Graduate Electrical, Controls & Instrument; EC&I) Engineer; Nuclear onwards
Listed on 2026-10-18
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Engineering Design & Technologists, Systems Engineer
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Job DescriptionDue to the continued growth and expansion of our Nuclear Team in our Warrington office we are looking to increase our technical workforce and are seeking to recruit a Graduate EC&I Engineer to join our EC&I - Electrical Control and Instrumentation Team.
About our TeamAt AECOM, our Nuclear Team provide multi-disciplinary consultancy to the nuclear industry in the nuclear new build, operational, decommissioning and defence sectors. In the new build sector, we are providing engineering support to the developers of the UK’s fleet of new nuclear power stations. In the operational and decommissioning sectors, AECOM provides support to the entire Nuclear Estate in the UK, including multidisciplinary design support at Sellafield, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and the early-and multidisciplinary design support to nuclear defence projects.
With an interesting and expanding pipeline of both international and UK based projects, as a Graduate EC&I Engineer, you will be required to both manage and report on your packages of work with support from Senior EC&I Engineers in the team, who will support in your continued development.
The Nuclear Team are currently engaged on many highly complex national and international significant projects for a number of clients from RIBA 1 through to RIBA 4 phases. These projects require AECOM to provide multidisciplinary design and engineering expertise to collaboratively deliver complex and involving projects. As part of this role, you will be involved in the production of delivery packages across the discipline areas and these will typically be:
- Power distribution designs
- Control systems development and design
- Building services designs (fire, CCTV, Security, Ventilation)
- Lighting & emergency lighting design
- Data and communications designs.
- Plant / Process Instrumentation design
In the graduate role you will liaise with the project teams and produce different designs depending on he design stage, your background/skills and career aspirations.
Here’s what you’ll do:Graduates commencing their careers with AECOM are engaged into teams and paired with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor them through the initial stages of their career whilst working on live projects. Typically, these include:
- Preparation of designs deliverables using CAD and BIM software tools
- Preparation of design documentation; basis of designs, functional/user/procurement requirements and specifications
- Develop an understanding of highly regulated industries
- Develop an understanding of Safety Cases and the supporting documentation.
- Develop an understanding of Project Management and Project Controls.
- Develop an understanding of risk and the preparation of designer’s risk assessments
- Under supervision complete site surveys.
At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and…
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