Job Description
Graduate Site Mechanical Engineer
Department: Operations Management/Site Operations Management
Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time
Location: Southampton
Reporting To: Gareth Sharp
The Graduate Site Mechanical Engineer will support the delivery of mechanical installation, commissioning, and handover activities across municipal and industrial process and water projects throughout the UK. This role provides hands-on site experience within multidisciplinary project teams delivering wastewater treatment works, clean water treatment, pumping stations, process plants, and industrial water infrastructure. The graduate will work under the guidance of experienced engineers and site managers while developing practical engineering, safety, and project delivery skills.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Responsibilities: Mechanical Installation
- Support the installation, inspection, and commissioning of mechanical equipment, including: Pumps, valves, pipework, tanks, screens, mixers, blowers, and treatment plant equipment.
- Assist with mechanical commissioning activities and performance testin
- Support the production of commissioning records, test results, and snag lists.
- Assist with the review of mechanical drawings, specifications, and method statements.
- Carry out site checks to ensure works comply with design, standards, and quality requirements.
- Support resolution of site-based mechanical issues and technical queries.
Health, Safety & Compliance
- Promote and comply with all health, safety, and environmental requirements.
- Support implementation of safe systems of work, risk assessments, and method statements (RAMS).
- Participate in site safety inspections, toolbox talks, and audits.
- Contribute to O&M manuals, asset data, and handover documentation.
Stakeholder Support
- Work collaboratively with project and site teams to support programme delivery.
- Assist in progress reporting and coordination of mechanical activities.
Learning & Development
- Develop practical understanding of mechanical engineering within the water and process sectors.
- Work towards professional development objectives aligned to ICE, IMechE, or similar institutions
Key interfaces:
Internal
- Project Managers
- Site Managers
- Mechanical & Electrical Engineers
- Commissioning Engineers
- Safety, Health, & Environmental Teams
- Design Engineering Teams
- Graduate Network
External
- Mechanical subcontractors and installation teams
- Electrical subcontractors
Core Values
Uphold and promote the Company’s Core Values – Care, Trust, Respect and Sustainability.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
Essential
- Degree (or expected degree) in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline
- Health & Safety awareness, with knowledge of safe working practices in engineering or construction environments
- Practical engineering exposure through university projects, site visits, laboratory work, or internships.
- Ability to work in a site-based environment, following procedures and safety requirements.
- Basic use of engineering documentation, such as drawings, specifications, or reports.
Desirable
- Working towards professional accreditation with IMechE, ICE, or a similar institution
- Postgraduate qualification or industrial placement year in a relevant engineering discipline
- Relevant safety training, such as CSCS, IOSH, or equivalent (or willingness to obtain).
- Exposure to construction or operational sites, particularly within regulated industries.
- Experience working with mechanical equipment, such as pumps, valves, or pipework.
- Familiarity with commissioning, testing, or quality inspections.
Benefits
At Trant, we offer the opportunity for career development and progression within a professional working environment, and we strongly encourage employees to gain professional qualifications and fully support individuals on their journeys towards chartership.
Our company benefits package includes.
- Competitive salary
- Company car or car allowance (some levels)
- Mentored support within our ‘Career Development Association’, to work towards chartership
- 24 days holiday (increasing with service) + 8 bank holidays
- Options to buy additional holiday via salary sacrifice
- Company Pension Scheme
- Flexible working based on a ‘core hours’ system
- 1 x Professional Membership paid annually
- Hybrid working
- Employee Assistance Program
- Free onsite parking
- Bike to Work Scheme
- Discretionary annual bonus
