Graduate Mechanical Engineer - Water

Southampton / Sites in the Wessex Water region, United Kingdom

Mechanical

We have an exciting opportunity for a Graduate Mechanical Engineer to join our team here at Trant. Initially, the Graduate Mechanical Engineer will join our Water Division, where you will be working within a multi-disciplinary team to deliver clean and dirty water projects within the Wessex Water Region. Our Head Office is in Southampton and the counties in the Wessex Water region, include Wiltshire, Dorset, Gloucestershire & Somerset.

Together with the Project Engineer, you will support various Engineers and Projects Managers whilst learning hands-on, the required techniques and knowledge used to complete design and project engineering functions. Predominantly working on waste water projects, this will include storm capacity upgrades and phosphorous removal schemes.

This is an excellent opportunity for a Graduate to start their career, working with a talented multi-disciplinary engineering team whilst delivering interesting projects within a welcoming and supportive work environment.

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• Attend and contribute to internal and external design review and progress meetings
  
• Participate in design co-ordination with other engineering disciplines and professionals
  
• Produce and review mechanical & electrical design documentation
  
• Review of specifications and designs against industry standards and specifications
  
• Produce specifications and outline designs
  
• Procurement of electrical & mechanical equipment and provide support for subcontract Procurement
  
• Ensure that site installation works and quality match both design and appropriate industry standards
  
• Record and review as-built information
  
• Production of Risk Assessments and Method Statements
  

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• BEng/MEng in Mechanical Engineering
  
• Competent in Microsoft Office
  
• Experience of CAD packages beneficial
  
• Full UK Driving licence
  
• Applicants must have the Right to Work in the UK without restrictions
  

The recently updated and improved Trant Graduate Scheme is offered to all Graduates joining the business. This a period of training and development over 24 months, where you are assigned a mentor to carry out basic training associated with your engineering discipline to enable you move from a Graduate Engineer to a Junior Engineer to a fully competent Engineer. You will be given the opportunity to work within our various divisions to gain a variety of project and contract experience.

The Graduate will join their engineering teams (being guided by a mentor) and will achieve competency in a range of engineering tasks. You will be offered membership of the Trant Career Development Association, where you will be provided mentored guidance and support to achieve accreditation and membership with the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).

During this time, goals will be set to help you develop your skills and reach your potential and at the end of the 24 months, you should be a competent Engineer and will be well on your journey towards chartership and growing your career.

Trant Engineering Ltd has a long history of engineering and construction excellence, delivering high quality EPC engineering and construction services throughout the UK and overseas. We successfully deliver complex turnkey engineering projects within the Process & Water, Energy and Defence sectors. Our in-house multi-disciplinary services include civil, process, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation, supplemented by the design and manufacture of Control Panels, MCC’s, PLC’s, SCADA and automation systems.

We have over 1000 employees and a healthy forward order book with a targeted turnover of £150m this year, it is an exciting time to join the business.

At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly support and encourage employees to gain professional qualifications.

Trant Graduate Scheme enrolment

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• Mentored support within our Career Development Association
  
• 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
  
• Paid Professional Membership
  
• Free onsite parking
  
• Employee Assistance Program
  
• Bike to Work Scheme
  

Trant Engineering Limited is committed to equal opportunities for all and we do not discriminate on the grounds of race, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, gender, disability or age.

To apply for this position, please e-mail your CV to Gareth Sharp or call our Internal Recruitment Team on