Graduate Mechanical Engineer
Location: Peterborough/Hybrid
Business Area: @one Alliance
Start Date: September 2027
Salary: dependent on experience and skills
Start your career where you can make a difference
At @one Alliance, we bring together eight leading organisations to deliver Anglian Water’s capital investment programme across the East of England. Together, we’re delivering projects to help protect and improve one of the UK’s most important resources - water.
As a Graduate Mechanical Engineer you’ll be part of this exciting programme from the start, gaining hands-on experience of Mechanical Engineering across major infrastructure projects.
You’ll work alongside experienced Engineering professionals building your knowledge, developing your skills and working towards a successful career in Mechanical Engineering.
You’ll be supported throughout your development, with opportunities to build your technical knowledge, gain professional experience and work towards your longer-term career goals.
What we’re looking for
We’re looking for graduates who are curious, collaborative and keen to build a career in Mechanical Engineering and who enjoy working with people, solving problems and learning new things.
You’ll need:
- A 2:2 degree or above BEng or MEng/MSc in Mechanical Engineering
- Work in an open and collaborative way– practice integrated working with all Alliance teams and the client. Develop effective working relationships
- Embrace the responsibilities of a defined stage gate delivery process – understand its impact on your role, people and processes
- Apply rigour to key projects and tasks that require accurate and timely delivery and decision making
- The ability to organise your workload and meet deadlines
- A collaborative approach and willingness to learn
- An interest in infrastructure, construction or the built environment
- A full UK driving licence, or the ability to travel between project locations where required
We welcome applications from candidates outside the region who are willing and able to relocate or travel to Peterborough and the East Anglia Region.
Why this work matters
The water industry is facing significant challenges, from a changing climate and increasing demand to the need to protect the natural environment.
The projects you’ll work on will play a part in maintaining and improving the infrastructure we rely on every day, while helping to use water responsibility.
It’s an opportunity to develop a career in Mechanical Engineering while contributing to work that has a lasting impact on communities, customers and the environment.
If you’re ready to start your career, learn from experienced professionals and build your future in a sector that really matters, we’d like to hear from you.
Right to Work in the UK
Candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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If you're ready to kick-start your career in a sector that truly makes a difference, we’d love to hear from you.
Closing date: 30th October 2026
Assessment Centre: Peterborough 20th November 2026
Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.
Skills Required
- 2:2 degree or above in Mechanical Engineering, such as BEng, MEng, or MSc
- Ability to work collaboratively with Alliance teams and the client
- Ability to follow a defined stage-gate delivery process
- Ability to deliver projects and tasks accurately and on time
- Ability to organise workload and meet deadlines
- Willingness to learn and develop professionally
- Interest in infrastructure, construction, or the built environment
- Full UK driving licence or ability to travel between project locations
- Right to work in the UK for the duration of the role
What We Do
The Anglian Water's @one Alliance is a partnership consisting of 8 companies, who each provide specialised knowledge allowing the @one Alliance to deliver complex delivery projects in the most efficient way, reducing the cost to Anglian Water’s customers. Within @one Alliance we’ve currently embarked on a huge programme of work costing a massive £1.2 billion. We’ve entered year 5 of our current 5-year Asset Management Period (AMP7) meaning we’re full steam ahead in delivering around 50% of Anglian Water’s capital delivery projects. Our partners are Anglian Water Asset Delivery, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, Mott MacDonald Bentley (MMB), SWECO, SKANSKA and MWH Treatment. Employees in the @one Alliance are employed across all our partner companies and work together to deliver complex programmes of work. The @one Alliance is currently working on over 700 projects all designed to improve and expand the Anglian Water network to better serve existing customers and help ensure supply for future customers as well. As we move into AMP (Asset Management Period 8) in 2025, our work is set to increase from a £1.2 to an approximate £2.6 billion programme of works….so there has never been a better time to join us on our journey! Take a look at our jobs page to see the options available to you
