Environmental & Engineering Graduate Scheme

Do you want to work for a company that provides an essential service to our customers and communities where you live?

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 for candidates 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 our business, and you will be equipped with the key foundational skills & knowledge to have a successful career in Affinity Water

You’ll be based at our head office in Hatfield butwill also be travelling throughout our company area stretching from Dover in thesouthto

Clacton 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 be interested in learning from technical and industry-leading experts onwide-ranging topics including improving biodiversity,managing water resources, asset health and resilience, water treatment technologies and processes and developing strategies to safeguard our company’sfuture.

You’ll be motivated to seek professional development and accreditation with an appropriate professional body and find ways to put your learning into practice on a daily basis.

Ultimately, you’ll beon the fast-track toamission-critical leadership rolein anindustrythat’s trying to solve one of the major sustainable challenges of the 21stcentury,while making apositive difference to the local environment andlocal communities.

Unfortunately we will not be able to offer Visa Sponsorship for this position

• Applications should be madeon orbefore 8th August 2026
• Assessment Centre will be held in our Hatfield office Wednesday 19th August 2026
• The Graduate programme will commence 7th September 2026.

Benefits:

• Salary £30,139
• Learning and development opportunities, including mentoring and a range of formal courses and open learning resources.
• Entry into the company annual bonus scheme.
• Annual leave from 23-27 rising with length of service, and the option to purchase up to 5 extra days.
• A ‘Celebration Day’ in addition to public holidays that people can use to celebrate a religious festival or other occasion that is important to them.
• A generous 'double match…