Graduate LV Design Engineer

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Water we help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will join BGEN - one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the water, power & energy, pharmaceutical, nuclear and food and beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.

We have the exciting opportunity for a talented, Electrical Engineering Graduate to join BGEN’s Technology Team in Penkith (Cheshire) . This team designs control panels for clients worldwide in industries such as Utilities, Electrical Transmission and Distribution, Renewable Generation, Petrochemical, Nuclear etc.

You will be will be working as part of a collaborative team to aid LV Design Engineers/Senior LV Engineers to carry out LV Assembly designs for various Low Voltage Switchboards, Motor Control Centre’s (MCCs), Local Control Panels and Instrumentation Control and Automation Systems. The role involves visits to client sites throughout the UK to carry out design solutions for asset modifications on existing electrical systems, including LV Assembly modifications, PLC system upgrades and wiring migrations.

As a Graduate LV Design Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to:

• Support LV Design Engineers, working under the guidance of Senior LV Design Engineers and the LV Technical Manager, across a range of design and engineering activities.
• Interpret client engineering drawings and specifications, transforming them into detailed electrical schematics, panel layouts and general arrangement drawings, ensuring all designs meet safety requirements, quality standards, engineering best practice and client specifications
• Contribute to the design of hardware systems for LV assemblies, working with components such as ACBs, fuse switches, MCCBs, MCBs, fuses, control transformers, power supplies, control relays, timers, VSDs, PLCs and ICA systems for control‑gear and switchgear.
• Prepare test and inspection documentation, conformity certificates and other design-related records required to ensure LV assemblies are manufactured in line with BS EN 61439 standards.
• Adhere to ISO 9001 design quality procedures throughout all design and documentation activities.
• Build and maintain positive working relationships with client representatives, production teams and the wider design team.
• Collaborate closely with project managers and workshop personnel to ensure successful project delivery and alignment with customer expectations.
• Complete task-specific health and safety documentation when attending client sites.

M Group’s Graduate Programme

Our 2 year structured graduate programme is all about helping you grow into one of our future leaders. We’ll give you challenges that stretch you, chances to learn new skills, and all the support you need along the way

As an M Group Graduate, you can look forward to: 

• Tailored development workshops with monthly bite-sized virtual sessions and quarterly face-to-face events, plus teambuilding activities to grow your confidence, build leadership skills and connect with people from across the business.
• The Early Careers Network run by graduates and apprentices like you, where you can share ideas, work together and get involved in exciting projects
• A strong support network with our Early Careers team and colleagues ready to guide you, answer your questions and cheer you on.
• Support for your professional development with advice and resources to help you work towards your professional qualifications.

We’d love to hear from you if you have: 

• A degree in Electrical and electronic engineering or a closely related discipline
•  A highly motivated individual with strong communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• A proactive attitude and willingness to learn
• A full UK/EU driving licence

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.