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We offer a range of work-experience and internship placement opportunities for school, college and university students.
The Professional Pathway Student scheme is an innovative mode of study. It allows London based university students to transfer to relevant four-day-a-week employment after a period of study and complete their degree by a combination of day-release and e-learning. Professional Pathway students do the same course content as full-time students, but over a longer period.
No specific experience is necessary, however to succeed in this entry level role you’ll need to be confident in dealing with a wide range of people; from clients to other team members. You’ll also need to possess good written and verbal communication skills, be diligent, have an aptitude for engineering, and be able to work alone and in a team.
Required - a Bachelor’s degree in a Science Technology Engineering or Maths (STEM) subject.
Depending on your level of education and work experience, we look for control engineering applicants to have a knowledge of one or more of the following: PLC hardware and software, SCADA, MCCs, SIL, Oracle, Microsoft SQL, programming languages, cyber security, electronics, electrical engineering, system engineering, lighting or access control.
Required - a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject.
Depending on your level of education and work experience, we look for communication engineering applicants to have a knowledge of one or more of the following: IP networking, server virtualisation, cyber security, radio, cellular, wireless, CCTV, image processing, public address, voice alarm, telephone PABXs, information displays, fibre optic data transmission, BICSI or copper cabling.
Required - a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject.
Project controllers work alongside project managers and engineers to create and maintain a project's budget and time schedule, analyse cost expenditure and progress against baselines and highlight issues.
We look for project controller applicants to be skilled with Microsoft Excel, and ideally Microsoft Project or Primavera P6.
Required - a maths or finance based Bachelor’s degree.
Project managers should have a track record of managing teams of engineers, to deliver projects to client requirements on time and within budget. They should understand contract law, be familiar with operating NEC3 contracts, CDM and HSE requirements, and have significant domain knowledge in one or more of the sectors we operate in.
Required - a Bachelor’s degree in a STEM subject and a project management qualification.
Andy is a Director here at Firstco. He works on key projects, such as Cooling the Tube and NATS, the UKs leading provider of air traffic control systems.
Why did you want to be an engineer?
As far back as I can remember, I have always had an inherent curiosity about how things work. I like problem solving and I really enjoy working in a team environment. Engineering is a group activity and working with others toward the same set of goals can often produce great results.