Start your offshore engineering career at Tadek

Our Graduate Engineering Programme offers real responsibility, hands-on experience, and the opportunity to work on challenging offshore engineering projects from day one.

Build Real Engineering Experience From Day One

TADEK is a UK-based offshore engineering consultancy founded in 2010 and based in Woking, Surrey. We support offshore wind, oil & gas, and marine infrastructure projects — from early analysis and design through to offshore delivery.

Our Graduate Programme is built to give you practical experience, technical depth, and the support needed to grow into a capable offshore engineer.

Why Join the Tadek Graduate Programme?

Varied, challenging, and rewarding work — backed by real support.

  • Hands-on involvement in live projects from the start
  • Exposure to complex offshore engineering challenges
  • Structured mentoring and on-the-job learning
  • Real responsibility with experienced engineers alongside you
  • Supportive, collaborative culture with no egos

What You’ll Work On

Graduates rotate across projects and disciplines, gaining experience in:

  • Naval Architecture & Hydrodynamics

  • Installation Analysis (heavy lift, floatover, pipelay)

  • Mooring & Floating Systems

  • SURF, Cables & Umbilicals

  • Structural & Design Engineering

  • Project Engineering & Offshore Support

  • Business & Commercial Awareness

Training & Development

A structured two-year programme combining learning and delivery.

  • Office-based engineering and analysis training
  • Software and numerical modelling courses
  • Health, safety, and offshore training (where applicable)
  • Mentoring from senior engineers and directors
  • Active support toward professional development and chartership

Graduate Vacancies

Graduate Engineering Programme
Kick-start your career with real responsibility, hands-on offshore engineering, and structured mentoring through our two-year graduate programme.

1/3rd

of our team started
as graduates

Life at Tadek

Based in Woking, our office is a welcoming, collaborative space where engineers solve problems together, share ideas, and regroup after offshore campaigns. Life at TADEK balances challenging technical work with a friendly, supportive culture.

What We Look For

We’re looking for graduates with Masters who are:
  • Curious and keen to learn
  • Comfortable tackling complex problems
  • Collaborative and open-minded
  • Willing to take responsibility
  • Interested in offshore engineering and delivery

Graduate Benefits

Benefits designed with graduates in mind:
  • Investment in training and development
  • Office and offshore working experiences
  • Flexible and agile working
  • Competitive salary and bonuses
  • Generous holiday allowance
  • Weekly ‘lunch and learn’ sessions
  • Quarterly social and team events
  • Gym membership allowance
  • BUPA health insurance (and subsidised dental plan)
  • Enhanced stakeholder pension scheme

Meet our Graduates

“Since joining TADEK, I’ve been immersed in a collaborative environment that supports learning and growth — from office-based analysis to offshore work and major infrastructure projects.”

Hesham Hanna (Meng, AMRINA)
Project Engineer
Meet the Team

“At Tadek I have gained invaluable hands-on experience. I have been pushed out of my comfort zone while being entrusted and supported by a great team.”

Image of Lauren Chisholm at Tadek, smiling at the camera
Lauren Chrisholm
Junior Project Engineer
Meet the Team

“At Tadek, I’m empowered to take on challenging projects and grow continuously within a collaborative culture that truly values expertise, innovation, and personal development.”

Adrian Fernando (Meng, AMRINA)
Naval Analysis Engineer
Meet the Team

Your Career Starts Here

Ready to begin your offshore engineering career with TADEK?