Graduate Engineering Design – Electrical

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Full time
Location: Derby
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Job offered by: Severn Trent Water
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Category:
Graduate Engineering Design - Electrical

Electrical Engineering Design Graduate Programme 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 Electrical engineering Design Graduate Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the frontline and the core of our business. Severn Trent Capital and Commercial Services design and deliver water and wastewater infrastructure, including pipelines and treatment facilities. As a Graduate Engineer, the work you undertake will be interesting and varied. The programme will enable you to spend time in our various capital design teams, working on the electrical elements of treatment and infrastructure assets that present solutions to tomorrow's problems. These are all critical business challenges our teams are currently working to tackle, and you could come work alongside engineers that are trialling some of the best technology and innovation in the industry, making ground-breaking changes for future generations to come. You’ll get a real insight into the sheer scale of engineering that goes into our water and wastewater treatment and distribution of our water supply and waste removal services through three 9-month unique placements, 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. You may be working in a waste workstream designing sewerage systems, or waste treatment designing tanks to facilitate sewage treatment; or in a clean water design team undertaking distribution pipe design or clean water treatment plant design. The aim of the programme is to create a pathway and give you the necessary tools to become a Chartered Electrical Engineer. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN AND BRING TO THE ROLE You will expand your knowledge of project and people management, including learning how to effectively manage and influence stakeholders. You’ll also gain a strong business and commercial acumen, developing your ability to plan strategically with time, cost, and quality in mind, and learn what it takes to successfully design and deliver infrastructure projects across multidisciplinary teams and our supply chain. 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: Power & Telemetry Assessments Single Line Diagrams Cable Block Diagrams Telemetry Requirements Design of a Motor Control Centre Design of Control Philosophy’s and Commissioning Plan P&ID’s Involved with contract documentation. Conducting site surveys, investigations and asset condition assessments. Scoping solutions working as part of a multi-disciplinary team. TYPICAL OFF-SCHEME ROLE This can vary depending on your personal career ambitions and the business needs. However, roles such as Graduate Engineer, Assistant Design Engineer, Design Engineer and Assistant Project Manager are examples of some of the roles our past graduates have landed after the scheme. Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager, mentor and buddy will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent. Entry Criteria: We require a degree in an IET accredited degree in an electrical or electronics related discipline meeting IET’s CEng accreditation. BEng graduates will be encouraged to register for IEng with a requirement for further learning to be undertaken for CEng registration; MEng graduates do not. Travel is required with this role as our design teams work from multiple offices and site visits are an important part of the job. Therefore it’s important you hold a full UK driving license and have access to a vehicle. 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: Interest within the water industry Working with multiple disciplines An interest in protecting the 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. 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. Here are some of our favourites: 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/sell up to 5 days per year) Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225 which is subject to eligibility) Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%) Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate Dedicated training and development with our Academy Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers Family friendly policies Two paid volunteering days per year As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job. 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. Roles close on

31st January 2025 Check your diary – face to face assessments will run from

17th February-14th March 2025 Estimated start date-

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