Graduate Programme

Kirby Group Engineering; Town of Italy (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional mentorship

Paid engineering placements

Full scholarship for academic year

Job summary

Kirby Group Engineering is offering a Graduate Programme for engineers in the US, specifically targeting recent graduates in Electrical, Mechanical, Structural Engineering, and Construction Management. Graduates will participate in a two-year program with mentorship, managing project packages, and completing reports across various engineering systems.

Locations for assignments include multiple places across Europe and South Africa, enhancing learning and offering practical experience. Successful candidates will experience career progression opportunities and participate in a bursary programme aimed at promoting gender diversity.

Qualifications

• Minimum Level 7 degree in Electrical, Mechanical, Structural Engineering or Construction Management.
• Excellent communication skills and strong work ethic are mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Manage one to two work packages during placements.
• Complete reports on electrical, mechanical, structural systems.
• Participate in short placements across various engineering teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Strong work ethic

Education

Level 7 degree in Engineering

Job description

Are you an ambitious, driven and motivated graduate? If so, that’s great, and just what we are looking for. How about joining an award winning, and Engineers Ireland CPD approved graduate programme in the Mechanical and Electrical sector?

Our Graduate Programme offers graduates the chance to work on prestigious projects, ranging from data centres to life sciences and renewable energy, both in Ireland and across Europe, while implementing cutting-edge technological advancements. We ensure that our graduates receive challenging work assignments and quality personal, management, technical and commercial training that will benefit you throughout their entire career journey.

Within Kirby, you will be part of a multi-skilled and adaptable team, ready for any challenge and prepared to take on a wide variety of national and international engineering projects.

Mechanical Engineering Graduate Programme

Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme

Structural Engineering Graduate Programme

Construction Management Graduate Programme

Kirby provides a limited number of places each year in the Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme. During the two-year graduate programme, you will be assigned a mentor to develop your technical skills for your Electrical Engineering career.

You will complete reports on 10 electrical systems and short placements and assigned to a project where you will manage one to two packages to improve your managerial skills.

Throughout the period, you will complete several short placements working as an Electrical Engineer with the Estimating, Quality, EHS, Planning and Quantity Surveying teams.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be promoted to Electrical Project Engineer.

Entry Requirement: Minimum Level 7 degree in Electrical Engineering, excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.

Locations where you could be based include Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Sweden, Milan, Netherlands, UK, Scotland, and South Africa.

The Mechanical Engineering Programme offers a limited number of places each year. A mentor will be assigned to each graduate for the two-year period to assist in career progression and provide advice on experience.

As a graduate, you will complete reports on 10 mechanical systems and short placements. During this time, you will be assigned to a project and given responsibility for managing one or two work packages to help develop your managerial skills.

Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Graduate Programme, you will also complete several short placements working as a Mechanical Engineer within the Estimating, Quality, EHS, Planning and Quantity Surveying teams.

Upon successful completion of the programme, you will be promoted to Mechanical Project Engineer.

Entry Requirement: Minimum Level 7 degree in Mechanical Engineering, Excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.

Locations where you could be based include Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Sweden, Milan, Netherlands, UK, Scotland, and South Africa.

Each year, Kirby awards a bursary to female students to encourage women to pursue careers in engineering. The bursary programme is part of Kirby’s ongoing commitment to advance gender diversity within the evolving worlds of engineering and construction.

Who is the Student Bursary open to?

The bursary programme is open for applications from women studying Electrical, Mechanical or Building Services Engineering.

What is the selection process?

• Screening.
• Round 1 of interviews.
• Round 2 of interviews.
• The Senior Management Team finalises the list of winners scored against specific criteria and competencies.

What you will receive

• Full scholarship to cover the academic year.
• Paid professional engineering placements on some of Kirby’s cutting-edge projects.
• Professional mentorship with experienced senior engineers.
• The opportunity to become Kirby’s Ambassador at their third level institution.

Structural Engineering Graduate Programme

There are a limited number of places each year on the Kirby Structural Engineering Graduate Programme. Over the two-year programme, you will be assigned a mentor to shadow and assist in developing your skills.

Throughout the programme you will complete reports on 10 structural systems and short placements. You will be assigned to a project during this time and take responsibility for one to two packages to develop your managerial skills.

Throughout the programme you will complete several short placements working as a Structural Engineer within the Estimating, Quality, EHS, Planning and Quantity Surveying teams.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be promoted to Structural Project Engineer.

Entry Requirement: Minimum Level 7 degree in Structural Engineering, excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.

Locations where you could be based include Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Sweden, Milan, Netherlands, UK, Scotland, and South Africa.

Construction Management Graduate Programme

There are a limited number of places each year on the Construction Management Graduate Programme. Over the course of the 36-month programme, you will be paired with a mentor to develop your skills and provide guidance. As part of the programme, you will complete five six-month rotations during your time on the graduate programme.

You will complete placements working alongside the Estimating, Planning, Quantity Surveying, Electrical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering teams. While on each rotation, you will be assigned to a project during your time working with each department and developing your internal business skills.

On successful completion of the programme, you will be promoted to Assistant Construction Manager.

Entry Requirement: Minimum Level 7 degree in Construction Management, excellent communication skills and strong work ethic.

Locations where you could be based include Galway, Limerick, Dublin, Sweden, Milan, Netherlands, UK, Scotland, and South Africa.