Graduate Engineering Management Trainee - WIN Program 2026

Build the future of smart facilities in Africa

• Are you a recent engineering graduate who wants more than a job?
• IFS is opening applications for the Graduate Engineering Management Trainee track under the WIN Program Winners in Africa — a rigorous, salaried, three-year graduate journey that takes ambitious young engineers from classroom theory to hands-on mastery of the technology reshaping facilities and operations management across the continent.

What makes this track different:
This isn't a back-office graduate scheme. You'll get direct, hands-on exposure to:

• Facility management operations — actual on-site delivery of world-class facility management to elite clients
• Robotics in facility operations — automated inspection, maintenance, and monitoring systems deployed live on-site
• AI-driven facility management — predictive maintenance, smart energy systems, IoT-enabled building intelligence
• Real engineering ownership — from Month 2 you're embedded in live projects, not shadowing from the sidelines.

Your journey:

• Month 1: Foundation bootcamp: professional readiness, communication, and the digital and data tools you'll use on live sites
• Months 2–12: On-the-job placement: embedded with a delivery team on client sites
• Year 2: Role progression: real ownership and expanding technical responsibility
• Year 3: Capstone project: a business-impact initiative you own end to end, backed by mentorship and structured progression into the IFS engineering management pipeline.

Who we're looking for

• 1st Class or 2:1 in Engineering any discipline — Mechanical, Electrical/Electronic, Mechatronics, Civil, Computer, Industrial, Maintenance or related, graduated within the last 2 years
• 3-Year Leadership Journey
• NYSC discharge certificate or valid exemption required at application
• Curious, hands-on, and unafraid of the technical detail; we're looking for builders, not just theorists
• Strong problem-solving instincts and a genuine interest in automation, robotics, or smart systems
• No prior formal  work experience required — this program is designed to build you from the ground up
• Based in, or willing to relocate to, Lagos

Our values:

• R.E.I.G.N. — Raise, Empower, Inspire, Grow, Nurture.
• We're not just hiring engineers. We're building the next generation of operators who will lead Africa's built environment into a smarter, more sustainable future.

What this program asks of you

• This is demanding, hands-on work from Month 1.
• You'll be on live client sites, taking real ownership, and receiving direct feedback — often.
• If that excites you rather than worries you, you'll do well here.
• If you've ever looked at a building and thought about how it could run smarter, this is your way in.

What you get

• N250,000 monthly as a Graduate Trainee, progressing to Coordinator/Associate level
• Structured mentorship from senior leadership
• A defined career path: Trainee → Associate → Manager → and beyond within IFS
• Membership in a growing pan-African alumni network of high-performing young professionals.