Graduate Electrical Engineer (Building Services) - October 2026 Starts in St Albans

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. Whether improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water, or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive. We are the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm, partnering with clients to solve the world’s most complex challenges and build legacies for future generations.

AECOM is one of the world’s leading infrastructure consulting firms, bringing together a comprehensive portfolio of building services and engineering expertise across a wide range of sectors. Our projects span world-class sporting venues, commercial developments, healthcare and research facilities, hotels, industrial and manufacturing environments, and major infrastructure schemes throughout the UK and increasingly overseas.

Building Services Electrical Engineers work closely with multidisciplinary design teams to deliver innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective solutions that meet both project briefs and budget requirements. We collaborate extensively with colleagues across Architecture, Environment, Transportation, Project Management, and other specialist disciplines, enabling us to provide fully integrated solutions for our clients.

If you are passionate about engineering, interested in improving the built environment, and eager to apply your technical knowledge to real-world projects, we would love to hear from you.

Our teams deliver expert electrical engineering solutions across all aspects of building services design, including:

• High- and low-voltage power distribution systems
• Incoming utilities and electrical infrastructure
• Standby generation and UPS/resilient power solutions
• Renewable and low-carbon energy systems
• Power and lighting design
• Fire alarm systems
• Security and integrated building systems

As part of a global organisation, you will have opportunities to build connections regionally, nationally, and internationally, while contributing to a diverse and exciting portfolio of projects.

Examples of projects the Building Services team are involved in include:

• Healthcare: AECOM is a leading award-winning consultant for the NHS in the UK and internationally, delivering projects ranging from major acute hospitals to primary care and estate refurbishment schemes, while supporting the NHS Net Zero Carbon agenda.
• Decarbonisation: Multiple projects where we have undertaken the feasibility of the removal of boilers and installation of Air Source and Water source heat pumps to provide the heating and cooling for the building.
• Stratford Cross: A major mixed-use regeneration development in Stratford, East London, located within the former Olympic Park area.
• Data Centres: Working for multiple major hyperscale projects in the Nordics, Iberia and South America.
• Lansdowne House: High-end commercial office development occupying the South-East side of Berkley Square, Mayfair, City of Westminster.
• 10 Dock: Western Europe’s largest naval dockyard in Plymouth, a defence project of enormous scale.

When you join AECOM as a graduate, you will be paired with an experienced engineer who will support and mentor you as you begin working on live projects. During your first year, you will develop skills in:

• Electrical engineering design for building projects
• Applying engineering principles to support sustainable and low-carbon design
• Delivering projects using BIM workflows
• AutoCAD and Revit
• Electrical load assessments, circuit design, cable sizing, and lighting calculations
• Using AECOM’s Technical Practice Network
• Navigating relevant industry codes, standards, and guidance documents
• Completing mandatory health, safety, and compliance training
• Applying AECOM standards, symbols, and design procedures

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer, you will contribute to the delivery of building services projects from concept through to completion, working as part of a multidisciplinary team under the guidance of experienced engineers. You will gain hands-on experience in electrical design, technical coordination, project delivery, and site activities, while developing the skills and knowledge required for a successful career in building services engineering.

The role offers exposure to a wide variety of sectors and project stages, with increasing responsibility as your experience and confidence grow.

Qualifications:

• An accredited Bachelor’s degree (minimum 2:1 or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering, Building Services Engineering, Architectural Engineering, or a closely related discipline.
• Degree accreditation by a relevant professional institution such as CIBSE, IET, or IMechE is preferred.
• A strong interest in building services, sustainable design, and multidisciplinary project delivery.
• Relevant industry experience through internships, placements, work experience, or project-based activities would be advantageous.
• Familiarity with AutoCAD, Revit, BIM processes, or electrical design software would be beneficial but is not essential.
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive approach to learning and professional development, with an interest in working toward professional registration (e.g., IEng or CEng) in the future.

Locations: Dublin, Belfast, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester, London, St Albans, Cambridge, Croydon, Cardiff, Bristol, Exeter.

Applicants are encouraged to apply as early as possible since CVs will be reviewed, and candidates selected on a rolling recruitment basis for either immediate or advanced offer start. Please include a covering letter with your application and provide all predicted and/or obtained academic grades and details of the dates you are able to work to/from and well as locations you would be interested in. You must have the right to work in the UK.

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