At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.
As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.
Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.
Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.
We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.
At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.
You’ll support the planning and delivery of water and wastewater infrastructure projects across the South East, working as part of a multidisciplinary team based in Borehamwood. You'll assist with the coordination of projects that enhance and maintain critical infrastructure, including treatment facilities, pumping stations, network upgrades and other essential water assets that serve local communities.
You'll gain experience across the full project lifecycle, from planning and design through to construction, commissioning and handover. Working alongside project managers, engineers, commercial teams, clients and site teams, you'll help coordinate project activities, monitor progress, manage risks and support project reporting to ensure successful delivery.
The role will involve regular travel to project sites across the South East, providing valuable hands-on experience and exposure to live site environments. As your skills and confidence grow, you'll take on increasing responsibility, develop key leadership and stakeholder management skills, and play an active role in delivering infrastructure that supports communities and protects the environment.
Graduates who are passionate about project management and want to make a real impact through the delivery of essential water and wastewater infrastructure. You'll be curious, proactive and eager to learn, with strong organisational, communication and problem-solving skills and an interest in construction, engineering and project delivery.
This role is ideal for someone who enjoys working collaboratively, coordinating activities and seeing projects progress from planning through to completion. You'll be keen to develop your leadership, stakeholder management and commercial awareness skills while working closely with engineers, project managers, clients and site teams to help deliver infrastructure that supports communities, protects the environment and improves the resilience of the UK's water network.
You’ll need (or be on track to achieve) a degree in Project Management, Construction Management, Engineering or related subject with a minimum 2:2 classification.
Due to travel and support across various site locations driving licence is essential before starting the role.
Our 2 year Graduate Programme combines structured training with hands-on experience, giving you real responsibility from day one. You'll learn directly alongside industry experts in a collaborative, supportive environment. We invest in your continuous professional development, giving you the tools, confidence and clear progression path to build a long term career within OCU.
At OCU, our values are at the heart of everything we do. We care about safety, lead with integrity, strive to be better every day, make a positive impact, and deliver to grow, together, as One Company United.
At OCU Group, we believe diversity, inclusion, and belonging are fundamental to building stronger teams, better ideas, and a more successful business. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels valued and supported.
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