Key Takeaways
- Graduate Electrical Engineer role in Brighton, supporting water and wastewater projects.
- Gain professional qualifications towards the Institution of Engineering and Technology.
- Competitive salary and benefits package offered.
- Applications are ongoing and the advert may close once sufficient applicants are received.
About the Role
Join our 2027 Graduate Programme as a Graduate Electrical Engineer in our Brighton office, where you will be part of our Water team and support the delivery of electrical engineering solutions across water and wastewater projects.
You will sit within our local Brighton MEICA team of six, supported by a regional South team of around 20 MEICA engineers across Brighton, Southampton, London and High Wycombe.
This role will involve working on a design and build framework for Southern Water, focusing on constructability and affordability throughout design delivery.
Core Responsibilities:
- Undertaking site visits for condition assessment and information gathering.
- Supporting senior engineers with schedules and authoring technical documents.
- Building up site power burden and calculating new site requirements.
- Supporting specification of system architecture layouts, including fibre network design.
- Participating in constructability workshops and contributing to practical design solutions.
- Developing your technical capability through project work, collaboration, training and structured graduate development.
We are committed to supporting employees in achieving relevant professional qualifications and accreditation. This role will support professional development towards the Institution of Engineering and Technology, alongside project-based learning and structured graduate development.
Your Impact
This role will help deliver better outcomes for communities and the environment by supporting water and wastewater projects that improve asset performance, strengthen resilience and support sustainable, affordable solutions for clients and communities across Brighton, the South region and beyond.
About you:
We value your potential over past experience. Along with your Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent) and a keen interest in the water industry, we’d love to receive your application if you are:
- An adapter: able to remain calm in new and changing situations, comfortably switching between a variety of dynamic and exciting tasks.
- A Perseverer: stay composed in the face of setbacks, approaching challenges with confidence and determination.
- A Collaborator: work effectively with lots of different people, considering other’s perspectives to shape better outcomes.
- A Problem-Solver: love to give your thoughts based on what you see, being unafraid to challenge conventional thinking.
Working Pattern: Graduates are expected to come into the office 4 days per week.
What we can offer you:
- A competitive salary
- Private medical insurance
- A range of benefits, including holiday buy and sell, group income protection and life assurance
- Permanent employment contract
- Professional progression plan, supporting you to gain professional chartership
- A supportive and collaborative team environment and Early Careers peer group and wider ERG network.
Application Information:
Recruitment is ongoing. Please apply as soon as possible as the advert may close once we have sufficient applicants.