Key Takeaways
- Graduate Engineering programme with a starting salary of £36,000 per year.
- Gain experience in diverse engineering areas like nuclear, power generation, and hydrogen.
- Requires a First Class Degree (or 2:1 with Masters) in a suitable engineering discipline.
- Programme runs for three years with rotational placements across the UK.
- Applications close on 29 October 2026, with a start date in September 2027.
About the Role
As an Engineering Graduate, you'll have the opportunity to work on meaningful projects, solve real business challenges and make an impact from day one. You'll gain hands-on experience, develop the critical skills needed for your future career and build a network that will support you throughout your journey.
Why Engineering?
As one of the UK's largest integrated energy companies, our engineers play a critical role in developing, operating, upgrading and transforming the infrastructure and technologies that will power the energy transition. Our Engineering Graduate Programme offers the opportunity to build experience across a diverse portfolio of assets, projects and technologies, spanning areas such as nuclear, power generation, energy storage, hydrogen, heat networks and other emerging energy solutions. Through a combination of technical and business placements, you'll develop the skills, experience and professional network needed to build a successful engineering career while helping shape a more sustainable energy future.
Through a combination of hands-on experience, structured development and diverse placements, you'll build the technical expertise, professional capability and commercial awareness needed to become a future engineering leader at Centrica.
Support to Help You Thrive
We're looking for potential, not perfection. You'll be supported every step of the way through structured development opportunities, experienced mentors and line managers, dedicated graduate learning, buddy support and a network of graduates from across the business.
With offices across the UK and a hybrid approach to working, flexibility is an important part of our graduate programmes. You’ll need to be open to travel when required and, for some placements, relocation, giving you the opportunity to experience different teams, locations and parts of our business.
What We Need From You:
- Expecting a First Class Degree in a suitable engineering discipline, accredited by the relevant engineering institution (or a 2:1 with Masters Degree)
- Degrees may include Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Process Engineering, Nuclear Engineering, Energy Engineering, Energy Systems Engineering, Renewable Energy Engineering, or a closely related engineering subject
- Curious, proactive and keen to learn
- Willingness to travel and relocate between placements where required
- Right to work in the UK
- A full UK driving licence or working towards obtaining one by September 2027
- Available to start in September 2027
What's In It For You:
- Starting salary of £36,000 per annum
- Eligibility for our annual bonus scheme and a profit-based share incentive plan
- A three-year programme, featuring three rotational placements across different areas across Engineering
- Structured support and development throughout the programme
- Opportunities to learn from experienced professionals and build your network
- A chance to make a meaningful contribution while developing skills that will support your future career