Graduate Project Management; Engineering

Graduate Project Management (Engineering) LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we’re on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate graduates like you to help us achieve our goals.

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 three 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 gain insight into our water and wastewater treatment, learn about different aspects of our business while working on a range of projects that address real‑life challenges and drive tangible change.

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

You will be based at Shelton in Shrewsbury, the heart of our patch. The programme requires you to complete three 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 one‑to‑one meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

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 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.

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

• 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, and capable of looking forward to pre‑empt challenges and issues.
• The care to look out for, and be an inspiration to your colleagues.

Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of…