Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 UK

Electrical Engineering Graduate Programme 2025 (Chesterfield)

Want to influence the power grid of the future? Tackle climate change? Play your part in the greening of the gas network? Launch your career with us and open a world of opportunities!

Founded in 1998, NeoDyne is one of the UK & Ireland's leading Electrical Engineering and Industrial Automation companies supplying the Energy, Datacentre, Pharma and Food & Beverage sectors. Headquartered in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, with over 300 B2B customers, we employ over 200 talented electrical and automation engineers.

We are seeking final year students in Electrical Engineering and allied disciplines for roles in our Power Generation & Energy Systems and Transmission & Distribution business specialisation.

Power Generation & Energy Systems

Within our Power Generation & Utilities business, we integrate technology, experience, and people to deliver large scale Combined Cycle Gas Turbine (CCGT) solutions, industrial Combined Heat & Power (CHP) with Island mode and critical service standby diesel generators. We provide feasibility studies and system design for embedded generation projects including solar panels, wind turbines and battery storage. We also provide fully versatile and robust solutions for Balance of Plant (BOP) operations and Electrical Protection Systems.

Transmission & Distribution

Within our Transmission & Distribution team, we design AIS/GIS substations from 20kV to 220kV and contestable build and non-contestable stations in the range of 40 to 550MVA CCGT. Connections include conventional and renewable Power Generation, Peaking, Battery Storage, DS3 and Solar PV plants and large demand loads such as data centres and process plants. We use leading-edge design and modelling tools from global technology companies to deliver innovative designs for our customers.

NeoDyne is also a gas network design framework supplier, playing a significant role in providing electrical and instrumentation engineering services for the on-shore Natural Gas Industry and Regulated gas utility sector in Ireland and the UK. Our expertise includes Compressor Station, AGI Electrical & Instrumentation design, Fiscal and non-Fiscal metering, and Cathodic Protection.

What will I be doing?

Our graduate programme will be all about learning new and developing your existing skills. Over a two-year period, you will be placed in projects where you get to do meaningful work and contribute to the business.

Projects could include HV/MV electrical design, power generation, PLC and SCADA automation, control logic programming, control panel hardware design, and site testing & commissioning.

You will have the opportunity to use state-of-the-art engineering software for control and protection design and substation layouts. You will also get to use leading-edge power system modelling software to run steady state and transient electrical studies, including short circuit studies, protection coordination and grid compliance studies for proposed renewable generation.

Generating technical documentation and dealing with customers will also be key parts of our graduate programme to help develop your soft skills. You will also have the opportunity to travel to customer sites to get involved in installation, testing, and commissioning.

What about training?

Our induction programme revolves around a 70-20-10 model for learning and development.

70% On-the-job Learning:

You'll get stuck in from Day 1, working on real projects, delivering real business value to our customers both on- and off-site.

20% Learning from others:

You'll be part of a team, working with subject matter experts and interacting with our customers daily. You'll receive support and guidance, and an invaluable opportunity to learn from former graduates who've seen it and done it.

10% Formal Education:

We'll help you become an expert in your chosen field, backed up by formal e-learning and classroom training. This extends to attaining professional certifications where relevant to our business specialisations.

What we offer?

Competitive starting salary with year-on-year bonuses and salary increases

Paid Overtime

Paid Graduate Day

Health Insurance

Income Protection

Life Assurance

Flexible Working

Personalised Career Development Plan

Professional Certifications

We operate from modern offices in Chesterfield (UK), Cork, Dublin, Galway and Waterford, offering a high standard of amenities, parking, motorway access with all the benefits of working at the heart of Ireland's process industry hubs.

Apply today!

With our diverse range of business specialisations, customers, and industries that we serve, we offer an unrivalled programme designed to accelerate your personal and professional development. So why wait? Apply today!

NeoDyne Ltd. is an equal opportunity employer, and all applications will be treated in strictest confidence.