Subsea & Pipeline & Energy Transition Engineering Placement

WOOD GROUP; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A global engineering consulting firm is seeking Engineering Placement Students to join their Subsea and Pipeline Engineering Team in the UK. This 12-month placement starting in Summer 2026 involves working on energy transportation projects, preparing technical reports, and using advanced engineering software. It offers a challenging environment with opportunities for personal development, including team collaboration and software skills enhancement. Candidates should have a strong academic background in engineering and good communication skills.

Benefits

Access to technical and personal development resources

Flexible benefits package including private medical cover

Early Careers Network for recent graduates

Opportunities to work on meaningful projects

Qualifications

• Graduate engineer with a minimum 2:1 bachelor's degree in an Engineering field or a master's degree in mechanical, Civil, or Subsea Engineering.
• Software and programming skills are essential.
• Good written and verbal communication skills in an engineering environment.

Responsibilities

• Prepare engineering proposals, techno-economic studies, technical reports, material specifications, equipment requisitions, and drawings.
• Work on energy transportation and transition projects across challenging environments.
• Use advanced engineering software for pipeline and cable routing.

Skills

Software and programming skills

Good written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work as part of a team

Open attitude and willingness to tackle new tasks

Education

Minimum 2:1 bachelor's degree in Engineering

Master's degree in mechanical, civil, or subsea engineering

Tools

Advanced engineering software (e.g., ABAQUS)

Job description

Job Description

Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world

Wood's Technical Consulting division is seeking Engineering Placement Students to join our Subsea and Pipeline Engineering Team within the energy sector. This 12-month placement, starting in Summer 2026, will be based at our Staines office and forms part of a degree program.

The Role

In this role, you will contribute to cutting‑edge energy transportation and transition projects across diverse and challenging environments such as the North Sea, Black Sea, South America, West Africa, and the Mediterranean.

Your responsibilities will include preparing engineering proposals, techno-economic studies, technical reports, material specifications, equipment requisitions, and drawings, ensuring high-quality deliverables for global energy infrastructure.

Our Clients and Projects

Designing the future. Transforming the world.

Within Technical Consulting, our clients range from both major and independent operators of on/offshore oil & gas and clean energy facilities such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and windfarms, through to suppliers, fabricators and EPC contractors. We execute projects from concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning on a world‑wide basis. We are proud to be working on projects that support the energy transition journey, enabling a more sustainable future for us all.

What we can offer

• Technical and personal development; you will have access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities
• Meaningful and interesting projects; delivered to leaders of industry across the different Energy and Materials market sectors
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle. We also offer a number of lifestyle benefits, such as gym membership, travel insurance and a bike to work scheme.
• Early Careers Network (ECN); join your peers within our ECN and have the opportunity to support and share ideas with other recent graduates across our business units
• Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

Who we are looking for

• In this role you will work on energy transportation and transition projects in many challenging locations including the North Sea, the Black Sea, South America, West Africa and the Mediterranean. Technical challenges will include water depths up to 3.5 km, product temperatures ranging from -190 to 160C, corrosive products, composite materials, tsunamis, landslides, scour and cyclones
• You will also work on some world leading onshore energy transportation projects, including traditional oil and gas, CO2 and now hydrogen, as well
• There are also opportunities to support offshore renewables projects including both fixed wind and floating wind
• You will be trained to use advanced engineering software for pipeline and cable routing and design and general‑purpose FE software such as ABAQUS
• You will help to prepare engineering proposals, techno economic studies, technical reports, material specifications, equipment requisitions and drawings

Qualifications

What Makes you Remarkable?

• Graduate engineer with a minimum 2:1 bachelor's degree in an Engineering field or a master's degree in mechanical, Civil, Subsea Engineering. Other disciplines may be considered
• Software and programming skills
• Open attitude and willingness to tackle new tasks
• Able to work as part of a team
• Good written and verbal communication skills in an engineering environment
• Will demonstrate initiative but knows when to ask for help
• Can exhibit engineering common sense when problem solving

If all of this sounds good to you, then follow the link to apply and start your journey with Wood!

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people. www.woodplc.com

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.