Company Description
Veolia is a global leader in environmental services, operating across all five continents with nearly 218,000 employees. Specializing in water, energy, and waste management, Veolia designs and implements innovative solutions for decarbonization, depollution, and resource regeneration, supporting communities and industries in their ecological transformation. Within this framework, Water Tech brings together a dedicated team of experienced professionals committed to tackling the world’s most complex challenges related to water scarcity, quality, productivity, and energy. Together, we pursue a shared mission to create a more sustainable future.
Job Description
VEOLIA GRADUATE PROGRAM 2026
ED Reclaiming Service Engineer
Location: Rotterdam
Required: DEGREE IN Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or Process Engineering
Application Deadline: 19th April 2026
NOTE: The title 'Graduate 2026' relates to our program name, not the year we expect you to have graduated.
Veolia are ready to launch our Graduate Recruitment Campaign for 2026!
You will join us between July and October 2026 and complete our 1-year fully immersive graduate programme. This structured development journey leads to exciting long-term career opportunities across our global operations.
This is a permanent position from day one, demonstrating our unwavering commitment to our graduates' long-term success and development. We believe in investing in our future leaders by offering permanent contracts rather than fixed-term positions, providing our graduates with job security and peace of mind from the start. This approach allows you to fully focus on your development and career growth.
At the end of the 12-month graduate program, we conduct comprehensive career conversations with each graduate to explore their strengths, interests, and aspirations. This discussion helps determine the most suitable career path within our company. Our commitment to permanent employment reflects our confidence in our graduate program and our dedication to nurturing long-term talent. It also demonstrates our strong track record of graduate retention and career progression within Veolia.
We pride ourselves on our positive and inclusive culture that emphasises equality and collaboration rather than focusing on hierarchy. At Veolia, our employees' diverse perspectives are encouraged and valued. Joining us means you will participate in our thriving DEI communities and related initiatives.
Veolia has a meaningful purpose where you'll be part of something bigger than just a job; you'll be part of a network driving ecological transformation and making a meaningful impact on society and the environment through our work.
Our Graduate Program is our commitment to developing talented employees through:
- Structured training on both essential and technical skills
- Networking opportunities
- A dedicated support network of a Program Leader, Line Manager, Mentor, Coach, and HR Manager
- Experiential learning, delivered on a monthly basis
- For times in-person workshops at key locations at our operations across Europe
- A Sustainability Challenge to develop your entrepreneurial skills
- Regular reviews with your support network - and a great chance for feedback
- As a Graduate ED Reclaiming Service Engineer, you will provide technical support for acid gas treatment and reclaiming operations across industrial facilities. You'll manage project delivery from conception to implementation, working closely with commercial teams and clients. This role combines technical engineering expertise with project management, requiring field visits to refineries, chemical plants, and power plants. You'll develop skills in resource allocation, budget management, and stakeholder communication while contributing to environmental solutions in heavy industrial settings.
Day-to-Day Duties and Learnings:
• Provide technical support for commercial sales teams in acid gas treatment and reclaiming activities, including regular field visits to production facilities
• Define resource requirements and manage allocation of internal and third-party resources for reclaiming projects
• Develop and manage project budgets, tracking costs and ensuring delivery within financial parameters
• Prepare detailed project plans, scheduling milestones, workstreams, and activities while managing project delivery
• Monitor project progress and provide regular status reports to project teams and key stakeholders
• Manage changes in project scope, schedule, and budget while identifying and mitigating potential risks
• Build and maintain strong client relationships, ensuring project delivery meets stakeholder satisfaction
• Interpret and work with process documentation including PFDs, P&IDs, PDSs, and H&M balances in industrial environments
Qualifications
Ideal Skills and Experience:
Essential -
Bachelor’s Degree on Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Process Engineering
- Knowledge of building design process, mechanical/electrical/instrumentation systems, construction methods and materials
Ability to manage mechanical construction projects from conception through implementation
Working knowledge of building codes and environmental and safety regulations
Strong computer skills including data analysis and statistical bases using excel.
Experience in writing standard documents such as technical reports or technical proposals), or ability to write such
Ability to understand process documentation PFDs, P&ID, PDSs, H&M balances.
Ability and willingness to travel approximately 30-40% of time.
Fluent in English (written and verbal) - Dutch a plus
Comfortable working in a heavy industrial environment requiring use of Personal Safety Equipment
Detail oriented with creative problem-solving skills
Ability to work with remote cross-functional and cross-cultural teams
Desirable (noted as a plus) -
Knowledge of various operational units (absorption, adsorption, heat and material transfer, filtration, solvents reclamations)
Any experience with project management
Strong planning and organisational skills
Masters in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Process Engineering
Additional Information
As an inclusive company, Veolia is committed to diversity and gives equal consideration to all applications, without discrimination.
