EARLY CAREERS

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Start your career with Osprey

Every year, we offer career-boosting opportunities to graduates, interns and trainees.

It’s a wide-reaching early careers programme, designed for school and college leavers or university graduates who’d like to explore a career in engineering or project management.

Currently, we offer four main opportunities.

  • Year In Industry – General & Engineering
  • Graduate Programme – General & Engineering
  • Apprenticeships – Trainee Operators
  • Work Experience

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The Osprey Graduate Programme is open for applications.

If you’d like to register, please send your CV to us as application for the Graduate or ‘Year In Industry’ opportunities.

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You feel like you’re part of something big. When you see what’s being built and the scale of it, it’s impressive.

Tom
Trainee SPMT Operator
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I tell people I work with big machines; cranes, barges, SPMTs. It’s challenging, and every day brings something new.

Sion
Trainee Operator
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I didn’t know you could have a career like this in the marine industry, but when I found out more about Osprey, it really appealed to me.

Ryan
Trainee Barge Operator
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That two-month internship made a big difference; it meant when Osprey launched its graduate programme, I was already known to them.

Will
Project Engineer
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  • Graduate Programme  

    • Work on live, high-impact projects
    • Build skills through continuous learning
    • Receive structured support for mentors
    • Gain cross-disciplinary knowledge
    • Develop leadership strengths
  • Year In Industry  

    • Apply academic learning to real projects
    • Experience authentic company culture
    • Contribute to high-profile projects
    • Understand business planning and delivery
    • Learn from dedicated mentors
  • Apprenticeships  

    • Clear pathway toward a long-term career
    • Develop core skills with structured training
    • Coaching from experience professionals
    • Shaping a professional identity
    • Apply problem-solving to real workplace challenges

Working at Osprey

Watch this short video.

You’ll hear us talking about what it’s like to work with Osprey.  

We’re open, we’re authentic, we’re a business that believes in exemplifying family values in every aspect of our work – that’s essential for us, and our clients benefit too.

FIRST TO GRADUATE THE OSPREY PROGRAMME

Will Stevenson

A graduate from Dundee University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering, Will has spent the past eight months immersing himself in the dynamic and challenging environment at Osprey.

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Trainee SPMT Operator

Meet Tom Exton

Tom began his journey on site as a slinger/ signaller, gaining valuable experience on major projects and critical logistics paths before progressing onto SPMTs. With encouragement from his colleagues Tom was given the opportunity to begin formal SPMT training.

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See us at work

Accreditations and memberships

ISO 9001: 2015 Certification

ISO 14001: 2015 Certification

ISO 45001: 2015 Certification

CPA Collective Mark logo for Osprey

Constructionline Gold Member logo for Osprey

CHAS Accredited Contractor logo for Osprey

LEEA Associate Member Logo for Osprey

RISQS Railway Verified logo for Osprey

ROPSA Gold Medal Awards 2023

Fit For Offshore Renewables status awarded to Osprey.

Supported by Offshore Wind Growth Partnership logo for Osprey.

logo showing that Osprey is an associate member of CECA Midlands

Osprey is a member of the NIA; the Nuclear Industry Association.

Logo showing that Osprey is a member of BIFA

Logo showing that Osprey is part of Energi Coast