Graduate Electrical and Mechanical Engineer

Graduate Engineers
Avove design team are recruiting for recently qualified Electrical and Mechanical Engineering graduates with an interest in water/ wastewater engineering in our dedicated design teams. The positions will be based in our Durham office and will involve working to hybrid model.
Who we are:
Avove is a new, independent utilities infrastructure business, formed from the utilities division of leading infrastructure services company, Amey.
We design, build, and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.
We are proud to work in partnership with our clients, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Scottish Water, Northern Powergrid and Scottish Power.
What we can offer:
We offer a competitive salary that is based on proven skills and experience. Hard work is celebrated and rewarded. We recognise that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.

• 24 days holiday plus statutory holidays (option to buy more)
• Company pension scheme
• Enhanced family-friendly policies
• Life assurance
• A selection of lifestyle benefit options
• Financial wellbeing programme
• Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
• We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

Our main value is to “Move Life Forward” and we are committed to developing our colleagues and encouraging personal growth, in conjunction with a flexible working approach so everyone can thrive in an inclusive and open environment.
The Role
Avove is committed to supporting individual professional development and offer structured Graduate training, and incentives for achieving professional qualifications. We provide all relevant training, development along with the environment and culture to support continuing your career journey.
What are we looking for?

• Minimum 2.2 degree qualification to satisfy the current entry requirements for: IMeche or IEng through IET or equivalent professional qualification for relevant technical disciplines
• Computer literate and conversant with the MS Office suite
• Good written and oral communication and organisational skills
• Basic project experience gained as a Graduate
• Desire to develop existing skills and acquire new technical competences to enhance personal and team capability.
• Proven ability to work within a team environment with a dedicated approach to meet project deadlines
• Proven enthusiasm to embrace and participate in career development initiatives
• Self-motivated with the drive to achieve continuous improvement targets

We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can. We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates independently through all stages of recruitment process.

Company pension, Employee assistance programme