Electrical Engineering (MEP Design) Placement 2022

Please note that this is an opportunity for a student to work with us from August 2022 to August 2023.

We have an exciting opportunity for an Industrial Placement Student (Year in Industry) – Electrical Engineering to join our dynamic multi-disciplinary team of circa 50 based in the centre of Cardiff. You’ll work alongside our mechanical and electrical engineers to deliver building services engineering on an exceptional portfolio of projects ranging in value from £1m to £50m.

Recent projects include

• Llys Cadwn, Pontypridd
• Swansea Bay Technology Centre, Baglan
• Neath Town Centre Leisure Centre Redevelopment
• Haverfordwest High School
• Pencoedtre High School
• Port Talbot Plaza Redevelopment
• Landore Court, Cardiff

What will you be responsible for?

• Learning the key aspects of building services system design and using specialist computer-aided design software. 
• Help produce design calculations. 
• Participate in design team and client meetings and attend site visits.

What skills and attributes are we looking for?

• Currently studying a relevant electrical engineering degree or masters.
• Interested in pursuing a career in building services design engineering.
• Revit/3D BIM modelling software knowledge would be an advantage. 
• Strong IT skills and an ability to problem solve and find solutions to the challenges new software packages bring. 
• Have excellent communication skills, willingness to learn and a flexible attitude to work.
• Believes in our ethos.

How we work

We have now returned to our offices; some of us full time, though many of us now choose to split our time between working from home and working in the office. If you’re in the office every day you’ll have a designated desk to use. For those who hybrid work our offices are now set up for hot desking, so you can select and book a desk through our cloud booking system. By offering you more flexibility, our aim is to enable everyone to work in a way that best facilitates productivity, work life balance and collaboration.

Our Team (MEP)

We offer a fresh approach to MEP, getting involved early, working collaboratively with the design team, highlighting options, guiding design development and using our expertise to help clients make key decisions – an approach that always results in a building that delivers. Our solutions are tailored to the client – with simplicity of design often key, but with the ability to deliver bespoke highly technical solutions if required.

We work across all sectors, including commercial, industrial, leisure, retail, manufacturing, logistics, heritage, and residential for end user clients, investors, developers, architects, project managers or engineer-led project teams. This diversity of work streams, and the fact that all of our team members work across every sector, means we are constantly cross-pollinating ideas. You can check out MEP’s project portfolio here.

Hydrock

Hydrock is an independently-owned integrated multi-disciplinary engineering consultancy of circa 700 staff, operating out of 20 offices in the UK. We have been consistently in the 100 Best Companies to Work For list for the last seven years. We pride ourselves on looking after our people and our values help create a unique, dynamic, working environment. Feedback from our client listening programme and employee surveys indicates we are great to work with, whether providing our services to a client or a rewarding experience for our employees.

What you can expect in general

Inspired and motivated colleagues. A great team, office and employer (check out our 2021 wrap up here). A genuine opportunity to create and to be recognised and rewarded.

The remuneration package will include a competitive salary and employer pension contribution, 25 days annual leave (with the option to buy/sell up to five days), healthy living bonus, well-being bonus and a wide variety of flexible benefits. There are also little things like a paid day off for good causes and free fresh fruit in every office.

We have several team, office, regional and divisional events but ‘Challenge Day’ is when the whole company comes together for a paid day of fun! You can check out our most recent Challenge Day here!

A career with Hydrock offers you the chance to achieve your potential in a strongly people-focused and values-led business that provides great opportunities for professional and personal development.

A place where we can all thrive

At Hydrock we value our diversity and place wellbeing and inclusion for all at the heart of our culture. Offering our people flexibility is an important factor in achieving these aims, so we encourage everyone talk to us about any ideas which enable you to balance your personal commitments with your responsibilities at work. Please let us know your current and/or desired flexible working arrangements in your covering letter, so we can discuss how this could work for you in this role.

Hydrock is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We consider all applications on an individual’s alignment with the required qualifications, knowledge and experience outlined in this job advert, without regard to any of the protected characteristics. So that we can provide everyone with a fair selection, assessment and employment experience, please make us aware if you have any physical or neurodiverse condition for which appropriate reasonable adjustments can be made by us.

Next steps

• Once you have completed your application through our careers site, we aim to review and respond to you within two weeks. 
• If shortlisted, a member of our Recruitment Team will call you for an initial pre-screen by phone (typically 30 minutes) to help us assess your motivations and interest in the position and Hydrock. 
• If you progress following this telephone pre-screen, you will be invited to attend a formal interview by video conference (Microsoft Teams) or in our offices (if possible and in line with Covid-19 guidelines). Please let us know what you feel comfortable with.