Graduate Electrical Engineering

Description:

Are you ready to launch your career in a place where your ideas matter, your growth is championed, and your work truly makes a difference? Join us as a Graduate Electrical Engineer and help us design, innovate, and deliver solutions that power communities, advance technology, and create a more sustainable world.
 

• Innovate & Create: Collaborate with experienced engineers to design, develop, and implement cutting-edge electrical systems and solutions across diverse projects.
• Learn & Grow: Benefit from structured training, mentorship, and clear pathways for professional development—including support towards chartership and specialist skills.
• Make an Impact: Contribute to projects that drive positive change, from renewable energy and smart infrastructure to critical public services.
   

As part of your application, we will ask you to select your preferred opportunity based on the sector and location.  Some of our opportunities will require you to be eligible to achieve security clearance, this is shown in the selection choices.  Security clearance is dictated by the types of projects we work on and normally requires you to be a UK British national or have lived in the UK for five years or more.

Below you’ll find more information on what work you could do within each area…

Tech and Systems – Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester (Need to be eligible for Security Clearance)

Our Technology Team helps our clients deliver high-quality transport technology solutions across local roads, the highway network and public transport. We provide services from feasibility studies through detailed design to post installation analysis for Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS). We're looking for bright, enthusiastic and curious graduates with design and engineering skills across the entire ITS spectrum to develop and implement solutions for local, national and international projects. Projects range from high profile smart motorways schemes and autonomous vehicles through automatic fare collection systems to local equipment installation, such as variable message signs, CCTV and vehicle detectors.

Traction Power (Masters Essential) – Manchester

As a new graduate in the Traction Power and EMC team, you will be involved from day 1 in exciting electrification projects across the globe. Whether it is simulation work with a wide range of software tools, designing a substation, or going on site for surveys, you will do exciting work, alongside some of the most senior experts in the field. Ranging from development schemes like East West Rail, to upgrades in London Underground and Transport for Greater Manchester, the projects you will be involved are having a big impact on everyday lives, and you get to be part of it. The role will also involve engagement with other disciplines within Mott MacDonald, providing a rounded engineering background for your subsequent development, making the Traction Power and EMC team a fantastic place to start your career.

Why You’ll Thrive Here

We’re proud of our award-winning reputation and the trust our clients place in us. But what truly sets us apart is our culture - one that celebrates collaboration, values diversity, and prioritises wellbeing.

Here’s What You Can Expect
 

• Growth & Development: From mentorship to technical training, we invest in your personal and professional journey.
• Inclusive Culture: We welcome diverse perspectives and foster an environment where everyone feels seen, heard, and valued.
• Team Spirit: You’ll be part of a supportive, caring team that works together to solve complex challenges and celebrate shared successes.
• Purpose & Impact: Your work will contribute to safer hospitals, transport hubs, military installations, and more - projects that matter to society.
• Integrity & Trust: We uphold the highest standards of ethics and transparency in everything we do.