Astute People
Graduate Design Engineer
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Astute’s Power team is exclusively partnering with SABSCO, a world-leading specialist in steam blowing, air blowing and chemical cleaning services for the global power and process industries, to recruit a Graduate Design Engineer.
This is an exciting opportunity for an ambitious engineering graduate to join a highly respected international business and work on projects across the UK and around the world. The role offers a salary of up to £28,000, a car allowance, international travel and excellent career development.
If you’re a Mechanical, Chemical or Petrochemical Engineering graduate looking to build a career with an organisation that puts safety, integrity and its people first, we’d love to hear from you.
The Graduate Design Engineer role
Responsibilities
Reporting to the Technical Manager, you’ll be involved in every stage of engineering projects, from initial design through to on-site delivery. Responsibilities include:
- Preparing technical proposals for clients.
- Producing engineering designs, including flow calculations, piping layouts and stress analysis.
- Preparing method statements and risk assessments.
- Planning and specifying equipment requirements for projects.
- Coordinating the shipping and transportation of SABSCO’s specialist equipment.
- Supervising SABSCO projects on site, ensuring work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards.
- Maintaining accurate site records and project documentation.
- Undertaking field measurements and chemical analysis to assess the effectiveness of cleaning processes.
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Professional Qualifications
We’re looking for someone with:
- A degree in Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Petrochemical Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience in piping design and stress analysis, ideally including CAESAR II software (desirable).
- Experience within the power generation or petrochemical sectors would be advantageous.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic engineering environment.
- A full UK driving licence.
Personal skills
The Successful Graduate Design Engineer Will Be
- An excellent communicator with strong interpersonal skills.
- Happy to travel throughout the UK and internationally, with site assignments ranging from one day to up to six weeks, including occasional night shifts.
- Practical and hands-on in their approach.
- Eligible to live and work in the UK, with a valid passport for international travel.
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Salary and benefits
- Salary up to £28,000 per annum
- Car allowance
- Salary uplift whilst working on site
- 23 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- International travel opportunities
- Ongoing training and career development with SABSCO
If you’re ready to start your engineering career with a globally recognised specialist delivering projects across the world’s power and process industries, apply today.
INDPOW Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government’s Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
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