Graduate Electrical Engineer (Building Services)

at  Sweco UK

LET’S TRANSFORM SOCIETY TOGETHER

We’re Sweco.
We’re future planners, city shapers, urban innovators, digital transformers, net zero chasers, community connectors, social enterprisers and lifestyle improvers.
We’re difference makers.
We’re Europe’s leading design, engineering, environment and regulatory consultancy and we’re now recruiting for the November 2025 cohort on our Early Careers Graduate Scheme.
Specifically, we are looking for passionate and forward thinking graduates who strive to make a difference and have the ability to work within an inspiring and stimulating team environment. We provide the necessary support and opportunities for you to develop and fulfil your career goals.
Uniquely, we recruit-to role and right now we’re looking for Graduate Electrical Engineers to join our innovative Building Services division. Given Sweco’s global recognition as a successful Building Services Consultant, and our history of delivering the world’s most sustainable buildings such as the Bloomberg European headquarters and achieving the highest ever BREEAM score, we’d like to hear from graduates that share our ethos and values but are driven to truly transform the world around them.

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO APPLY?

We are seeking graduates who:

• Have a degree in a subject relevant to the role you’re applying for.
• Have less than 12 months relevant work experience (excluding placements).
• Are confident using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
• Are driven and solution orientated.
• Can work in the UK with no restrictions. This unfortunately means that we are unable to accept candidates who require sponsorship. This is a permanent role, and we are looking for candidates who can grow and develop their careers with Sweco, we are therefore unable to accept applications from those on a graduate visa due to their time limits.

ABOUT US

Transforming society together, we’re planning and designing sustainable communities and cities of the future.
Solving the great societal challenges of our time is more relevant, demanding and inspiring than ever before. At Sweco, we bring together experts with different perspectives and skills to develop solutions that address the challenges of urbanisation, harness the positive power of digitalisation and make societies more sustainable.
We offer our clients a combination of global expertise and local presence, adapted to their business and reality. Our ambition is to be our clients’ most relevant partner, working together to help them solve their challenges, today and into the future.
Sweco is committed to enabling all its colleagues to achieve a great balance between work and their other priorities, such as caring responsibilities, leisure activities, further learning or other interests. We offer flexible start and finish times, part time and hybrid working options so that you can flex your hours around your day to day needs.

As a Graduate Electrical Engineer you will:

• Work as an integral team member on some of the most prestigious construction projects in the UK, working alongside world class architects and innovative engineering teams.
• Analyse electrical requirements of buildings for central plant, lighting and small power to determine loads and incoming power requirement.
• Develop high and low voltage electrical infrastructure design.
• Design lighting, small power and fire alarms to coordinate with architecture and interior design.
• Attend workshops and meetings with the architect and project team.
• Liaise with manufacturers to keep abreast of latest technologies and applications.
• Write technical reports, design presentations and prepare tender drawings and specifications.
• Use electrical distribution and lighting software as well as CAD including AutoCad and Revit.
• Visit construction sites and witness system commissioning.