Placement Student - HV Engineering

We are seeking an undergraduate to join our Power Grids business based at our Bishopstoke site. This will be a 12 month placement beginning in July 2025.

What You Will Be Doing

The UK Power Grid is seeing significant investment now and into the future as the transmission and distribution grid is enhanced to deliver the energy transition connecting low carbon generation to rising electricity demand. We are looking for a person who is keen to show enthusiasm in contributing towards these targets.

The Power Grids Engineering Design Team forms part of our High Voltage Business which provides customers with a diverse range of services from the supply of cable to the provision of jointing services through to full turnkey installation projects. This role will work closely with internal customers including the bid team projects and Energy Network Solutions (maintenance and repairs) teams.

The Design Team are responsible for developing effective cost efficient designs for High Voltage Cable systems.

The role will cover civil engineering aspects on designs of high voltage cable installation tenders/projects including:

• Supporting Project Engineers and Project Managers to develop engineering solutions
• Developing CAD models/drawings including route plans excavation works installation layouts and structural designs.
• Installation design calculations using design templates
• Producing Bills of Quantities for individual projects
• Writing up reports for design reviews tenders and investigations

The successful individual will be involved on real projects in real situations making a contribution to the success of the business and by the end of the placement you will have gained a high level of knowledge and experience to help you progress as an engineer (Full training will be provided on industry specific design methods and terminology etc)

The role will be predominantly office based but there will be opportunities to visit site to gain hands on experience on projects.

Who We Are Looking For

• Studying for a degree in Civil Engineering
• Analytical organisational and logical skills
• IT skills and knowledge of Word and Excel
• Experience of using 3D CAD design tools (such as Creo Revit Civil 3D) would be an advantage.

Personal Characteristics

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• High level of initiative
• Enquiring by nature and task orientated
• Flexible
• Committed to produce accurate and high quality work
• Professional attitude to work
• Good team worker

Location

This role is based in our offices near the Eastleigh town centre. The address is Prysmian Cables & Systems Limited Chickenhall Lane Eastleigh SO50 6YU. There are good transport links to Eastleigh and the site is approximately 15 minutes walk from the railway station. We are able to offer free car parking next to our offices.

Applications

Please apply via the Prysmian Group website details below. The job reference is R15197

as an Equal Opportunity Employer aims to attract and recruit individuals with diverse backgrounds skills and abilities. We strongly believe that diversity brings significant value at all levels of the organization increasing the possibility of capturing market opportunities and maximizing value for our customers and stakeholders. With Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DE&I) as part of our Social Ambition 2030 and a strategic pillar of our Company culture Prysmian is committed to the development of an organization that prioritizes talent where people feel respected included and free to fully express their potential just as they are.

All Managers and HRs in Prysmian are responsible for ensuring DE&I policies are respected during the recruiting process as well as recognizing and mitigating unconscious biases that must not influence our selection processes. All persons will be considered for employment without regard to their race ethnicity religion nationality origin citizenship status socioeconomic status age sex gender identity or expression sexual orientation marital status disability military service or veteran status pregnancy parental leave medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws. Prysmian will endeavor to make a reasonable accommodation for any disclosed physical or neurological condition or disability of a qualified applicant unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of our business.

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