Graduate Engineers and Designers, UK
Atelier Ten are offering graduate engineering, environmental design and architectural lighting designer roles to technically minded people looking to start a career in the built environment. As a company and group of people keen on positive social and environmental impact in the work we do, we want to encourage people with the same outlook to reinforce these values.
The Atelier Ten network is packed with specialists in a range of disciplines, all primed to guide our clients and collaborators through the design process. They are also there to develop our next crop of design experts, and integrate new starters into our teams. Our expertise in environmental design is what lays the groundwork for exceptional engineering design. We help create buildings with a sustainable impact that reaches beyond their site boundaries – high-performance buildings with a wider virtuous cycle firmly in mind.
We are looking for individuals determined to build their technical knowledge and experience by getting involved in the design of real-world projects.
What development opportunities do we offer to graduate joiners:
- Comprehensive training scheme and networking groups
- Route and support to chartership
- Access to mentoring and coaching from across the business
- Chance to work on exciting projects across the globe
- Opportunity to collaborate with a diverse groups of people and companies to deliver projects
- A foothold in the industry with a company with a well known reputation for its market leading sustainability and creative solutions
Available careers
We are looking for graduates to join the following areas of our company:
Engineering
We have a number of engineering design studios made up of mechanical, electrical and public health engineers, ready to support the next group of individuals wanting to become engineers focussed on sensible and sustainable design, and work closely with our environmental designers.
Environmental design
We also have a number of environmental design squads looking to train and develop the next generation of expert designers, pushing boundaries of design, benchmarking and using data analysis to improve building performance, whilst working closely with our engineers to make sure this happens.
Architectural lighting
We have an award-winning architectural lighting design practise looking for a creative individual to strengthen the team.
What are we looking for?
We have previously employed people from a wide range of people from technical backgrounds, including but not limited to:
Mechanical engineers | Physicists |
Chemical engineers | Architects |
Electrical engineers | Biologists |
Civil engineers | Mathematicians |
Architectural engineers | Computer scientists |
Industrial designers | Environmental engineers or scientists |
Lighting designers |
What will you be working on?
We’re excited to share with you the range of projects you would get to work on throughout your career with us. Recent examples include Google’s new London HQ in Kings Cross, Jewel Changi Airport in Singapore, the National Theatre in London, and The Illuminated River project on the river Thames. These projects had a variety of impacts on the stakeholders involved, so please read more about how we put our problem-solving skills towards achieving our goal of finding ways for our buildings to tread more lightly on the planet.
What will a typical day look like?
The role will vary depending on which discipline or disciplines the applicant wishes to pursue and experience. However, whatever discipline or team you might wish to pursue its important to know that we prioritise our people through training, team building, and company events, we strive to deliver the best quality product for our clients through our collaborative design led approach, and we genuinely put sustainability at the top of our project agenda.
Read about what a typical day looks like for our graduates across some of our different disciplines:
- Graduate Public Health Engineer, by Lucy Bennett
- Graduate Mechanical Engineer, by Eva Meadowcroft
- Graduate Electrical Engineer, by Manthan Patel
- Graduate Environmental Designer, by Agathe Chevee
We are offering a training scheme for grads that combines on-the-job training working closely with technical mentors and leaders on projects, with extensive CPD opportunities, including those tailored specifically to those starting out in a career in the built environment.
What career progression is possible?
We wish our people to develop their careers through the experiences and opportunities we offer, some of which we have described here:
- Career Development: Jessica Glynn
- Career Development: Volkan Doda
- Career Development: Gabriella Kyriacou
- Career Development: Wes Lloyd
What office will you join?
We are looking for graduates to join three of our UK offices: London, Manchester and Glasgow. If you have a preference, please specify in your cover letter when you apply.
How to apply
Sadly, we no longer accept phone calls, award winning films, or interpretive dances as applications. But we will take the following:
- A cover letter and CV sent to our graduate recruitment team email. (Please write “Graduate:” and your name in the subject line.)