Careers

At Northrop

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Why Northrop?

Working at Northrop means being part of a team where people back each other, share ideas freely and enjoy the work they do. You won’t be stuck behind layers of management. 

From day one you’ll get hands-on experience, client exposure, opportunities to lead your own projects, whilst being supported to grow your skills, take ownership and explore different experiences. 

Realising your potential

At Northrop, we’ll back you to shape your own career. You’ll take on complex, high-impact projects that challenge your thinking and build your expertise. You’ll be mentored by senior engineers, develop leadership skills, and support others as they grow too. 

We encourage curiosity, creativity, and technical excellence — and we back it up with real opportunities to lead, learn, and influence. Whether it’s through innovation, collaboration, or ownership, we want you to bring your ambition and take your career wherever you want it to go. 

And as an employee-owned business, there’s a clear path to company ownership and even the boardroom. 

At Northrop, we understand the impact our projects make on our local communities and environment. Whether that’s through designing an efficient mechanical or facade system, a well-graded building entry or a sustainable concrete specification – if making a difference matters to you, you’ll be in good company.

We’re employee-owned by over 50 of our senior people, who work alongside you and help shape the direction of the business. We decide what matters, where we go, who we work with – and what risks are worth taking. That’s part of what makes our culture open, empowering, and real.

Our Commitment
We help our people get better at what they love by backing their growth and investing in their future. Our commitment? From day one, we’ll do everything we can to help you realise your potential.

Our values

We help our people get better at doing what they love, by supporting their career and investing in their professional development. Our commitment to you – from day one – is that we will do everything we can to help you realise your potential.

  • We Build Relationships We listen with empathy, speak honestly, and follow through on what we say. Long term relationships are at the heart of our business.
  • We Develop We create a supportive space to learn — through mentoring, supportive managers, and a culture of curiosity. We put our hands up for opportunities to grow.
  • We Empower We back our people to shape their own careers — with trust, autonomy and the support they need to make things happen.
  • We Care We support our people to bring their best selves to work. We care about our clients, and the impact our work has on communities and the environment.
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Tell Us About You – Submit Your CV

Growth at Northrop Consulting Engineers means fresh opportunities are always emerging — even when they’re not listed yet. From undergraduates to seasoned engineers, we welcome you to be part of what’s ahead.

We’re built on diversity, and we thrive because of it. We’re at our best when everyone shows up as themselves. All cultures, identities, genders, orientations, abilities and neurodivergent perspectives are valued here, helping us think boldly and create real impact. .

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Early Career Programs for Undergraduates and Graduates

When you join Northrop, you’ll be given great opportunities, and very quickly you’ll be in front of clients and running projects of your own. You’ll be given the responsibility and freedom to make decisions – and making decisions and getting on with the job is easy here because we don’t have layers of red tape. Of course, while you’ll have responsibility, you’ll also have the guidance and support of talented colleagues and the senior team whenever you need it. At Northrop, we want you to take your career wherever you want it to go, and for us, that means seizing every day – and every opportunity – with enthusiasm and passion. And, being an employee-owned company means there’s a clear path to the boardroom and company ownership here.

Careers – Graduate day in the life

Find out what our experienced and first year engineers enjoy about their roles and do on a day-to-day basis.

Experienced hires – day in the life

Find out what our experienced engineers enjoy about their roles and do on a day-to-day basis.

Current opportunities