITPs), site records, testing certificates, and Operation & Maintenance manuals for client handover.
• Preparing as‑built records and contributing to assurance packs to evidence compliance and quality.

We want our graduates to challenge the status quo, encourage different points of view and drive creativity while bringing insights from your education and life experiences to the role. You should be agile, resilient and ready to take on real industry challenges. We would like you to have already graduated with your degree, be computer literate, have good written and oral communication skills, and the ability to work individually and as part of a team.

You should be organised, self‑driven and attentive to detail with a desire to keep on developing.

A degree in either Mechanical, Electrical, Civil or Construction Engineering or Construction Management is required for this role to satisfy the current entry requirements for CEng or Ieng, IMechE or IET or equivalent professional qualifications for technical disciplines relevant to engineering.

• 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Company pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Private GP helpline and health cash plan
• Avove discount scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Selection of lifestyle benefits
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing, including onsite mental health first aiders
• Volunteerin…