Graduate Engineer (Mechanical) Derby- Summer Intake 2027

Cowi; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 33,000; Full time

Job summary

Cowi in Derby is recruiting a Graduate Engineer (Mechanical) for a Summer Intake. You’ll learn from experienced engineers, contribute to prestigious UK projects, and work toward Chartership with a tailored development plan.

You’ll co-create with engineers across the UK, participate in site visits, and develop your skills in design, analysis and reporting while supporting project budgets and schedules.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, completed or due this summer.
• Interest in Chartered Engineer status with commitment to achieve it.
• Some practical experience in an engineering environment (year in industry, summer placements, or final year project).
• Evidence of thorough engineering understanding and high technical standards, plus teamwork and communication.

Responsibilities

• Producing designs, assessments and evaluations per project requirements.
• Preparing calculations, structural modelling and writing/checking reports and drawings.
• Checking design calculations and drawings by others.
• Collaborating with colleagues, delivering high-quality project work and site visits.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Civil/Structural Eng degree (BEng/BSc/MEng/MSc)

Job description

Graduate Engineer (Mechanical)- Summer Intake
Derby
Permanent

Do you enjoy designing, problem-solving and making things work better?Are you ready to take your first step into the world of professional engineering?

Join a team where you’ll learn from experienced engineers, work on exciting projects and bring your ideas to life.

Create Solutions that will enable a better tomorrow

To grow our Mechanical team in Derby, we are looking for a Graduate Engineer to join us. Working on one of the UK’s most prestigious projects you’ll co-create with engineers across the UK. You'll also be supported by our engineers in your on-going professional development (Chartership) with a tailored plan to achieve your career aspirations.

Your key responsibilities will be:

• Producing engineering designs, assessments, and evaluations in accordance with project requirements
• Preparing calculations, undertaking local and global structural modelling, writing reports, and checking drawings
• Checking design calculations and drawings done by other engineers
• Performing a wide variety of engineer activities including collating and understanding data, running analysis, developing calculation methods, and working with colleagues to deliver consistently high-quality project work
• Contributing to the dissemination of engineering good practice and implementation of our in-house tools such as the carbon calculation tool
• With the support of your project manager, plan and prioritize your workload, reporting back on a progress against a project budget and programme
• Accountable for completing your tasks to a high technical standard, with accuracy supported by careful self-review
• Attending site visits or client meetings

Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

The first step to success in this role is that you are eager to collaborate with the people around you, whether they are colleagues, partners, or customers. Developing ties with others is something you do by acting respectfully and delivering on your promises. And you never get set in your ways but keep exploring new insights and ways to improve.

On top of that, you’ll have:

• A bachelor’s or master’s degree (BEng, BSc, MEng, or MSc) in Civil or Structural Engineering, or a closely related discipline — either completed or due to be awarded this summer .
• A genuine interest in becoming a Chartered Engineer, with the motivation and commitment to get there
• Some practical experience in an engineering environment, whether through a year in industry, summer placements, or a dissertation/final year project with real-world application
• Be able to evidence a thorough understanding of engineering and a clear commitment to high technical standards
• Ability and willingness to work in a diverse and multi-disciplinary team
• Be able to demonstrate good communication skills and teamwork