Chemical Engineering Graduate (Nuclear) Bristol - start Summer 26 onwards

Due to the continued growth and expansion of our Nuclear Team, we are looking to increase our technical workforce and are seeking to recruit a Graduate Chemical Engineer to join our team in Bristol from Summer 26 onwards.

About our Team 

At AECOM, our Nuclear Team provide multi-disciplinary consultancy to the nuclear industry in the nuclear new build, decommissioning and defence sectors. In the new build sector, we are providing engineering support to the developers of the UK’s fleet of new nuclear power stations. In the decommissioning sector, which requires considerable new build to enable decommissioning, AECOM provides support to the entire Nuclear Estate in the UK, including multidisciplinary design support at Sellafield; the early-stage development of the Deep Geological Repository; design and development of waste storage and disposal facilities; and multidisciplinary design support to nuclear defence projects. In defence, we are currently engaged on a highly complex nationally significant project for a MoD client. The project requires AECOM to provide multidisciplinary design and engineering expertise to collaboratively deliver the project.

Here's what you'll do: 

With an interesting and expanding pipeline of both international and UK based projects, as a Graduate Chemical Engineer, you will be required to both manage and report on your packages of work with support from experienced Chemical Engineers in the team, who will support in your continued development.  

Responsibilities will include, but not limited to:

• Write Process Descriptions.
• Produce Block Flow Diagrams, Process Flow Diagrams and Process and Instrumentation Diagrams.
• Develop Mass and Enthalpy Balances.
• Create Equipment Schedules, Data Sheets and Sizing.
• Input into Design Risk Assessments.
• Attend client meetings where required.
• HAZOP scribe.
• Support process optimisation activities.
• Identify and report potential design changes.
• Ensure that HSE legislation is applied at a project level.
• Provide input to Quality Assurance audits as appropriate.
• Report non-conformities, incidents and observations through the appropriate systems.

Enjoy the Perks

At AECOM, you'll enjoy a range of core and personalised benefits designed to support your future and well-being, customised to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Here is what you will get from us!

On the job support and learning

When a graduate starts at AECOM, we pair them with a senior member of the team who will guide and mentor them through their initial period working on live projects and business development tasks, to support with any technical queries. 

Graduate Development Programme

Our 2-year graduate ADVANCE programme is designed to help you build your career in AECOM. You will attend several instructor-led training sessions where you will meet and hear from people across the business and take part in a series of interactive activities to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your role.   Alongside the instructor-led elements of the ADVANCE programme, you will also engage with an online curriculum via AECOM University and can join the ADVANCE webinar series.  We will provide you with all the support and tools you need to achieve your professional development ambitions, which may include Chartership with the relevant international professional institution.  

We have more than 750 graduates on our programmes across the UK and Ireland from more than 40 different disciplines, each making a tangible difference to the environment in which we live and work.

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