About Costain

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

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. 

About the project

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.

Purpose of the role

To develop the skills required to allow you to become responsible for key elements of work on a project,  taking a significant role in mechanical engineering and technical delivery as well as managing aspects of time, cost and quality. You will acquire technical, leadership and project management skills and experience. 

Graduate Development Programme

Our programme focuses on helping individuals to learn a mix of both Leadership and Technical skills. We offer a structured training programme to enable graduates to work towards achieving Chartership in their chosen field.

Graduates may also have the opportunity, after the first 8 – 10 months to rotate and to work on a number of exciting and progressive projects around the UK during the 2-year period, experiencing the best we have to offer across the different sectors we work in.

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

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

About you

You will have achieved or are on track to achieve a Bachelor's degree at grade 2:2 or above in a Mechanical degree or relevant discipline.

• Full UK Drivers Licence
• Have passion for Costain's Carbon Net Zero targets
• A willingness to learn with appropriate instruction
• Excel at building and maintaining positive relationships
• The ability to thrive in pressured situations
• Excellent organisation, communication, and time management skills
• Mobility to work on various projects over the 2-year programme throughout the UK

Extra information

Please note that for some of our roles, and in order to rotate around the business as part of the graduate scheme, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and be able to successfully complete the vetting process.

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