Graduate Electrical Engineer

Electrical, Electronics, Control & Instrumentation.

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Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.

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We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. 

Job description

​CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment. CMDP+ have secured a new AMP8 Capital Programme. The Strategic Delivery Partner Framework Agreement with Southern Water for Water supply and wastewater treatment work in the eastern half its region (Kent & Sussex). This represents continuation of the successful joint venture between Costain and MWH Treatment.

Between 2025-2030 CMDP+ will deliver critical investment to Water and Wastewater infrastructure across the region including upgrades to Water and Wastewater Treatment Works, Pumping Stations and Reservoirs.

Location 

CMDP have sites across the South East region.  This role with CMDP will be based across their sites in Kent & Sussex. 

​Purpose of the role

To learn and understand the production of electrical design management processes within the electrical discipline. The role creates an Engineer assigned to work within the MEP Design Management team for the production of Electrical design, including its interfaces and integration across the programme.  

Graduate Development Programme

The programme will focus on helping you to grow your personal and leadership skills, alongside business and of course, the technical skills you will learn day-to-day on the job. 

The programme is delivered in a variety of formats throughout the 2 years and will allow you to establish a network of contacts that will help and support you through your first 2 years and beyond.

We expect some of our graduates to rotate after a period of 8-12 months, to another project/sector of the business to fully understand the depth and breadth of the services offered by the company. 

Our line managers are fully supportive of the Graduate Development Programme and will be involved in helping you along the way. 

In addition to the programme, we offer mentoring and support in every area of work, as well as a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership. 

Graduates may also have the opportunity to work on a number of exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2-year period across the different sectors we work in. 

Responsibilities:

  • Management of site operations, to ensure safety, quality, cost effectiveness, timely production and customer satisfaction including planning and sequencing of operations  
  • Writing method statements and risk assessments
  • Supporting procurement of sub-contractor, labour, plant, and material resources  
  • Providing team briefings covering operational requirements and performance updates  
  • Implementing quality control and QA processes to meet regulatory requirements
  • Commercial and contract management  
  • Supporting design development and design management  
  • Providing scope and growth development proposals and work winning 

Qualifications:

  • You will have or expected to achieve a good result in a relevant discipline 
  • Have passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets 
  • IT proficient 
  • Able to work accurately and appreciate its importance to the team
  • A willingness to learn with appropriate instruction 
  • Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships 
  • The ability to thrive in pressured situations 
  • The ability to empathise and communicate with all people, regardless of their background or circumstances 
  • Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills 
  • Full UK Driving License
  • Mobility to work on various projects over the 2-year programme throughout the UK  

Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation. As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, the need for a full UK drivers license is required for this role.

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  • Degree required
    All grades
  • Location
    Brighton
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Preferred Disciplines...
  • Control & Instrumentation
  • Electrical
  • Electronic
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  • Mechatronics
  • Microelectronics
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