Graduate Engineering scheme for 2025 intake - consultancy/renewables

Fichtner Consulting Engineers Ltd is a leading technical consultancy with a reputation built on over 30 years of successful projects in the UK and Ireland. Our purpose is to facilitate the investment and delivery of energy infrastructure projects that positively influence the transition to net zero. Our Engineers and Consultants support some of the most innovative energy projects across the UK and Ireland; providing design, intellectual, and engineering services to developers, investors, and owner-operators. 

We have over 170 employees that we are proud to have represent us, operating from our offices in Manchester, Belfast, Dublin, and Glasgow. As the business grows from strength to strength, we seek a small number of mechanical or chemical engineering master’s finalists who will graduate in the summer of 2025 and who want to work in a progressive consultancy environment on exciting and innovative renewable energy projects in the UK and Ireland. These positions are based from our Manchester or Belfast offices. 

We are looking for:

• A 2.1 (or higher) integrated master’s degree in a mechanical, aerospace, or chemical engineering discipline;
• ‘A’-grades at A-Level (or IB equivalent) in mathematics plus two science subjects; and
• excellent GCSE or equivalent grades in English, Science and Maths 
• effective communication skills
• an outgoing, tenacious, and curious personality
• ideally a year in industry or summer placement(s) in an applicable renewable energy supplier, operator, or consultancy business;
• prior experience with Microsoft Office/365 and particularly advanced Excel skills
• excellent command of written English (report writing skills)
• some understanding of health and safety at work
• the ability to evaluate, explain and simplify complex technical issues to non-technical individuals
• clean full driving licence
• able and willing to travel both in the UK and overseas as required.

Successful applicants will be trained in a structured development programme, on the job, by recognised engineering leaders from within our industry. You will learn about the different aspects of capital project development and be encouraged to begin to work towards chartered status with your relevant engineering institution.

What you can expect from us: 

• A competitive salary package, with leading bonus scheme of up to 20% of salary
• Company electrical vehicle car leasing scheme
• Private medical & life assurance
• Cycle to work scheme 
• Team and company social events 
• Milestone scheme celebrating years spent as part of the Fichtner team!