Placement Engineer

Job Type: Full Time, Fixed Term Placement Year
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Company Overview
Lagan MEICA Ltd is a leading specialist in process, mechanical, electrical, and automation engineering, delivering comprehensive design, installation, and commissioning services across a range of disciplines. With a broad range of in-house expertise, we offer fully integrated turnkey solutions setting us apart from our competitors.

How you’ll Develop
Our Engineers have exceptional skills and knowledge, and at first you will be assigned to shadow one of them as your mentor. Your mentor will provide you with a development plan and will provide you with the opportunities to gain practical, hands-on experience. You will receive support and mentorship, allowing you to put your theory-based learning into practice and explore the “what and how”. This is an excellent opportunity to be involved in exciting contemporary projects, including our Hydrogen and Oxygen demonstrator project. This placement could also lead to further opportunities after graduation. 

What you’ll do
During placement, your key opportunities and duties will include;

• Support design and installation phases with a focus on Health & Safety and CDM compliance
• Observe tender preparation and assist with supplier/subcontractor quotations
• Help draft specifications and place orders via the COINS system
• Learn to integrate safety into mechanical design and support construction teams
• Collaborate across engineering disciplines and with CAD Technicians
• Travel to project sites across the UK & Ireland

For more details please refer to the attached job description. 

What you’ll bring
We are looking for ambitious Mechanical, Electrical and Chemical Engineering Students (Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Level), commencing their University Placement in academic year 2026-27.
The ideal Candidate will be;

• A Team Player and Effective Communicator, who enjoys working with people
• Organised and Resilient, when working in fast-paced, challenging environments
• Confident with IT, with knowledge of what packages we might use
• Flexible, to travel in UK & Ireland where required.

Our Benefits

• Attractive Salary
• Generous Holiday Allowance
• Discretionary Bonus Scheme
• Life Assurance Scheme
• Health Cash Plan – Discounts on Dental, Optical, Physio and other Health & Wellbeing Services
• Paid Membership fees of a relevant Institution or Professional Body
• Subsidised Gym Membership
• Use of our private Company Gym at Head Office in Belfast
• Employee Assistance Program – access 24/7 GP, Legal Advice and Counselling Helpline
• Mentoring, Development Planning and Training
• Annual Volunteer Day

Your application
At Lagan Specialist Contracting Group, we want everyone to feel welcome. That’s why we want you to know that we'll work with you to make the application process as smooth as possible. So please just let us know if you need any adjustments or support – we'll do whatever we can to help.

To apply for this post please submit your CV. We wish you every success in your application.

LAGAN SPECIALIST CONTRACTING GROUP ARE AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITES EMPLOYER - We will not discriminate against anyone on the grounds of Sex, Pregnancy or maternity, Gender reassignment, Marital or Civil Partnership status, Religious or other similar philosophical belief, Political Opinion, Racial group, Sexual orientation, Disability or Age.