Skanska
Description and requirements

Trainee Electrical or Mechanical Project Engineer - Cambridgeshire

Our early careers programme is a great opportunity to study towards a college or university qualification while putting everything you have learnt into action through on-the-job training.

Working alongside experienced Engineers & Project Managers, you will be part of the management team that oversees the installation of electrical and mechanical packages such as lighting, power, distribution boards, transformers, heating, ventilation and other services needed to bring a building to life.

Working environment:

You will work on our RAF Molesworth project in Cambridgeshire

This is an DIO (Defence Infrastructure Organisation), acting on behalf of the US Air Force where the team will develop the new two-storey military facility along with supporting infrastructure and a warehouse. You will be an integral part of our Building Services delivery team where you will learn how to implement Mechanical and Electrical Building Services design principles. As you develop your skills, there will be scope for you to progress your career within the region and wider business.

What you'll learn:

• Put together a detailed construction program & monitor site progress of the sub-contractors who are employed by Skanska to carry out the mechanical and electrical installation.
• Develop & implement safe standards of work, learn how to communicate with operatives, colleagues & client representatives.
• Implementation of digital technologies is an important part of the construction industry and utilising digital technologies enables Skanska to be efficient in the working methods that are implemented throughout the life cycle of the project.
• You will learn CAD (computer aided system) and BIM (building information modelling) software.
• Building Services covers not only the electrical aspect of an installation but also the mechanical aspect. This includes, Heating & Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Public Health. You will learn the principles of these systems & how they integrate with each other to ensure efficiencies with the design, installation & the working life cycle of the systems.
• Assist with mechanical elements of installation such as, estimating and tenders in the pre-construction stage

Who you are:

• You should hold 5 GSCEs including Maths and English grade 4 or above for us to successfully enrol you on the apprenticeship.
• Keen to learn various digital systems and software
• Enjoy studying Maths and Physics
• Eager to work in a team and solve engineering challenges
• Curious and enthusiastic to learn
• Reliable
• You must have lived in the UK in the last 3 years and have the right to work in the UK to be eligible for an apprenticeship. We are not able to proceed with applications that require visa sponsorship.
• We are not able to proceed with applications from candidates that have already achieved a degree in any discipline.

What we offer:

• Funding and support to help you achieve a qualification in Building Services Engineering
• You will be a part of a community of 100+ apprentices as well as wider Skanska
• Starting salary: £16,800 to £23,860 depending on the apprenticeship level and your age.
• We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship
• Support and guidance from experienced leaders and teams
• Professional and social events
• Opportunities to volunteer in the local community at least one day per year
• Support to achieve your professional accreditation and expenses covered for the professional membership of your choice
• Access to our employee networks - these include: Womxn's, Ability, Pride network, O.N.E (Origins Nationality Ethnicity, Military and Mental Health networks.
• My Rewards - an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Cost of living support through salary finance
• Flex-It programme to achieve a work life balance where possible
• You would be joining a mental health aware organisation where we offer wellbeing support through our employee assistance programme; mental health ambassador network and awareness discussions.

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.

At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose: we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together, and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our Purpose.

Programme start date: September 2024

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.