Graduate Project Engineer

Glenrothes
1 week ago
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DPS Graduate Intake 2025

Our Graduate Programme

Location: Glenrothes

Graduates are fundamental in shaping the future of our business, and we encourage young people to join our team and launch their career developing innovative solutions that will have a real impact within our industry. Our graduate programme is designed to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you will need to establish yourself within our business and the wider industry, through a carefully constructed programme designed to accelerate your personal development supported with mentorship and guidance. Our innovative Programme Tracker will empower you to develop your skills and experience as well as track your journey.

Mentoring Scheme

To develop effectively through the Graduate Programme, our graduates are each assigned a personal mentor who they will establish a strong working relationship with during their graduate role. The mentoring scheme is designed for our graduates to be able to learn from senior colleagues as they are guided through the 2-year programme.

The mentoring relationship will also allow the graduate to gain advice in working towards Chartership status in their chosen discipline, whilst achieving appropriate competence and commitment standards. They will gain exposure to their mentor’s specialist knowledge and contacts within the business, to allow the graduate to build up a network of colleagues and further their opportunities for career progression.

What Are We Looking For?

As part of our Engineering team, we are looking to bring on Project Engineering Graduates for our 2025 intake to be based in Glenrothes.

  • You will have graduated within the last 2 years or be on track to graduate next summer.

  • Electrical or Mechanical Engineering degree.

  • Computer literate – proficiency with Microsoft Office packages.

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

  • Full UK Driving Licence.

    DPS – Who Are We?

    We solve manufacturing challenges through the intelligent use of technology.

    DPS Group is one of the UK’s leading integrated electrical, instrumental & control and compliance providers. We are trusted to deliver integrated solutions on often highly complicated projects, by some of the world’s best-known brands, across a range of sectors.

    We help some of the world’s highest profile brands by working with them to find solutions which are operationally efficient, and drive profitability. We work across a range of sectors including Power, Pharmaceutical, Petrochemical, Oil & Gas, Food & Beverage, Bio Energy and Paper, but to name a few.

    We offer an end-to-end virtuous cycle approach to projects which includes: Analyse, Develop, Comply, Maintain, Install, Build & Design.

    RSE - Who Are We?

    RSE is a trusted clean water technology company, developing market leading products and solutions for purifying drinking water, recycling wastewater and cleaning water in industrial processes. We are disrupting the water sector, delivering water treatment products, technologies, and services to clients across the UK. RSE provides offsite modular build solutions using a low-carbon approach compared to traditional construction methods and our unique offering to the market focuses on innovation, efficiency, and excellence.

    What We Offer

    At DPS Group you’ll be given every opportunity to set the path of your own career and work in an environment that will require you to rise to the challenge of working for a market leader.

    On top of this, our benefits package include:

  • Industry leading salary

  • Holiday Allowance

  • Long Service Holidays (Position Dependant)

  • Company Pension Scheme

  • Private Healthcare Scheme (Contribute, Personal or Family - Position Dependant)

  • Access to Company Healthcare Scheme (salary sacrifice)

    In a flourishing sector where there are vast career opportunities available, we believe our niche offering to the market means our people have the space to thrive and innovate our industry. Apply Now

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