2026 UK Graduate Electrical Engineering Career Path: Water Sector
Salary
Annual
Before making an application, please browse all graduate opportunities available as we will only accept one application per candidate. Once you have made an application you will not be able to make changes to your selection or make a new application. The exception is if we open new vacancies in the new year. To avoid missing out on your preferred role, we recommend applying as early as possible, as positions will close once filled. Turn your ambition into action - apply now and shape your future with us. Job Description Powering Progress. Engineering Impact. Building a Better Future. At Mott MacDonald, we're more than engineers-we're a global community of problem-solvers, united by a shared purpose: to improve society through innovative thinking and sustainable solutions. As an employee-owned company, we have the freedom to focus on what truly matters-our people, our clients, and the communities we serve. As a Graduate Electrical Engineer in our Water Utility Division, you'll join a multidisciplinary team delivering critical infrastructure that supports clean water, wastewater treatment, flood protection, and environmental resilience. You'll be empowered to grow your technical and project management skills while contributing to projects that make a real difference-locally and globally. What You'll Be Doing: You'll be part of a talented team of engineers and technical specialists working across the full project lifecycle-from feasibility to commissioning. Your responsibilities may include:
- Designing with purpose: Prepare and review electrical and ICA (EICA) designs for water and wastewater infrastructure, including both infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets.
- Creating technical outputs: Develop drawings and documentation such as plant general arrangements, power single line diagrams, cable block diagrams, instrumentation loop diagrams, P&IDs, control system architecture, and I/O schedules.
- Collaborating across disciplines: Work closely with clients, contractors, and internal teams to deliver integrated, sustainable solutions.
- Driving innovation: Use digital tools and data-driven approaches to enhance design quality and efficiency.
- Growing with support: Gain exposure to project and commercial management, supported by mentoring, training, and our Early Careers Professionals Network.
- Electrical Engineering
- Electrical & Electronic Engineering
- Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
- Any other electrical engineering related degree
- Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently.
- Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues.
- Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity.
- Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving.
- Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you'll have biannual salary reviews.
- A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you're given a salary that matches the current industry standard.
- Contributory pension up to 7% of your salary: we have the best people on our team, and we like to look out for them. With our support, you'll have all the advice and options you need to be able to invest in your future.
- A flexible benefits scheme: our company is made up of a range of different people and we understand that different people want different things. That's why with our flexible plan, you'll have the ability to manage the range of benefits we have on offer, to suit your specific needs.