2027 Savills Graduate Programme - Engineering

Role Title: Graduate Engineer (September 2027 start)

Salary: London: £30,000 and £1,500

About This Role

The Graduate Engineering Consultant role sits within the Design & Projects team of Savills’ Engineering and Design Consultancy (EDC) team. With 48 engineering and sustainability consultants operating across a UK network, EDC are quickly developing into one of the largest engineering departments in any mainstream real estate practice with a reputation for success and professionalism. Our EDC team provides technical expert solutions throughout the various stages of an asset’s acquisition, design, management and disposal.

We have teams based in London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow, employing best-in-class engineering consultants, and can provide full coverage across the United Kingdom and Ireland. Our team comprises chartered engineers and experts in the core disciplines of Mechanical, Electrical, and Public Health (MEP) engineering complemented by Low Carbon Consultants and inspectors with accreditation in air conditioning. Our expertise expands to specialist areas such as IT infrastructure, BMS and Controls, Intelligent Buildings, Vertical Transportation, Security and Access Control.

Our broad range of skillsets allows us to support our clients from the initial stages of a property acquisition all the way through to management and disposal. Our service offering and advice includes: technical due diligence surveys; condition surveys and feasibility studies; design and projects; integrated systems; planned maintenance and lifecycle costing; term consultancy; licence to alter; dilapidation terminal schedules and assessments; vendors’ surveys and technical guidance.

How You’ll Make an Impact

You will very much be a part of a team of engineers striving towards collective engineering excellence. Your growth will be suitably tailored to ensure you get the best possible experience from your graduate development programme. You will have the opportunity to be involved in a number of technical and non-technical tasks including:

• Provide input on design strategy and conceptual designs.
• Undertake design calculations.
• Undertake site inspections and understand its challenges.
• Design installations to meet all existing, relevant British Standards, Building Regulations and other relevant standards.
• Design installations to meet requirements for energy efficiency and low carbon requirements.
• Work as part of a team to meet project brief and programme requirements.
• Provide assistance and support to other members of the engineering team within the office including vertical transportation, security, intelligent buildings, BACS, etc.
• Commit to supporting strategic sustainability policies and our internal environmental programme objectives.
• Commit to achieving Chartered Engineer status through relevant professional institution.
• Familiarise and learn about sustainable low energy initiatives and to share this with other members of your team and wider within the Partnership.

Key Skills

• Decision Making
• Collaboration
• Building Relationships
• Planning and Organising
• Adaptability
• Resilience

Training

Our training and development programme is highly regarded as one of the best in the property industry and is geared towards enabling our graduates to reach their full potential. As a graduate, you'll have regular opportunities to attend technical, business skills, and personal development activities - including conferences, courses, lectures, networking, mock assessments, revision sessions, and social events - which complement both your practical experience and meet the theoretical requirements. You will have a CIBSE mentor who supports and guides you throughout the two-year training programme.

Career Development

We will provide the full suite of Savills training programme including mandatory health and safety and office training, as well as specific training relevant to your role. You will continue to be supported even after you have become a member of CIBSE and successfully gained your Chartered Engineer status from the Engineering Council (UK), through continued training and career development opportunities.

Right to Work in the UK and Employment Offer

Any employment offer made is contingent on you obtaining and maintaining the right to work and reside legally in the UK. We welcome applications from candidates who have their own right to work within the UK, where you can maintain and demonstrate your right to work throughout the duration of your employment.