Join Wood! It’s a future for all of us. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.  

Wood is recruiting Graduate Design HSE Engineers to join one of our business units across the South East of England. 

The office locations are Reading and Staines. 

As a Wood Graduate you will join a culture of innovation, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, to seek the best solutions for our clients.  

The Role

Design HSE Engineers work within the technical areas of Process Safety, Loss Prevention and Environmental Engineering.  Individuals may develeop careers as specialists in Process Safety or Environmental Engineering.

Wood is deeply committed to the development of their people and recognises the importance of growing a talented team of professionals with expertise in design safety to ensure the future success of the organisation and the Energy and Materials sectors we support. We provide:

Technical challenge – develop your core and specialised design safety and environmental engineering skills to a world-leading standard Excellence - Work at a centre of technical excellence for an international company which leads and supports projects executed across Europe, Africa and the Middle East Recognition/prestige - Wood is globally regarded as a leading premium engineering and design firm. Ranked Number 1 International design firm by Engineering News-Record (2019)

Who we are looking for 

We are looking for high-achieving graduates with a desire to learn. The ideal candidates should have a 2:1 degree to MEng level in Chemical Engineering and enjoy problem solving / trouble-shooting, detailed analysis, willing to embrace new ideas, and most importantly; take on assignments where the approach or solution isn’t known at the outset.

What we offer within our Graduate Programme:  

A structured programme within your chosen discipline and business unit  Technical and personal development; you will have access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities   Accredited Company Training Scheme - with the Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE).  Alternative training scheme for development as Environmental Engineer is available. Support throughout your career; Assigned buddy and mentor (Chartered Engineer) and departmental manager to ensure you are supported in your personal and professional development to gain chartered status. Rotations across relevant business areas to enhance your knowledge and experience in order to become a well-rounded and qualified engineer  Meaningful and interesting projects; delivered to leaders of industry across the different Energy and Materials market sectors  Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business  Competitive salary with incremental increases as you progress within the graduate program  Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle  Early Careers Network (ECN); join your peers within our ECN and have the opportunity to support and share ideas with other recent graduates across our business units Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession 

Application Process and deadlines 

Upload your CV and enter your details to our recruitment system via the link on the advert  Closing date for all applications will be Friday 8th November 2024 We will review applications in November/December  We will then be holding initial calls throughout December with those candidates that fit the criteria below  Shortlisted candidates will receive invitations to assessment centres in January   Assessment centres will take place in January / February depending on location and discipline