2026 UK Graduate Electrical Engineering Career Path: Water Sector

Overview

Graduate Electrical Engineer designing electrical systems for water and wastewater projects.

Key Responsibilities

• digital innovation
• team collaboration
• technical drawings
• electrical design

Tasks

-Driving innovation: Use digital tools and data-driven approaches to enhance design quality and efficiency. -Collaborating across disciplines: Work closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions. -Creating technical outputs: Develop drawings and documentation such as plant general arrangements, power single line diagrams, cable block diagrams, instrumentation loop diagrams, P&IDs, control system architecture, and I/O schedules. -Designing with purpose: Prepare and review electrical and ICA (EICA) designs for water and wastewater infrastructure, including both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets.

Requirements

• problem solving
• detail oriented
• proactive
• electrical degree
• communication

What You Bring

-Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving. -Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity. -Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently. -Any other electrical engineering related degree -Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.

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Benefits

-Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews. -A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard. -Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you’ll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future. -A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That’s why with our flexible plan, you’ll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs. -Growing with support: Gain exposure to project and commercial management, supported by mentoring, training, and our Early Careers Professionals Network.

About Mott Macdonald

-Delivering complex projects that require both technical expertise and strategic vision. -Design of major infrastructure and transport systems. -Specializing in sustainable solutions to address challenges and capitalize on opportunities. -History built on innovation and forward-thinking engineering, consistently delivering impactful results.

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Visa Sponsorship

-mott macdonald does not sponsor skilled worker visas after the april 2024 changes. -applicants on graduate visas or other time‑limited visas are not accepted. -candidates eligible for alternative uk immigration routes that do not require future skilled worker sponsorship are welcomed.