Engineering Design Year in Industry placement
Let's cut straight to it
Taking care of ‘one of life’s essentials’ – it’s our purpose and we want you to be part of it. Supplying wholesome drinking water, treating wastewater and recycling this back to the environment responsibly is no mean feat. We serve around 8 million people across the Midlands and Wales and unlike other businesses, our delivery is non-negotiable. It’s a matter of life.
Many of our employees are also our customers, so we truly take pride in what we do! Employing people from across our communities and beyond, Severn Trent is an exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be curious, can be ‘Wonderfully You’ and where you can truly make an impact to our environment, now and for future generations.
Let's tell you more
Our Engineering Design Year in Industry Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the frontline and the core our business. The programme will enable you to spend time in areas of our engineering design teams and capital delivery covering the end-to-end process of project and programme life cycles, water/ waste network and water/waste treatment asset design and delivery.
The programme will give you an insight into our water and wastewater treatment, through a 12-month unique placement, across our engineering design teams. You’ll learn about different aspects of our business, whilst working on a range of projects which will help address real life challenges and drive tangible change. Throughout the year you’ll enhance your critical thinking, leadership, and strategic thinking, as well as having the opportunity to showcase your creativity and really add value in shaping our future direction.
What you will learn
You’ll gain a deeper understanding of why and how we make sure we deliver with our customers at the heart of what we do, and how we communicate this message across our communities.
You will learn the following either directly from your placement, through supplementary training or project work:
- The end-to-end process of a project/programme life cycle
- Water/Waste Network and Water/Waste Treatment asset design
- Water/Waste Network and Water/Waste Treatment asset delivery
- Gathering data and using that data to aid your projects
- You will enhance your buildability and operability skills
- You will learn various engineering principles and how you can put them into practise on the projects you work on
- Engineering Standards and Specification
- Digital Design and CDE
Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager and mentor will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent.
Entry Criteria: Engineering degree with preference to chemical, mechanical or civil Disciplines. Degree in hydrogeology or sustainability background will be considered.
Travel is required, therefore driving a licence and access to your own vehicle is preferrable. However, most main sites are accessible via public transport
Typical contracts are 37 hours per week, however there may be flexibility around the structure of your working hours, team and line manager dependent.
What we're looking for
We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long-term.
We’d love you to be someone with…
- A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving. No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
- Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to meetings and training days
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment
Diversity and inclusion
At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve. We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments. Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent.
How we'll reward and care for you in return
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.
Here’s some of our favourites:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Annual bonus scheme maximum £2,500 (pro rata based on your start date, and based on company performance)
- Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
- Family friendly policies
- Two community volunteering days during your placement
As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase during your placement.
Let's go
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Mark your diary: Assessments will run throughout April and May
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