Graduate Structural Engineer (Offshore Wind) 2022

At Worley, we’re not just engineers. We’re a global team of data scientists, consultants, construction workers and innovators all working to create a better tomorrow.

Every day, we help customers in energy, chemicals and resources get one step closer to solving our planet’s toughest issues. Climate change. The energy transition. Digital transformation. And how we can deliver a more sustainable world.

But to do that, we need the experts of the future. Specialists in the energy transition, climate change, data automation, circular economy, and more.

Worley in offshore wind

Worley has made a firm commitment to support the energy transition, and central to this is delivering on renewable energy generation. To facilitate this business level initiative, we’re rapidly expanding our capabilities within the offshore wind sector. You could be part of this exciting and rapidly growing sector!

Role outline/ responsibilities

We are looking for a Graduate Structural Engineer to join our Offshore Wind team, to be based in our London or Aberdeen office.  We are seeking a multi-tasking, self-motivated, enthusiastic, resilient and tenacious individual with a “can do” attitude.

We currently have an opportunity to join an expanding engineering team within Worley providing structural analysis and support to a range of clients within the Offshore Wind industry.

We are looking for enthusiastic and engaged engineers, willing to take on a technically challenging role with plenty of scope to carve out their own niche within the team. An ability to challenge the norm, create novel solutions and a desire to be involved in a wide range of potential workscopes is required.

With our broad portfolio of projects, you will be provided with opportunities to complete required training towards professional institution membership. As a Graduate Structural Engineer you will:

• Technical input to a variety of projects in Offshore Wind/Power & New Energy
• Plan and prioritise your own work to ensure that functional project requirements on scope, time and cost are met
• Contribute to integrated safety when reviewing or producing engineering designs
• Carry out engineering calculations and structural analysis to deliver a functional input to projects
• Support experienced engineers by producing designs, calculations and technical report documentation  
• Supervise design drawing production and other project related design deliverables
• Be responsible for technical issue resolution and monitoring of progress within your own area of responsibility
• Recognise and address potential and actual cross-discipline issues and conflicts so that overall engineering input to a project is coherent
• Be capable of working in new and changing environments and have a desire to be challenged and contribute to the success of the business.
• Be prepared to be mobile and travel as and when required to support the project.
• Possess excellent communication skills and be comfortable liaising with your team and client.
• Improvements to existing methods and techniques to aid both cost reductions and improved sustainability in assigned work areas.

Qualifications

Essential

• Hold an accredited BEng level degree of higher in Structural Engineering (or equivalent)
• Highly motivated, keen to learn, well organised and capable of working within a agile team.
• Capable of managing own tasks, costs and meeting deadlines
• A clear communication style, proven team working skills and a strong customer focus
• Strong analytical skills, a sound understanding of structural theory, and an interest in solving problems from first principles
• Understanding of substructures (ground bearing and piled) and structural frame analysis
• Design of structures to Eurocodes and ensuring compliance to relevant codes and standards
• Drive and motivation to become a chartered engineer with IStructE or ICE within a five-year window following graduation

Desired

• Master’s level degree
• An understanding of finite element analysis techniques

What we offer you

Learn, grow, and get a chance to contribute to global game-changing projects.

With us you can take what you learn and apply it to new initiatives, new ideas, and new teams. You’ll have a wide support network to help you succeed and build your career.

Our two-year Graduate program provides a structured approach

to continued professional development through core competencies, leadership project management courses, and professional registration. At the end of it, you’ll have the knowledge and experience to meet the demands of our industry, business, customers, and projects.

Every graduate has a personal mentor with whom they work closely to devise a programme that meets our business needs and their aspirations.

We have established a Graduate Community which is run and managed by our graduates. It has established a culture whereby graduates direct and take responsibility for their own development, with its own structure and annual budget, it is a voice for the graduate community, providing regular input to Company strategy.

Our graduates enjoy competitive compensation packages and a fun, personal, collaborative and safe working environment.  We value equal employment opportunity and are committed to promoting fairness, equality and diversity.

Our policy is to conduct background checks for all candidates who accept an offer of employment with us.

If you have the passion and talent to keep up, it's time to test the limits of what you can become.  Find your future with Worley.