The application process
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Utilities Engineering
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Your mission
£31,000 + BENEFITS | 2 YEARS
Help power the critical infrastructure that keeps AWE operating safely and effectively. As a graduate, you’ll gain hands-on experience supporting the utilities networks, engineering systems and essential services that underpin AWE’s sites and facilities.
Working alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists, you’ll apply your knowledge to live assets, plant operations and improvement projects, contributing to meaningful work from day one.
With structured development, real responsibility and exposure to a variety of engineering disciplines, you’ll build confidence, develop practical problem-solving skills and gain a clear understanding of the exciting career opportunities available across infrastructure and utilities engineering.
Our work is of the highest national security so you must be a British Citizen to apply.
THE QUALIFICATIONS YOU’LL NEED
We ask for a minimum 2:2 in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or a related engineering discipline.
You must be aged 18 or over before the programme starts.
You must be available to join AWE in September 2027.
LOCATION: ALDERMASTON NEAR READING
You’ll be based at our Aldermaston site near Reading.
We work a nine-day fortnight. That means every other Friday off work + 270 hours of annual leave.
SKILLS YOU’LL NEED TO DEMONSTRATE
• Working with information
• Solving problems
• Building relationships
• Organised
• Team player
Your journey
Throughout the programme, you’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of infrastructure and utilities engineering activities, building both your technical expertise and professional confidence. You’ll support engineering design work, technical assessments and design reviews, learning how engineering solutions are developed and applied in live operational environments.
As your knowledge grows, you’ll contribute to engineering calculations, asset management and reliability improvement initiatives, helping to maintain and enhance critical infrastructure. You’ll gain practical experience in configuration control, change management, commissioning and maintenance, while developing the skills to investigate technical issues and identify opportunities to improve plant performance.
Working closely with operational teams, design authorities, project teams and technical specialists, you’ll develop a strong understanding of how multidisciplinary teams collaborate to deliver safe, reliable and efficient engineering solutions.
What you’ll learn
UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE | CONFIGURATION CONTROL
During this programme, you’ll develop a strong understanding of the engineering systems and utilities infrastructure that support a complex and highly regulated operational environment. You’ll learn how utilities networks and associated plant equipment are designed, operated and maintained, while gaining practical experience in engineering design, asset management and reliability engineering.
You’ll build expertise in configuration control, commissioning and technical problem-solving, developing the skills to identify issues and deliver effective engineering solutions. As you progress, you’ll also gain insight into professional engineering practice and receive support towards registration with a relevant engineering institution, helping you build a strong foundation for a long-term career in engineering.
