Graduate Engineer Development Scheme
Are you ready for a challenge?
Engineering is at the heart of our business and delivering the Graduate Engineer Development Scheme (GEDS) is part of our commitment to our engineers to be the best in the industry. We have created an environment which promotes and supports the development of your knowledge, skills and expertise. GEDS will take you on a developmental journey which will be challenging, rewarding, exciting and fun.
GEDS is an industry-leading graduate training scheme. It has been developed by, and is continually supported by, engineering professionals. Enhancing our new engineering talent is important to the growth of our organisation. We recognise the importance of this and as such we are confident that it will provide you with all the basic skills necessary to be a potential leader in your field in future.
GEDS will help you fast track your development and is the first step to launching your career at Acergy. Helping you to fulfil your potential is instrumental to achieving our vision to be the acknowledged leader in seabed-to-surface engineering and construction.
Acergy recruits, on an annual basis, graduate engineers from different regions around the world to participate on the GEDS. To view our current vacancies please use the link on the right and select Engineering within the region you are interested in.
What is the Graduate Engineering Development Scheme (GEDS)
The GEDS is a two year programme that aims to increase the technical and behavioural competence of Acergy engineers, and the understanding of Acergy’s engineering and project processes. This will enable them to work effectively in a project environment.
The GEDS comprises four main elements:
Off-the-job training courses
A series of training sessions on technical and non-technical subjects, delivered by Acergy experts
On-the-job development
Work placements where participants will be allocated a specific project, discipline or functional position
Mentoring
A Mentor to provide advice and guidance on participants career development within Acergy
Personal development
A series of tools to support participants in planning their learning and development
The GEDS commitment
Acergy will provide you with:
- The necessary skills, via GEDS, to be a potential leader in your field
- Support from both our regional and corporate offices throughout your time on GEDS
- Opportunities to develop your technical and non-technical skills in the office, offshore, in fabrication yards, by attendance at courses and through field trips.
- The chance to network with experts and the global graduate engineering community.
- An opportunity to learn, travel and network while you develop as an engineer.
- Fast track your development to your full potential
The GEDS offer:
- A rewarding career in a dynamic, challenging environment
- Innovative and technologically sophisticated project work
- The opportunity to develop your full potential
- Continuous professional development as well as much more
Duration of GEDS
All participants should complete the scheme over a two year period with all off-the-job training conducted in the first year of the scheme. Upon joining you will have a GEDS induction which will provide you with all the necessary information about the scheme as well as defining clearly the expectations Acergy has of you.
Who are we looking for?
A graduate career at Acergy isn’t for everyone. It is challenging environment, but equally it is a fully supportive and dynamic place to work. We are looking for graduates with engineering degrees and the following qualities:
- Commitment to a career in oil and gas industry
- Communication and team work skills
- Be flexible and have stamina
- Have initiative and aptitude
- Be innovative and intelligent
- Keen to learn and develop
- Have ambition
The GEDS is just the beginning – your professional and personal development journey continues throughout your career at Acergy.
For information on positions available please refer to ‘current vacancies’ in the relevant area of the regions in which you are interested in.
What next?
Training and development doesn’t stop there!
Professional development then continues through a wide variety of learning and development programmes, which will be offered to you as you progress in your career with Acergy,
For information on positions available please use the link on the right and select Engineering within the region you are interested in.
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