Junior Project Engineer

BGEN Ltd; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company Pension

Death in Service Benefit

Private health care

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

BGEN is a leading design and build contractor in the UK, offering roles across office and on-site environments. This position supports engineers through surveys, installations and design reviews while focusing on safety and client satisfaction.

Ideal candidates hold an engineering degree (electrical or systems), are IT proficient and able to learn new systems quickly, with a willingness to travel as required in the water, energy or related sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering (electrical or systems) is required or highly desirable.
• Experience in the water industry is a welcome bonus.
• Confident with IT and quick to learn new systems; willing to travel.
• Practical knowledge of CDM regulations through hands-on work.

Responsibilities

• Participate in surveys, installations, client meetings and design reviews.
• Prepare risk assessments and method statements; contribute to pre-job briefings.
• Assist with sourcing materials, track progress and communicate risks or delays.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively to ensure project success.

Skills

IT literacy

CDM knowledge

Engineering basics

Education

Degree in engineering (electrical or systems)

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.

What will you be doing?

You’ll grow your technical knowledge while working both in the office and on-site—taking part in surveys, installations, client meetings, and design reviews.

From preparing risk assessments and method statements to contributing to pre-job briefings, you’ll help ensure projects start safely and run smoothly.

You’ll also assist with sourcing materials, tracking progress, and keeping everyone updated on risks or delays.

Collaboration and communication will be at the heart of your role, making every step a shared success.

What you'll bring:

• Degree in engineering, ideally electrical or systems
• Experience in the water industry is a welcome bonus
• Confident with IT and quick to learn new systems
• Practical knowledge of CDM regulations through hands-on work
• Valid UK driving licence and willingness to travel as needed

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• My Rewards - offering discounts on high street and online shopping
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

In addition, this role offers;

• Private health care for you
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Overtime

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

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