Undergraduate Mechanical Engineer - London/St Albans
- Team MEP
- Location London/St Albans
- Job type Placement
- Posted 21\.09\.2026
An exceptional placement opportunity:
Bryden Wood is a strategy and design consultancy bringing together inventive thinkers, designers, engineers, and technical specialists. Our work is driven by three core goals: to accelerate decarbonisation, to deploy new technologies, and to integrate design and delivery for critical infrastructure.
With a 300\-person team uniting strategy, design, engineering, and digital expertise, we solve the challenges that matter. For 30 years, we’ve proven that through innovation we can advance the quality, speed, and value of every project – whether guiding it from inception to completion or contributing at any stage.
As a placement Building Services Engineer, you’ll have the opportunity to work in a cutting\-edge and fast\-paced design environment, collaborating with – and learning from – the multiple disciplines across the company. Our projects include data centres, pharmaceutical, railways, hospitals, large\-scale residential developments, carbon\-neutral office buildings and more.
We want our placement Engineers to get the most from their time with us – so we will support you every step of the way.
About the Role:
You will work in our London or St. Albans office in the Building Services MEP engineering departments, on a variety of projects across a range of industries. We will give you responsibility for contributing to designs, including drawing work, calculations and report writing. You may also have the opportunity to visit live sites and participate in meetings with design teams and clients.
We are an integrated company, so you’ll work closely with other disciplines, as part of a team that’s driving efficiency, innovation and effectiveness in design solutions.
About You:
We’d like you to be proactive, curious, and excited by problem\-solving. You’ll need good analytical ability and to be able and willing to work well with others.
You will have:
- Real enthusiasm for engineering design. You’ll be keen to work in a challenging design environment on the Mechanical and/or Electrical elements of projects.
- Great interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively in a team.
- Willingness to learn modelling software, including AutoCAD and Revit.
- Interest in emerging technologies and innovations in the construction industry.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word and Excel).
To Apply:
Please upload your CV and a covering letter as part of your application process (please note that the covering letter should be uploaded in the ‘Upload Portfolio’ section of the application form). This placement position is for a one\-year period and is available from Summer 2027 (start date to be agreed).
Office Location:
London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom or St Albans, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Benefits Include:
- 9\-Day Fortnight (not compressed hours \- we give one genuinely free rest day every fortnight with no change to salary).
- Industry\-competitive salary.
- Hybrid working from home and the office.
- Regular performance reviews to help with your career progression.
- 25 days annual leave.
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