Remarkable people, trusted by clients to design and advance the world
Wood’s Technical Consulting division is seeking Engineering Placement Students to join our Subsea and Pipeline Engineering Team within the energy sector. This 12-month placement, starting in Summer 2026, will be based at our Staines office and forms part of a degree program.
The Role
In this role, you will contribute to cutting-edge energy transportation and transition projects across diverse and challenging environments such as the North Sea, Black Sea, South America, West Africa, and the Mediterranean.
Your responsibilities will include preparing engineering proposals, techno-economic studies, technical reports, material specifications, equipment requisitions, and drawings, ensuring high-quality deliverables for global energy infrastructure.
Our Clients and Projects
Designing the future. Transforming the world.
Within Technical Consulting, our clients range from both major and independent operators of onshore oil & gas and clean energy facilities such as carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and windfarms, through to suppliers, fabricators and EPC contractors. We execute projects from concept through detailed design, construction and commissioning on a world-wide basis. We are proud to be working on projects that support the energy transition journey, enabling a more sustainable future for us all.
What we can offer
1. Technical and personal development; you will have access to a wealth of technical and personal development resources and opportunities
2. Meaningful and interesting projects; delivered to leaders of industry across the different Energy and Materials market sectors
3. Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
4. 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. We also offer a number of lifestyle benefits, such as gym membership, travel insurance and a bike to work scheme.
5. 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
6. Global connections; join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession
What Makes you Remarkable?
At Wood, we are committed to equal opportunities and welcome all talented individuals to consider joining our team. So even if you don't match every statement below but feel you have some of the experience, knowledge or skills needed for this role, we encourage you to apply. It will take all of us working together to deliver solutions to the world’s most critical challenges.
7. Graduate engineer with a minimum 2:1 bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field or a master’s degree in mechanical, Civil, Subsea Engineering. Other disciplines may be considered
8. Software and programming skills
9. Open attitude and willingness to tackle new tasks
10. Able to work as part of a team
11. Good written and verbal communication skills in an engineering environment
12. Will demonstrate initiative but knows when to ask for help
13. Can exhibit engineering common sense when problem solving
If all of this sounds good to you, then follow the link to apply and start your journey with Wood!
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