Graduate Student Engineer Trainee

The Vacancy

Ready to kickstart your career, with the experts in built environment? Gain hands on experience on the Wates Graduate Student Engineer Trainee Programme.

 

Locations available: 

• London
• Manchester

 

Competitive Salary

 

What you will do

Join our sought-after Student Engineer Trainee Programme, where you will be responsible for the functional characteristics of a building that take it from being an empty shell to becoming a comfortable occupied space. Tasks may vary from designing the air filtration system in a forensic lab, controlling the temperature in an office or engineering the floodlights in a sports stadium. This is an exciting opportunity to be involved in a broad and varied role within the construction and building services industry.

Using the knowledge and skills you’ve learnt on the programme, you’ll:

• Support the project team throughout the various work phases, pre-con, design and procurement, installation, commissioning, aftercare.
• Advise on cost-effective and energy-efficient building services solutions.
• Draw up plans, using computer-aided design and building information modelling software.
• Manage the design phase including the appointment and programme of an external designer.
• Manage the installation of mechanical and electrical services.
• Budget control, cost management and maximising value.
• Ensure all building services meet health and safety requirements and environmental legislation.
• Testing and commissioning the mechanical and electrical services you managed during design and installation.
• Handover of construction projects to the client, demonstrating the installations meet required specifications.

 

About you 

To be successful on the programme you’ll:

• Be passionate about a career in the built environment.
• Be excited to learn and develop new skills.
• Have a curious nature.
• Be reliable and professional.
• A problem solver with the ability to think logically.
• Possess good time management skills.
• Prioritise your work to meet agreed deadlines.

 

Eligibility

To join our Trainee Management Programme via the Graduate route, you will have a motivation to learn and develop within the industry and you’ll have obtained or be working towards a 2:2 degree in any subject area.

For our role in Manchester, you will be based in a specific location, but our projects are widespread across the North West, which will require regular travel between sites, therefore a full UK driving license will be a requirement for this location.

 

What’s in it for you?

Our Trainee Management Programme offers placement opportunities across various departments, technical and behavioural development, including support through relevant qualifications and a host of additional benefits. We provide the foundation skills, knowledge and experience you’ll need to build a long-term, successful career.

In addition, we offer:

• Mentoring, support, and training by industry experts
• Structured learning plan (a combination of technical and behavioural development)
• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance
• Car allowance / company car scheme
• Health & wellness programme
• 26 days holiday + bank holidays

 

About Wates

Wates is the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance company. Founded in 1897, we’re experts when it comes to the environment built.

Today, we deliver complex projects in several sectors. For example, education, healthcare, residential. commercial, and emergency services. We employ over 4,500 employees who work with a range of clients and partners from across the public and private sectors.

Our divisions include Wates Construction, Wates Developments, Wates Property Services and Wates Residential. We also have specialist engineering and offsite manufacturing, and flexible workspaces businesses. As part of our Trainee Management Programme, you will be working for any one of these exciting divisions.

As one Wates, we work together to build a better tomorrow. We want to create a future where people, places, and our planet can thrive.

We have nearly 200 talented Trainees currently completing our Trainee Management Programme, providing amazing opportunities to build a network, collaborate and share learning with your peers. Kickstart your journey and apply now!

Applications for this role close at midday on Monday 2nd December 2024.

 

This date may be brought forward or extended in line with the number of applications we receive. We’re only able to accept the first application we receive. Any additional applications will be automatically withdrawn.

 

 

 

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.