Graduate Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer role at Veolia focused on supporting the design, procurement, testing, and commissioning of water treatment control systems and electrical infrastructure in the UK water sector.
Company Description
Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation.
Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Application Deadline: 19th April 2026
Salary: £29000 per annum
Note: the term 'Graduate 2026' refers to our program, not the year you are expected to have graduated.
Veolia are ready to launch our Graduate Recruitment Campaign for 2026! You will join us between July and October 2026 and complete our 1-year fully immersive graduate programme.
This structured development journey leads to exciting long-term career opportunities across our global operations.
This is a permanent position from day one, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to our graduates' long-term success and development. We believe in investing in our future leaders by offering permanent contracts rather than fixed-term positions, providing our graduates with job security and peace of mind from the start. This approach allows you to fully focus on your development and career growth.
At the end of the 12-month graduate program, we conduct comprehensive career conversations with each graduate to explore their strengths, interests, and aspirations. This discussion helps determine the most suitable career path within our company.
Our commitment to permanent employment reflects our confidence in our graduate program and our dedication to nurturing long-term talent. It also demonstrates our strong track record of graduate retention and career progression within Veolia.
We pride ourselves on our positive and inclusive culture that emphasises equality and collaboration rather than focusing on hierarchy. At Veolia, our employees' diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Joining us means you will participate in our thriving DEI communities and related initiatives.
Veolia has a meaningful purpose where you'll be part of something bigger than just a job; you'll be part of a network driving ecological transformation and making a meaningful impact on society and the environment through our work.
Our Graduate Program is our commitment to developing talented employees through:
Structured training on both essential and technical skills
Networking opportunities
A dedicated support network of a Program Leader, Line Manager, Mentor, Coach, and HR Manager
Experiential learning, delivered on a monthly basis
Four times in-person workshops at key locations at our operations across Europe
A Sustainability Challenge to develop your entrepreneurial skills
Regular reviews with your support network - and a great chance for feedback
As a Graduate Electrical, Control & Instrumentation (EC&I) Engineer, you will support the delivery of cutting-edge water treatment solutions across the UK municipal and industrial sectors. Working alongside experienced EC&I engineers, you'll contribute to critical infrastructure projects involving low voltage switchgear, motor control centres, control systems, and process instrumentation.
This role offers hands-on experience with innovative technologies while making a meaningful impact on water sustainability and environmental protection.
Day-to-Day Duties and Learnings:
Assist in technical procurement of MCCs, cabling, systems integration, and process instrumentation for water treatment projects
Contribute to engineering documentation including load schedules, instrument schedules, and equipment specifications
Support development of innovative EC&I design solutions to maintain competitive technical advantage
Coordinate with sub-contractors and review technical documentation for compliance with VWT and client standards
Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests (FATs) for switchboards, MCCs, and PLC/HMI software
Engage in site-based activities including client meetings, installation supervision, and commissioning assistance
Provide technical support for tendering processes, including preparation of specifications and drawings
Qualifications
Ideal Skills and Experience:
Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering or related technical/engineering discipline (essential)
Fluent in English
Other European languages are useful
Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Proficiency in Google Workspace or similar platforms
Willingness to travel
Can-do attitude with hunger to develop into a qualified EC&I engineer
Additional Information
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
How to apply
Apply directly through the company website. Clicking the link below will open the application page in a new window.
Veolia UK Location: London, UK
Industry: Environmental Services
Veolia UK provides solutions for ecological transformation which means reconciling human progress with environmental protection. We develop and implement local solutions to depollute our vital resources and regenerate resources to preserve them from depletion along with solutions to decarbonize our ways of living and adapt them to the consequences of climate change. We are a company of almost 14,000 employees, although we prefer to think of ourselves as “resourcers”. Every day across the country our “resourcers” design and deploy useful and concrete solutions, which help our customers fight against climate change, prevent pollution of waterways, soil and air and create a circular economy where nothing goes to waste. Every year, we serve around 1.8 million people through our municipal wastewater contracts. We complete over 400 million waste collections across our Local Authority contracts, serving over 3 million residential properties; and we treat over 1.5 million tonnes of commercial and industrial waste from our 85,000 private customers. We also produce over 560 MWe of renewable and low carbon electricity, to power over 1.3 million homes. We also anticipate the needs of tomorrow with innovative solutions that will decarbonise our energy and heating demands through the development of microgrids and energy management through our Hubgrade solution, which optimises the resources using digital and artificial intelligence. Veolia UK is an exciting and innovative place to work, but don't just take our word for it - we were named as one of the top 10 'Very Big Organisations' to work for in The Sunday Times' Best Places to Work 2024. We are driven by optimism and passion, not to see the world as it is, but how it should be; and we are tenacious in our efforts to achieve our goals. These aren't just empty words.
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