Graduate Electrical Control and Instrumentation Engineer - Nuclear

Job Description

Due to the continued growth and expansion of our Nuclear Team in our Warrington office we are looking to increase our technical workforce and are seeking to recruit a Graduate EC&I Engineer to join our EC&I - Electrical Control and Instrumentation Team.

About our Team

At AECOM, our Nuclear Team provide multi-disciplinary consultancy to the nuclear industry in the nuclear new build, operational, decommissioning and defence sectors. In the new build sector, we are providing engineering support to the developers of the UK’s fleet of new nuclear power stations. In the operational and decommissioning sectors, AECOM provides support to the entire Nuclear Estate in the UK, including multidisciplinary design support at Sellafield, Nuclear Waste Services (NWS) and the early-and multidisciplinary design support to nuclear defence projects.

With an interesting and expanding pipeline of both international and UK based projects, as a Graduate EC&I Engineer, you will be required to both manage and report on your packages of work with support from Senior EC&I Engineers in the team, who will support in your continued development.  

The Nuclear Team are currently engaged on many highly complex national and international significant projects for a number of clients from RIBA 1 through to RIBA 4 phases. These projects require AECOM to provide multidisciplinary design and engineering expertise to collaboratively deliver complex and involving projects. As part of this role, you will be involved in the production of delivery packages across the discipline areas and these will typically be:

• Power distribution designs
• Control systems development and design
• Building services designs (fire, CCTV, Security, Ventilation)
• Lighting & emergency lighting design
• Data and communications designs.
• Plant / Process Instrumentation design

In the graduate role you will liaise with the project teams and produce different designs depending on he design stage, your background/skills and career aspirations. 

Here's what you'll do: 

Graduates commencing their careers with AECOM are engaged into teams and paired with an experienced engineer who will guide and mentor them through the initial stages of their career whilst working on live projects. Typically, these include:

• Preparation of designs deliverables using CAD and BIM software tools
• Preparation of design documentation; basis of designs, functional/user/procurement requirements and specifications
• Develop an understanding of highly regulated industries
• Develop an understanding of Safety Cases and the supporting documentation.
• Develop an understanding of Project Management and Project Controls.
• Develop an understanding of risk and the preparation of designer’s risk assessments
• Under supervision complete site surveys.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries. 

Graduate Development Programme

Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role.   Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and can join the ADVANCE webinar series.  We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the Institution of Engineering & Technology (IET).

We have more than 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.

See our digital early careers e-brochure here

Qualifications

Here’s what we’re looking for:

• BEng or MEng in Electrical Engineering, Electronic Engineering or Instrumentation and Control
• A 2:1 (or equivalent) at an accredited university
• Must be able to demonstrate legal right to work in the UK and meet the requirements for Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS)
• Preferably a final year project or modules related to Electrical Control and Instrumentation (EC&I)
• Ability to demonstrate a good technical understanding of EC&I Engineering
• Demonstrable interest in Nuclear Engineering and developing a career in this industry
• Willing and able to work towards chartership with the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
• Competent user of Microsoft Office
• Ability to communicate effectively to internal and external clients, both verbally & in writing with the confidence to engage with a variety of people (clients, colleagues, stakeholders and sub-contractors alike) and the aptitude to rationally explain, explore and discuss technical issues and capture feedback
• Enthusiastic, hard-working, with ambition and drive
• Ability to prioritise work effectively through close cooperation with the team as a whole
• Ability to work in a team and independently using initiative & focus. 

We celebrate diversity, including neurodiversity, and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact us at [email protected]

At AECOM, we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives. If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us, we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start. 

Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades.

You must have permanent right to work in the UK as we are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this position.

As previously mentioned candidates must be able to demonstrate the legal right to work in the UK and meet the requirements for Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) and security clearance in the UK. 

Before joining, you will be required to undergo a security vetting process and offers of employment will be subject to relevant security clearance being granted.

If you are dual national, we will need you to provide details when you apply

If you have left the UK for more than 1 month in the last 3 years, we will need to understand where you went and for how long.

At AECOM, we are committed to maintaining a secure and trustworthy recruitment process and take any fraudulent hiring activity seriously. To support this commitment, all newly hired employees are required to attend an in-person Day 1 onboarding at an AECOM office location as a condition of employment.

About AECOM

AECOM is the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2025. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity 

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

AECOM provides a wide array of compensation, benefits and well-being programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.

We are a Disability Confident Employer and will offer an interview to applicants who have a disability or long-term condition, who meet the minimum/essential criteria for the role. Please let us know using this email address [email protected]  if you would like to apply through the Disability Confident Interview Scheme.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.