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Graduate Scheme 2023

Are you a recent Graduate looking for a genuine position, not simply an internship without hope of a permanent role? Vulcain are looking to bring in ambitious, career-minded, Engineering Graduates to work on some of the most challenging projects in the UK.

Vulcain Engineering provides Engineering consultancy services across multiple Industry sectors on a global scale. With operations in 40 countries and employing over 2200 staff worldwide, our business responds to the needs of our clients by delivering expertise in the form of high added value engineering services. By consistently supplying exemplary outcomes for our customers, the French owned Vulcain Group has seen steady growth and expansion.

Our continuing success lies in the professional capabilities of the people we hire and our ongoing commitment to providing a first class service. It is because of this, that our UK business continues to thrive. With a primary focus on the Nuclear Sector, our Technical Communities based in the South West of England are making valuable contributions to the mega-infrastructure, Nuclear New Build project at Hinkley Point C (HPC).

We can now offer, permanent opportunities in Bristol for high performing recent Graduates with STEM related degrees to join us and support the Project deliveries of our increasing order book. Graduate scheme will commence in September 2023.

We are offering you an opportunity to transfer your knowledge into real-life applications and be a part of the UK’s drive towards Carbon Net Zero.

For those who are already in the early stages of their career

• Regardless of your Industry sector, if you already have demonstrable skills, problem solving aptitude and the drive needed for major project delivery, we would like to speak to you. The complexity of the projects and level of responsibility would be matched to your experience and personal career aspirations.
• If you want to apply your engineering knowledge in a practical way and learn from some of the best Engineers in the Nuclear Sector, we can help you to reach your goals.
• If you have working experience in a related field and are now developing your expertise, we are able to offer you further training and support to move into one of our Project Management/Project Control disciplines. We would give you experience of work across a range of projects and customers at a level of responsibility suitable for you.

Training and Development

Whether you’re a newbie to the world of work, or you’ve already started your early career, be assured that when you join our team, we’ll ensure you have the relevant training and development you need to do your job well and become part of a successful business:

• 2 week training period with your fellow graduates, with topics like Introduction to Nuclear, Nuclear Safety, and lots of fun ice-breaker activities.
• You will be put on an Assistant Project Manager (APM) approved Graduate Apprenticeship and will be fully APM qualified at the end of the programme
• We will support people moving into the Nuclear Sector for the first time, by providing Nuclear Awareness training as well as a full induction to our customers and nuclear sector.
• We offer a range of training methods to suit your experience and skill set, which includes on the job training, shadowing placements, and a formal mentoring scheme, working alongside our existing team to ensure you have continuous guidance at the start of your career as well as formal training courses.
• You will be actively encouraged to continue your professional development towards Chartership.
• We have a structured career path for employees that enables progression through grades.
• A structured formal mentoring programme to help you achieve chartership in your respective field.
• You will visit sites like Hinkley Point C, Sizewell C, or even sites like Flamaville Nuclear Power Plant
• You may even be asked to work from one of our abroad offices for a period of time.

Qualifications

• Hold or about to complete a degree in an Engineering discipline (First or Upper Second)

Salary and Conditions

Vulcain Engineering offers above industry salaries together with Company Pension, generous benefits (including access to UK relocation assistance) and structured, relevant professional development.

Who are You? Skills, Abilities and Behaviours

We are looking for people committed to a career with Vulcain Engineering. People interested in a varied, dynamic role and who can demonstrate:

• The independent rights to live and work in the UK without the need for sponsorship either now or in the future.
• Excellent communication skills. These roles will require significant customer interface which means that applicants must communicate in English (verbal and written) at a highly proficient business level.
• Strong organisational flare and the ability to achieve all requirements to time, cost, and quality requirements.
• Active listening and communication to ensure tasks are well understood and communicated to management thereby building strong work relationships and trust within teams.
• Questioning attitude to avoid complacency and continuously challenge existing conditions, assumptions, anomalies and activities to identify discrepancies that might result in errors or inappropriate action.
• Personal accountability to take responsibility for work and safety.
• Cultural awareness and ability to work in and with multinational teams.
• Critical thinking using an open mind to analyse, interpret and explain problems and issues.
• Problem identification and resolution using a systematic rigorous and thorough approach to identify, fully evaluate and promptly address issues commensurate with their significance.

How to Apply

If you are looking for a challenging yet rewarding career that consolidates and reinforces your knowledge and experience to date, then look to join our consulting team at Vulcain Engineering.

Start your Vulcain journey by:

Sending a copy of your most up to date CV

Attach a cover letter answering two of following questions. Each answer should be one or two paragraphs long and should not exceed 1 side of A4 paper in total.

• What do you think the future energy mix will look like in the UK?
• Is nuclear a better alternative to renewables energies?
• What can we do to improve nuclear safety?

Should you be a suitable candidate, one of our team will contact you for an exploratory discussion.

Due to the nature of the work we undertake, all applicants should have the independent rights to live and work in the UK and when requested, MUST have the ability to obtain and retain a Baseline Security Clearance.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent, Graduate

Salary: From £30,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Private dental insurance
• Referral programme
• Sick pay

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Bristol, Bristol: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Work Location: One location

Application deadline: 13/03/2023
Reference ID: Civil Grad