2026 Graduate Electrical Engineering Career Path

**Location** - Genova, Italy **Country** - Italy **Contract type** - Permanent **Work pattern** - Full Time **Market** - Energy **Discipline** - Electrical **Job ref** - 12054 **Recruiter contact** Turn your ambition into action— and shape your future with us. Today, the realities of our world are transforming the energy sector at an unprecedented rate. At Mott MacDonald, we are at the forefront of this transformation, delivering innovative energy solutions that power a cleaner and more sustainable future. Our teams work collaboratively to deliver services that help our clients make key decisions driving sustainable development. We’re looking for passionate, purpose-driven graduates to join us in shaping the future of energy. Whether you're inspired by clean energy, smart grids, or nuclear innovation, you’ll find a place here to grow, thrive, and make a real impact. **Sector opportunity**: **Transmission and Distribution**: - We are supporting our clients roll out the largest scale investment in the electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure in decades. You will have the opportunity to work within the following disciplines: - Primary plant systems from 11kV to >400kV - Protection, control, and secondary systems - Cable systems (terrestrial and subsea) - Power systems analysis **Thermal Generation** - Support the evolution of thermal energy assets to meet modern demands with efficiency and sustainability. You’ll help optimise performance, reduce emissions, and ensure operational excellence across diverse technologies. As part of our teams, you will work closely with our experts to provide our clients high-value technical support through all phases of development: - Optioneering and cost benefit analysis to support our clients to determine the optimum way to approach their challenges - Front-End-Engineering-Design (FEED) to progress a concept design to a maturity that can be procured, including cost estimation - Interface with various global stakeholders ranging from utilities, transmission network operators, EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) Contractors, OEMs (original equipment manufacturers), Investors, Developers, and Government and Regulatory bodies in a fast-paced environment and take part in high-profile projects with dynamic challenges. At Mott MacDonald, we’re looking for curious, motivated graduates who want to make a real difference. Join our purpose-driven teams where your ideas matter, your growth is supported, and your work enhances the world we live in. To be eligible for this opportunity, you will have less than 12 months’ relevant experience (excluding placements) and have a degree (obtained no earlier than 2024) or expected to achieve one of the following degree disciplines: - Electrical Engineering - Power Systems Engineering We are looking for graduates with the following strengths: - Proactively takes initiative to complete tasks efficiently and independently. - Communicates effectively and clearly with clients and colleagues. - Delivers high quality written work with strong attention to detail and clarity. - Demonstrates a structured and analytical approach to problem solving. As we want the best people for the role, we support flexible working. Please ask us at interview stage about any flexibility you may need. **About your development** A graduate position should be more than just a job. We know this and so do you. That’s why with our graduate roles we aim to give you the experience and technical knowledge you need to progress your career. From the moment you join us, you’ll receive the training you need. You will be assigned a mentor, who will guide you to meet the objectives of your professional training needs. You will join our three-year early careers soft skills development programme - Accelerating your Future, which is designed to give you the skills and tools necessary for a long-lasting successful career here at Mott MacDonald. You will have the opportunity to make a difference; learn more about - Our Purpose - and the difference we can makeYou’re probably wondering what else is on offer. Join us, and you’ll get: - Biannual salary reviews: we believe that hard work should be rewarded and recognised. Therefore, for the first three years of your career with us, you’ll have biannual salary reviews. - A competitive salary: in addition to biannual reviews, we will ensure that you’re given a salary that matches the current industry standard. In addition to this you will also receive location specific benefits, which will be shared at offer stage. **Our social side** Being part of Mott MacDonald means more than just work; there’s a huge range of fun and exciting things that you can get involved in. From the moment you join us, you’ll have the opportunity to expand your social and professional network, whether it’s meeting other graduates or joining forces with other members of staff from around the company at our annual sport