Graduate Project Management; Engineering

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Our Project Management (Engineering) Graduate Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the frontline and the core of our business. Being part of the programme will enable you to spend time in different areas of our capital delivery and engineering teams through 3 inspirational placements. Covering all areas of project management such as the end-to-end process of project and programme life cycles, water/waste networks design and delivery, and water/waste treatment asset design and delivery.

As a graduate project manager, you’ll build your experience and knowledge. Guided and mentored by expert industry professionals, you’ll explore the full lifecycle of project delivery, planning and management.

You’ll get an insight into our water and wastewater treatment, 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.

We’re not seeking technical knowledge, we’re after the right people. We’re after those with drive, a get up and go attitude, a willingness to learn, passion, and pro‑activeness.

We welcome all graduates from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking. We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.

You will be based at Shelton in Shrewsbury, the heart of our patch. The programme requires you to complete 3 placements throughout your time in the role, gaining exposure in different areas of the department so that you are equipped with the right skills to build your career here at Severn Trent.

You will be working within one of our Capital and Commercial or Chief Engineer teams.

In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1‑1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

We want individuals to fully immerse themselves in their development and build long‑term capability. Throughout the programme, you’ll receive coaching and mentoring to help you grow. You’ll learn how to take a proactive approach to delivering project outcomes—leading meetings, capturing outputs and actions, engaging teams and contractors, and driving progress as outlined in your project plans. You’ll also develop the ability to identify solutions to project challenges, seek support from management when needed, and ensure actions are completed within required time frames to move projects forward.

As part of your growth, you’ll be expected to complete contract actions on time and demonstrate confidence and control in managing your projects. You’ll learn to understand and process both technical and non‑technical issues, creating clear action plans to overcome obstacles. The programme will help you build a resilient and driven mindset, enabling you to tackle challenges by leveraging your network and project stakeholders.

You’ll also develop personal robustness and maturity in handling complex or unfamiliar situations, including interactions with challenging stakeholders.

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.

If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our graduates every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. 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…