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Graduate Mechanical Engineer
Who are we?
Here within the Anglian Water @one Alliance we are a collaborative organisation made up of our eight partner companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, Binnies and SWECO) and our extended supply chain, delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
We are gearing up for our most exciting and challenging Asset Management Period yet, known as AMP 8, this will see us deliver a programme of work larger than we’ve ever delivered before. We are driving change, empowering us to set global benchmarks and build a better environment, with the opportunity to offer enhanced growth and development to our workforce. We’re looking to build on our existing teams with an environment for career progression.
To do that we need aspiring driven talent to help us achieve our ambitious targets, are you ready to join us as we prepare to deliver the most creative and innovative AMP we have ever seen?
We understand we need to build an enthusiastic and talented workforce which can provide us with innovative and different ways of working and thinking to keep us at the forefront of the water industry.
With this in mind, we are looking for two Mechanical Engineer Graduates. So if you are looking to embark on an exciting career journey and contribute to our future success whilst being part of a designated scheme which will equip you with the skills, experience and opportunity to launch a varied and fulfilling career, please read on!
What you will be doing as our new Graduate Mechanical Engineer?
As one of our new Mechanical Engineer Graduates, you’ll be supported and guided by experienced engineers and learn to be an expert in your chosen discipline.
Working in collaboration with other disciplines to develop and detail appropriate solutions, you’ll adopt the principles of excellence in design based on the industry-leading approaches practiced by the @one Alliance Delivery team.
You’ll be offered opportunities to gain the experience necessary to achieve chartered status in your chosen area such as site experience, commercial exposure, and access to digital tools to improve the quality of engineering design.
Key responsibilities:
- Contribute to the development of solutions and suitable designs of Water/Wastewater Treatment Plants and/or sewerage/water systems that achieve the goals of Anglian Water in terms of customer, environment, and efficiency.
- Responsibility for consistently high-quality work and contributing to the overall effectiveness of the team whilst complying with water quality standards.
- Collaborate with the design team to develop 3D models and solutions.
- Support the team in the drive towards excellence in Health & Safety, demonstrating applied knowledge & skills to produce safe designs to discharge obligations according to CDM Regulations, standards, and accepted codes of practice.
- Proactively and reactively champion the need to deliver technical excellence ensuring the importance is understood and implemented across projects.
- Maintain close links with other Engineers, Technical Managers and Operations to ensure smooth interfaces between disciplines, manage gaps/overlaps and share best practices to optimise performance.
A little bit about your skills, experience and behaviours..
To join our Design team in our quest to remain an industry-leading alliance by pushing boundaries of innovation, you’ll be educated to a degree level in mechanical engineering and have a keen passion to pursue a career in your chosen field of Engineering.
Possessing strong communication, and collaboration skills to complement your proficiency in IT packages, you’ll relish solving complex engineering challenges and be motivated to learn and develop new ways of thinking.
If you are a recent Graduate looking to put your educational learning into practice in an environment where you can flourish and add value to our operations, please apply today!
Benefits:
As well as offering a competitive salary, remuneration for this role includes a range of benefits.
- 5% Company pension contribution
- Life Assurance at 2 x notional salary
- Private medical cover
- Permanent Health Cover
- Company Profit Share Scheme
- Company car/van or car allowance (Dependent on position)
- Career Development and ongoing training
- Staff Referral Scheme
- 25 days annual leave with additional loyalty days (Full-Time equivalent)
- Volunteering Scheme
- Environmental and Social Value initiatives
About Barhale:
Barhale is one of the largest privately-owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists with 40 years of experience working UK-wide across the water, transport, built environment and energy sectors. Founded by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980, the group was originally set up as a specialist tunnelling contractor. While we retain our tunnelling roots, repeated success in several construction industry sectors has enabled us to expand our skillset and become one of the largest privately-owned infrastructure specialists in the UK.
What we do
We provide design, construction, and maintenance services to the following sectors.
- Water
- Transport
- Energy
- Built Environment
We also possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities including.
- Tunnelling
- MEICA capabilities
- In-house design
- A steel-fabrication and supply subsidiary (BCS Group)
Who we are?
Barhale operates as a tier-1 partner for blue-chip, regulated, and private clients. We work as part of large frameworks, joint ventures, and alliances and on individual projects developing long-standing relationships based on Trust, Integrity, and Pride.
Our People
We employ a direct workforce of over 1,000 employees nationwide. We recognise that our business is only as good as the people we employ, which is why we value them so highly and invest in regular training and development, utilising our dedicated training facility in Walsall.
Our commitment to career progression, personal development, innovation, collaborative working, diversity and Inclusion, health and wellbeing and work-life balance is what makes us a Gold Investors in People Company.