Graduate Planner

Overview / Responsibilities:
**Join Wood It’s a future for all of us**. We aspire to shape a better tomorrow by unlocking solutions that address the biggest challenges facing our clients and our society.

Wood is recruiting a Graduate Planner to join our Power Solutions Business Unit in Horsham.

As a Wood Graduate you will
**join a culture of innovation**, pushing the boundaries of what is possible, to seek the best solutions for our clients.

**The Role**

Our teams role is to provide planning support for Construction and Consultancy for new and upgraded electricity Transmission and Distribution assets. The work covers:

- Overhead line, structural, civil, and temporary construction works Design
- Cable system civil, structural, and temporary construction works Design
- Consultancy optioneering studies including Asset development assessments; Routing assessments and Construction planning.

**Who we are looking for**:
**What we offer within our Graduate Programme**:

- ** Four year structured program** within your chosen discipline and business unit
- ** Technical and personal development; **you will have access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities
- ** Accredited training scheme** - with the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
- ** Support throughout your career;** Assigned buddy and mentor (Chartered Engineer) and departmental manager to ensure you are supported in your personal and professional development to gain chartered status.
- ** Rotations across relevant business areas** to enhance your knowledge and experience in order to become a well-rounded and qualified engineer
- ** Meaningful and interesting projects;** delivered to leaders of industry across the different Energy and Materials market sectors
- ** Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion;** we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
- ** Competitive salary** with incremental increases as you progress within the graduate program
- ** Flexible benefits package;** inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
- ** Early Careers Network (ECN);** join your peers within our ECN and have the opportunity to support and share ideas with other recent graduates across our business units
- ** Global connections;** join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

**Application Process and deadlines**
- Upload your CV and enter your details to our recruitment system via the link on the advert
- Assessment centres will take place in January / February depending on location and discipline

Skills / Qualifications:

- Minimum 2:1 Masters Degree in Engineering
- Enthusiasm to work and develop your career in Civil Engineering
- Comfortable with technological advance and agile working
- Demonstrate initiative, tenacity and excellent communication skills
- Possess an ability to learn quickly and be adaptable and flexible to match business requirements
- Ability to work in multi-disciplinary team environments
- Must have the right to work in the UK

Company Overview:
Diversity Statement:
We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.