Graduate Project Engineer

LANSS; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 21,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

United Utilities offers a 12-month paid Graduate Programme in Project Engineering starting Autumn 2026. As a Graduate Project Engineer you will work with experienced engineers and multidisciplinary teams across the project lifecycle, rotating through placements in both office and site environments.

You will develop practical skills in engineering design, water and wastewater treatment, networks and project controls while following an accredited development route in engineering or project

Job description

Join United Utilities’ three-year Graduate Programme in their Project Engineering team and kickstart your career. As a Graduate Project Engineer, you’ll work alongside experienced Project Engineers and wider multidisciplinary teams, gaining hands-on experience across the project lifecycle. No two days are the same, with opportunities to learn in both office-based and site environments. You’ll build your understanding of engineering design, water and wastewater treatment and networks, construction documentation and project controls, while being supported to develop professionally through an accredited development route in engineering or project management. The typical graduate scheme entails rotating on various placements, to learn new skills.

• Supporting experienced project engineers to develop and manage engineering inputs throughout the life of a project.
• Helping to coordinate technical information from internal teams, consultants, specialists and contractors.
• Contributing to the preparation of engineering construction documentation, technical reports, specifications and project records.
• Developing your understanding of engineering design, processes and procedures across water and wastewater treatment and networks.
• Supporting opportunities to embed innovation, standardisation and sustainable thinking into project delivery.
• Working safely and collaboratively across office and site environments while building your own professional engineering capability.

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