Graduate Engineer Ref: 2516

Fingleton White Kilkenny, Ireland Engineer Hybrid
Company Description
Fingleton White provide multidiscipline engineering services for the energy industry.
We provide a full range of design, construction and commissioning services and are active across many sectors including Renewables, Gas Networks, Water, Energy & Utilities, and Asset Management.
The company is responsible for planning and development of some of the most significant projects in the energy sector in Ireland.
We have 7 offices across Ireland, Northern Ireland and England with over 200 staff.
Who We Are....
We have a proven track record of delivering lasting solutions which we design based on a first principles approach.
Our priority is to get the engineering fundamentals right.
Fingleton White is a company that has been built on sustainability.
Our very first project was a hydroelectric power station.
Over our 40-year history, we have developed our own projects which have delivered CO emissions savings of well over 2 million tonnes.
We are focussed on reducing our carbon footprint and having a positive impact on our environment and communities through our biodiversity initiatives, our energy efficiency programmes and implementing sustainable development targets.
The Engineered water cycle involves abstracting water from the environment, treating it to the highest quality to ensure that there is no risk to human health and then distributing that water to homes and businesses via public or private networks.
Used water or wastewater then poses an environmental risk and needs to be cleaned before it can be discharged.
All of these processes require energy and other resources so maximising the efficiency is essential.
The impacts of climate change along with increased regulations and demands on water systems means that our water division is busy designing key infrastructure and bespoke solutions for a sustainable future.
Achieving zero carbon will require a diverse range of solutions and approaches.
Our clients require individualised pathways to ensure they can achieve CO reductions in a cost-effective manner that reflects their specific business needs and goals.
Fingleton White is a key solution provider in this complex journey.
We are delivering renewables projects, carbon reduction projects, energy efficiency upgrades and improvements for our clients.
We understand that natural gas, biomethane and hydrogen all have a key role in transitioning to low carbon and achieving zero carbon.
Greening of gas networks will be fundamental for supporting intermittent renewable energy sources.
Our Gas Networks design team are delivering projects in areas such as Biogas from Anaerobic Digestion, Carbon Capture, Hydrogen and Biomethane for grid injection and transport.
Expertise in these areas will be key for the future as they provide unique and complex challenges that requires highly technical and specialised engineering solutions.
Our people are our only asset and are our USP.
Our people are key to everything we do.
Business and client requirements are constantly changing, it is essential that we provide the tools to allow our team to develop their skills and expertise to match these demands.
We challenge our engineers to develop and progress within the organisation.
Our Development and Progression Framework details how people can develop within their roles and progress their career within the organisation.
Fingleton White is an Engineers Ireland's CPD Accredited Employer, and we have systems in place to provide employees with targeted training and experience relevant to their grade.
Chartership is supported and encouraged through CPD and mentoring and is a requirement for senior engineering roles in the organisation.
We will provide you with all the training you need, exposure to projects, responsibility, and real engineering experience to maximise your talents as an engineer
We will provide you with all the training you need, exposure to projects, responsibility and real engineering experience to maximise your talents as an engineer.
Our 2-year Graduate Training programme includes Graduate workshops where key engineering topics and other relevant professional working skills are taught to our new engineers.
We alsoprovide site visits and, on the job learning with coaching and management from senior personnel and peer review of designs.
Our Graduate Programme is Engineering centric, and your focus will be on delivering engineering tasks.
We do not provide a multi-departmental graduate programme.
Our goal is to develop engineering excellence.
Position
The Role....
We are currently accepting applications for Graduate Engineer positions starting in September 2025.
The successful candidates will join an established team with senior support in our water division.
The Graduate Engineer will have the opportunity as their career progresses to acquire a broad range of skills and experience and to work across different areas of the business.
The role will provide you with essential engineering, communications and project delivery skills which are transferrable across any engineering project.
The following are examples of some of the types of project work that the Graduate Engineer will have the opportunity to work on:
Design from conceptual phase through to project completion
Development of Preliminary and Detailed Design reports, calculations and drawings
Design & Project coordination from conceptual phase through to project completion in the Water sector in areas such as:
Abstraction and treatment of Water
Chemical dosing, settlement and filtration
Distribution Installations, Services and Pipelines
Design & implementation of energy audits and energy saving projects
Biological Wastewater treatment
Renewable Energy feasibility studies and projects including biogas, and others
Emerging technologies feasibility studies and projects including Advanced Oxidation Processes, Membranes, phosphorous removal, automation, modelling and others.
Industrial utilities design, HVAC, steam, refrigeration, compressed air
The Graduate Design Engineer will have the opportunity to progress their career within Fingleton White to be involved in the various business sectors to provide experience across a wide range of projects.
The location for this role is in our Kilkenny office.
Requirements
The Candidate....
The ideal candidate will have:
Engineering degree (Hons Bachelor degree or higher) in Mechanical, Process, Civil, Chemical, Energy, Electrical or a similar discipline relevant to the specification above.
0 - 2 years post-graduate experience.
Excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office.
Good academic record
Full clean driving license and own transport required
Fluent written and spoken English is essential
Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team
Paid annual leave
Employee assistance programme (EAP)
Company-provided laptop
Company events / Team-building activities
Other information
What we offer....
An attractive remuneration package.
Paid overtime
Career progression in line with published plan and educational support
Year on year salary reviews
Paid Paternity & Maternity Leave
Continuous Professional Development & Pathway to Chartership.
Life Assurance
Employee Assistance Programme
Hybrid Working (remote and office) after 6 months & Flexible Working Policy
Group pension scheme with employer contribution
Professional Certifications, pathways to become a Chartered Engineer
Staff wellness programmes
Participation in ESG activities such as sustainability initiatives, biodiversity committee, STEPS to Engineering, Women in Engineering initiative
Staff social outings
How to apply....
Please provide us with a CV which includes all relevant information including education details.
A cover letter should also be included as part of your application detailing why the role and location are of interest to you.
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