Graduate Electrical Design Engineer 2026

Overview

Assist design engineers with electrical design deliverables for water projects.

Key Responsibilities

• client requirements
• design coordination
• design management
• electrical design
• design deliverables
• budget management

Tasks

-Assist in ascertaining Clients requirements through reference to scope and specification documents. -Coordinate with Electrical Design Engineers and achieve hands-on experience. -Ensuring design work is completed to agreed programmes, financial budgets and KPI’s -Support with the preparation of outline and detailed electrical design deliverables.

Requirements

• collaboration
• adaptability

What You Bring

-A collaborator: You work and communicate effectively with lots of different people at different levels, providing valuable input into key projects. -An adapter: You have a flexible approach to work, able to adapt to new circumstances or change in plans and you can positively change direction when needed.

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Benefits

-28 days holiday excluding bank holidays, increasing with years of service, with an option of utilising our holiday purchase scheme -A range of benefit schemes including: Save as You Earn share purchase scheme, Employee Assistance Programme, Enhanced maternity and paternity leave, Pension scheme, Cycle to Work scheme and discounts on your favourite brands and holidays. -A starting salary of £29,500 -Private medical insurance -Two paid volunteering days per year -Agile working programme

About Galliford Try

-a national construction powerhouse with a history tracing back to two century‑old local builders. -now focusing on Building, Infrastructure (including Highways and Environment), and Specialist Services, delivering projects such as schools, hospitals, water barriers, and road networks. -expanded through strategic acquisitions—Morrison Construction in 2006, Miller Construction in 2014, and water and specialist services firms since 2021—to broaden its technical capabilities. -delivers projects in sectors like education, health, defence, justice facilities, major highways, water treatment infrastructure, fire‑safety upgrades, and digital infrastructure. -retains dual brands—Galliford Try in England & Wales and Morrison Construction in Scotland—to maintain regional strength. -has shown strong growth, recovering from COVID, reinstating dividends in 2021, and aiming to exceed £2.2 billion in revenue and achieve a 4% operating margin by 2030.

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Interview Process

-submit application. -complete a pre‑recorded video interview covering self‑awareness, curiosity, innovation and communication. -attend a virtual assessment centre comprising an individual interview, dynamic group tasks, and a meet‑the‑team session.