Would you like to work for a company that truly care for the environment and who are passionate about river restoration net zero and biodiversity?
Do you want to work somewhere where your technical and personal development is key to our success in solving engineering problems?
If these challenges excite you, then the Affinity Water Environmental & Engineering Graduate Scheme could be for you.
Check out the video above to hear what our current grads have to say!
We're looking for candidates with the energy, drive, curiosity and motivation to challenge to become ournext generation of Engineers, Scientists, Operational & Asset Managers and Data Scientists, working within our science, engineering and operational teams.
You'll be using your academic and people skills to help us ensure that we can continue to supply our customers in our region with high quality, sustainable and affordable drinking water 24 hours per day, 365 days per year. You will be joining at an exciting time as we prepare to deliver our business plan for the next regulatory period. You will be part of the teams that are making decisions both today and making long-term decisions to get the best value-for-money for our customers and developing our long-term plans. We're looking forcandidates we can invest in for the long term, who'd like to learn and develop to take leadership roles within Affinity Water in the next 5 years.
With dedication and hard work, by the end of the programme, you'll not only have a comprehensive overview of all aspects of your technical specialism, you'll also have learned about other areas of ourbusiness, and you will beequipped with the key foundational skills & knowledge to have a successful career in Affinity Water
You'll be based at our head office inHatfield butwill also be travelling throughoutour company areastretching fromDover in thesouthtoClacton in theeast, as well as our home county regions in and around London.
What do you need to get the job?
As a Graduate we appreciate you won't be the finished article just yet, but you will need to have a Bachelor or Master's degree in an Engineering, Environmental Science, Geography or Mathematics discipline. You will rotate through a number of departments within the organisation and get real insight and experience of Affinity Water.
You will also need to have strong numerical fluency, analytical capabilities and skills in technical report writing. Additionally, we want applicants who have a desire to understand complex projects and programmes, who are excellent communicators and who are curious.
Importantly, any successful applicant will also beinterested in learning from technical and industry-leading experts onwide-rangingtopics including improving biodiversity,managing water resources, asset health and resilience, water treatment technologies and processes anddeveloping strategies to safeguard ourcompany'sfuture.You'll be motivated to seek professional development and accreditation with an appropriate professional body and find ways to put your learning into practiceon a daily basis.
Ultimately, you'll beon the fast-track toamission-criticalleadership rolein anindustrythat's trying to solve one of the major sustainable challenges of the 21stcentury,whilemaking apositive difference to the local environment andlocal communities.
Unfortunately we will not be able to offer Visa Sponsorship for this position
Benefits:
As a Disability Confident employer, we're committed to offering interviews to disabled candidates who meet the essential criteria and opt in on the application form. Ask the Talent Acquisition lead for the full job description to see all the criteria. If we have a very high volume of applicants and we're not able to offer interviews to all, we'll take a fair and proportionate number of disabled candidates through.
What is a disability?
A disability is a long-term physical or mental health condition that has a substantial impact on someone's day-to-day activities.
What if I need adjustments during the recruitment process?
Let the Talent Acquisition lead mentioned on the job advert know - they'll be able to help you.
Affinity Water recognises the benefits of greater diversity in our workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We are committed to building a more inclusive culture where every member of our workforce can thrive.
You can find out what it's like to work at Affinity Water through our career site where our colleagues share their career development stories and you can get a feel for our company culture.
