2025 Graduate Electrical Engineer

Cooper & Hall Limited; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative engineering consultancy seeks a graduate engineer to join a dynamic team. This role offers exposure to diverse projects in healthcare, hotels, and more, allowing you to develop your skills in electrical design and modelling. You will work alongside industry experts, receive mentorship, and have opportunities for continuous professional development. With a commitment to work-life balance and flexible working arrangements, this is a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual looking to kickstart their career in engineering.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Competitive salary

Industry-leading training and development

Structured support for Chartered Engineering status

Qualifications

• 2.1 or above in Electrical Engineering or similar qualification.
• Previous experience in a similar industry is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Work on live projects from day one across various sectors.
• Produce detailed designs and drawings using advanced software.

Skills

Electrical Engineering

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Organisational Skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Education

IET or CIBSE accredited degree in Electrical Engineering

Masters or relevant postgraduate qualification

Tools

Revit

Dialux

Relux

Electrical OM

CAD

Job description

About Us

Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look. Hoare Lea has joined Tetra Tech’s High Performance Buildings Group, a global alliance of MEP firms.

Why Work For Us?

• You’ll collaborate with the industry’s best, working with a wide range of built-environment specialists.
• You'll be part of progressive and exciting projects, able to experience innovative schemes across all sectors.
• You’ll advance your career, your way, thanks to our structured Career Paths framework.

In addition, we will provide you with structured support to achieve Chartered Engineering status if you so wish.

The Role

As a graduate engineer, your day-to-day tasks will vary, as we’ll expose you to all aspects of our work so you can discover what suits you. You could be:

• Working on live projects from day one
• In a variety of sectors from healthcare to hotels
• Producing detailed designs and drawings
• Using the latest computer modelling software Revit, Dialux, Relux and Electrical OM
• Undertaking site surveys
• Researching ground-breaking technologies
• Continuous CPD and learning opportunities
• Electrical – your typical work might include designing and creating Electrical Circuits, Wiring and Lighting.

Communicating will span all of these, as we regularly liaise with project teams, meet clients or end users, and attend collaborative meetings. You will receive a dedicated mentor and supervisor and you will receive the best training to support you through your development with us.

What We Are Looking For

• An expected or achieved 2.1 or above IET or CIBSE accredited degree or equivalent qualification in Electrical Engineering or similar.
• A masters or other relevant post graduate qualification is an advantage
• Previous placement or work experience in a similar industry is an advantage
• An understanding of CAD or similar modelling software is an advantage
• Excellent communication, analytical and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team environment and independently
• A friendly, ambitious and confident individual with a flexible and resilient approach

Our Benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment, we offer both core and flexible benefits, a competitive salary and industry-leading training and development to support you throughout your career. For further information on the benefits we offer visit our website

How To Apply

To apply simply complete a CV profile and submit your application.

We are unlikely to progress applications where sponsorship is required to obtain a Tier 2 (general) visa as we expect to be able to fill all our roles with candidates who have the right to work in place.

Adjustments and Accommodations

If there are adjustments or accommodations that we can put in place to ensure you can participate and give your best at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

Flexible Working

We are committed to enabling a healthy work-life balance for all employees. So, we welcome applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements to suit their particular needs and lifestyle, including part-time, term-time-only, and remote working.

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