Graduate Mechanical Engineer 2025

Ready to kickstart your career and make a difference in the world of Mechanical Engineering? If you are a recent graduate or will be graduating in 2025, we want YOU to join our dynamic team at GHD!

About GHD

With over 11,000 plus professionals worldwide, GHD is a leading engineering, architecture, and environmental consulting firm. We are committed to creating solutions that help transition to low-carbon energy sources, enable sustainable urbanisation, and safeguard water systems in a changing climate. Our work empowers communities, reshapes landscapes, and paves the way for a sustainable future.

At GHD, we offer more than just a career; we offer the opportunity to join a global network of passionate engineers, scientists, and environmental specialists who are committed to making a difference. From tackling complex energy challenges to ensuring water resiliency, our teams are actively involved in projects that contribute to a Net Zero future and sustainable urban living.

Join us to be part of a dynamic team where your curiosity, innovation, and commitment will drive real change. With industry-leading training, mentoring, and hands-on experience, we will support you in your journey to becoming a future leader in engineering and sustainability. Let’s solve the big problems together and leave the world better than we found it.

Graduate development at GHD 

GHD’s Graduate Program is aimed at developing our future leaders and technical specialists.

During our two-year global graduate development programme our Graduate Engineers will work with our Engineering teams developing skills across a wide variety of projects in the Water, Energy, Industrial, Property and Buildings sectors both in the UK and overseas. Your contribution will make a positive lasting benefit to the environment and our communities.

Whilst learning about our business, our values, your team, and most importantly, yourself you will develop your decision-making, communication, technical and leadership skills. 

We offer mentoring and a variety of development activities, providing on the job experience and exposure to a diverse range of projects, as well as support towards gaining chartered status within your Engineering field.

About the position            

Based in our Chester Office.

You will get involved in a portfolio of different projects and apply your newly acquired skills in a range of environments. Your role will develop as your knowledge of our business increases, but initially you will be involved in :

• Delivering technical assignments, work elements, work packages and project engineering design activities under supervision
• Numerical analysis, design calculations and preparation of technical reports
• Use of software to undertake engineering design
• Site visits and design team meetings as required
• Working alongside senior engineers and consultants to successfully deliver projects in a team environment 
• Applying your acquired skills and knowledge in a range of environments

To deliver against these responsibilities you will demonstrate:

• An honours degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Understanding of the application of Engineering principles and design development
• Be a problem solver and collaborative teammate with good communication skills

What we offer

We offer a professional, friendly and inclusive culture based on our core values of Safety, Teamwork, Respect and Integrity.

We are committed to the success of our people which is why we want to create the best employee experience that supports each member through all the stages of their career.

• A competitive salary
• A comprehensive benefits package; pension, medical insurance, income protection, 25 days holiday with the option to buy an additional 4 weeks
• Enhanced parental leave
• Voluntary benefits designed to suit your lifestyle – cycle to work, discounted gym membership, season ticket loan, discounts on retail & wellbeing classes
• Access to our Employee Network Groups, which represent every strand of diversity and allow colleagues to connect and learn from each other on an open, inclusive platform
• Wellbeing resources and tools, and demonstration of our commitment to wellbeing by signing up to the Mental Health at Work Commitment
• Team led flexible working
• Opportunities to grow your skills and shape your career towards technical expertise, developing the market or leading a business or team
• International, multi-cultural team of highly motivated individuals
• An exciting referral program; bring people with you!