Graduate Power Systems Engineer (HV Networks) 2027

Bright Network; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Profit Share

Private medical insurance

Life assurance

Income protection

Flexible benefits

Job summary

Arup is a global consultancy guiding the future of the built environment. This graduate opportunity supports the Energy, Water & Resources HV Networks team in planning, analysis and delivery of high-voltage infrastructure across the UKIMEA region and beyond.

We seek graduates with a degree in Electrical Engineering, interest in power systems and experience with CAD/BIM. Eligibility to work in the UK and no visa sponsorship needed are required. Start date 1 September 2027.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
• Interest in electrical engineering fundamentals, design, and power system analysis.
• Experience with CAD/BIM and practical electrical design projects is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform electrical design and analysis for HV networks and related infrastructure.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to deliver client-focused solutions.
• Support development and delivery of innovative electrical engineering concepts.

Skills

Electrical engineering fundamentals

Power system analysis

Coding languages

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

BIM

Job description

You see the world through a unique lens and that’s exactly what we need. We embrace how you see things differently – it’s essential for creating a sustainable future.

Arup is a global consultancy with advisory and technical expertise across more than 150 disciplines. We guide, plan and design the future of the built environment. Globally, each year we recruit hundreds of graduates and students who help us see things differently and solve the most complex challenges facing our clients, climate and communities.

The opportunity

The Energy, Water & Resources Mid-West HV Networks team is a specialist electrical engineering team focused on the planning, analysis, design and delivery of high-voltage electricity transmission and distribution infrastructure. We combine expertise in power system studies, HVDC technology and electrical design to support clients through the energy transition, delivering projects that connect renewable generation, enable network reinforcement, integrate large energy users and improve power system resilience. As a centre of excellence within Arup, we provide technical leadership to multidisciplinary design, owner's engineer and advisory commissions across the UKIMEA region and internationally.

The team typically:

• Perform detailed assessments of existing electrical networks and new generation and demand connections to ensure system integrity and reliability.
• Apply specialist electrical engineering skills to infrastructure projects globally across energy, power, water, industrial, and process sectors.
• Support development and delivery of electricity network innovation for novel technical, operational and digital concepts, collaborating with colleagues and clients across sectors and services
• Collaborate with multi-disciplinary design teams and experts to deliver professional services to clients.
• Support the energy transition by ensuring electricity networks are designed and operate safely and effectively.

Is this role right for you?

For this opportunity, we are seeking the following qualifications, skills and attributes:

• A bachelor's degree in relevant academic discipline, such as Electrical Engineering.
• Skills and experience interested in electrical engineering fundamentals, electrical design, power system analysis.
• Technical skills such as experience of coding languages, CAD or BIM, practical experience on electrical design projects.

To be considered for a graduate opportunity, your application must meet the following criteria:

• Full working rights in the country of application
• No more than 12 months of full-time experience in a comparable role
• Recently graduated, or on track to graduate, from your most recent degree, related to your role of choice, before employment starts.

Alongside your degree, we look for the following core attributes;

• Changemakers: A passion for sustainable development and creating a better world is key.
• Innovative minds: We’re looking for critical thinkers who embrace new ideas and challenge the status quo.
• Growth seekers: You have a growth mindset, always eager to learn and explore new ways of working.
• Adaptable adventurers: You’re ready to take on any challenge that comes your way.

You should be able to start this opportunity on the 1st September 2027.

Eligibility

Please note that we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role. Therefore, you must ensure that you are eligible to work permanently in the UK without our sponsorship.

What we offer you

At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.

Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do.

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling permanent members to share in the results of our collective efforts. We take an approach to flexible working that supports the diversity and wellbeing of our graduates.

We also provide for our permanent members Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Accident insurance and Income protection cover. In addition, you’ll have access to flexible benefits to help you look after all aspects of your wellbeing and give you the freedom and flexibility to find the best solutions for you, your family, and your individual needs.

Different people, shared values

Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas - this drives our excellence.

Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas.

We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. We will do everything we can to support you.

As a Disability Confident Level 2 Employer in the UK, we will strive for one third of all our interview places to be allocated to candidates who have disclosed they are disability confident and best meet the requirements of the role.