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Job Title: Graduate Electrical Engineer
Salary Range: £, – £,
Fixed Term / Full Time
Location: Wandsworth
Are you interested in a career in Electrical Engineering or are you looking to further your education to become an Electrical Engineer? The Design Service are looking for a Graduate in Electrical Engineering.
The Design Service team in Richmond and Wandsworth Council’s supports a wide range of essential consultancy services to help maintain the Councils building infrastructure to make sure facilities are useful, safe, enjoyable and comfortable for service users and staff to enjoy and deliver their services to the community.
As the Graduate Electrical Engineer, you will be working alongside the M&E Building Services team whilst studying for your professional qualification. You will be working with a wider team of professionals from the Council who deliver essential services where no two days are the same. You will be building professional relationships and have the ability to adapt to a diverse client base.
Can you help the people of Richmond and Wandsworth and make sure these essential services keep delivering?
About the role
We are looking to recruit a graduate in electrical engineering. The role is a fixed term contract, the duration of which will depend on the course of study undertaken, we would ideally like someone who already has a qualification or is already studying. Applicants need to have lived in the UK for or more years.
The primary focus of the role will be to successfully undertake a training program in order to gain a relevant qualification.
During your course of study, you would be mentored by other members of the Design Service, and you would in turn support them.
You would also provide support in:
1. the quality assurance for ongoing projects,
2. collaboration with clients, writing reports, presentations, and minuting meetings.
As your knowledge increases you would take on your own projects with the support of the senior engineers.
Essential Qualifications, Skills and Experience
3. Knowledge of electrical engineering and a commitment/passion for this area of study or experience in electrical engineering
4. A professional and can-do enthusiastic attitude
5. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
6. Excellent organisational abilities to be able to balance different tasks ensuring deadlines are met whilst maintaining highest levels of accuracy.
7. Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to think flexibly and innovatively.
8. Able to present opinions clearly and succinctly both on paper and in person.
Indicative Recruitment Timeline
Closing Date: Sunday th August
Shortlisting Date: W/C th August
Interview Date : W/C nd September
Useful Information:
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions to the Councils and can improve the way we deliver services.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer. If you require any reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment and selection process, please let us know.
We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Some posts may be exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and as such appointment to these posts will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
We offer a wide range of designed to attract, develop, and reward our employees such as days annual leave (including Bank Holidays), flexible working and a generous pension plan.
Richmond and Wandsworth Councils
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