Graduate Project Engineer - Electrical

RSE; Thurrock; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Healthcare (Personal)

Holiday allowance 31–33 days

Holiday Buy/Sell

Company Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work

Discounted National Gym Membership

Professional Fees Paid

Employee Discount Platform

EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme

Access to health professionals

Job summary

RSE is seeking a Graduate Project Engineer to join our Asset Operations and Maintenance team in West Thurrock on a permanent basis. The role involves coordinating site surveys, supervising trades, and ensuring project delivery with a focus on safety and quality.

You will contribute to tendering, design, and construction planning, and prepare health and safety plans under CDM requirements. A UK driving licence and strong communication skills are essential for collaborating with clients and team

Qualifications

• Electrical degree or equivalent.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Project liaison from enquiry to final acceptance and documentation, meeting clients as required.
• Instructing, directing and allocating work to Trade Operatives & Apprentices, focusing on quality and safety.
• Interpret and check drawings, specifications and schedules; manage subcontractor liaison and H&S reviews.
• Input to tender, design and construction programmes with progress updates.
• Prepare Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans under CDM responsibilities.

Skills

Electrical degree

MS Office

Excellent communication

Full UK Driving Licence

Education

Electrical degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

What Are We Looking For

Our Asset Operations and Maintenance team are looking to recruit a Graduate Project Engineer to join us on a permanent basis, working from our West Thurrock office. Graduates are fundamental in shaping the future of both RSE and the water crisis, and we encourage young people to join our team and launch their career developing innovative solutions that will have a real impact within the water industry.

Some Of Your Key Duties Include

• Project liaison from enquiry stage to final acceptance and documentation, meeting with Clients as required to discuss specific requirements and carry out site surveys as required.
• Instructing, directing, controlling and allocating work to Trade Operatives & Apprentices, with attention to quality, productivity and safety.
• Interpret and check drawings, specifications and schedules for all activities, directing works Subcontractor liaison, management including tender specification, quotation and H&S documentation review and appraisal.
• Input to Tender, design and construction programmes including progress updates and reporting.
• Preparation of Construction Phase Health and Safety Plans for projects with Principal Contractor responsibility under CDM.

What Do You Need?

• Electrical degree or equivalent.
• Computer literate – proficiency with Microsoft Office packages
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Most importantly must be willing/adaptable to working within an energetic reactive team environment, ability to think outside of the box and work within a close team environment.
• Full UK Driving Licence.

Who Are We?

RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market-leading products and solutions for purifying drinking water, recycling wastewater, and cleaning water in industrial processes. We are disrupting the water sector, delivering water treatment products, technologies, and services to clients across the UK. RSE provides offsite modular build solutions using a low-carbon approach compared to traditional construction methods and our unique offering to the market focuses on innovation, efficiency, and excellence. Established in 1982, RSE has grown into one of the most prominent MEICA engineering businesses in the UK water industry. We have created a complete in-house and full-service capability from project inception through to design, fabrication, and delivery by means of installation and commissioning. We additionally have one of the largest servicing and maintenance teams in the market, to ensure we’re on hand for all our clients’ needs. Our service offering presents industry-leading innovative solutions and our dedicated staff play a key role in delivering our sustainability and wider business goals. With over 2000 staff across our group of companies, our strategic ambition will see the business continue to grow as we expand our operations and diversify our products. One of RSE’s key focuses is driving servant leadership and giving our people the opportunity and responsibility to take an entrepreneurial approach in their career development.

Why RSE?

At RSE, you’ll be given every opportunity to set the path of your own career and work in an environment that will require you to rise to the challenge of working for a market leader.

On Top Of This, Our Benefits Package Include

• Industry-leading salary based on your experience.
• A flexible career development path, with no restrictions on where your career can go.
• Private Healthcare (Personal)
• Holiday Allowance of 31 days per year, rising to 33 days per year after 2 years’ service.
• Holiday Buy / Sell Scheme
• Company Pension Scheme
• Cycle to Work
• Discounted National Gym Membership
• Professional Fees Paid
• Employee Discount Platform
• EV/Hybrid Car Lease Scheme
• Access to our network of health professionals including mental health champions and Occupational Health Nurse.

In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe by leading transformation in the industry our offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive. If you’re interested in a career with a company that will harness your skills and provide you with the support to create your own future within the water industry, apply now.