Closing Date
20/10/2025
Job Title
Graduate Waste Process Engineer
Job Overview
Southern Water is seeking a highly motivated and enthusiastic Graduate Process Engineer to join our Wastewater Process team based in Brighton, East Sussex. This is a fantastic opportunity for a recent graduate to launch your career in process engineering within the wastewater industry. If you're passionate about engineering, eager to grow your skills, and excited to contribute to innovative projects, this role offers hands-on training and development in a collaborative team environment. Take the next step in your career and be part of a dynamic team making a real impact in the industry!
Your role will be to develop wastewater treatment process designs under the guidance of senior process engineers. Your role will require working closely with colleagues, delivery partners, operations, supply chain and stakeholders to develop treatment solutions.
Location & hours
Hybrid working, with site visits to our head office in Brighton
Full time Monday to Friday 37 hours a week; however Southern Water offer a flexible working policy
Package
1. Salary: Starting from £35,811 depending on skills and experience
2. Company and performance-related bonus
3. Generous pension up to 11% company contribution
4. 25 days annual leave
5. Health Cash Plan
6. Life assurance equal to 4x salary
7. Salary sacrifice electric car scheme (after 6 months service)
8. Fully funded eye tests
9. Two paid volunteering days a year
10. Occupational health service
11. Discounts with over 800 popular retailers
12. Digital GP service
13. Study support may be available for job-related qualifications
14. Competitive maternity leave and flexible return to work options
15. Cycle to work scheme
16. Free parking
17. Located close to a vibrant city and live & work in a region that includes more than 800km of pristine coastline
18. Office located close to local amenities (gym, train station, good rail connections, etc)
About You
The successful candidate will have a degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent scientific / engineering discipline and have strong attention to detail, be competent in MS Office with good communication and presentation skills and can work on your own initiative on technical matters. You may have some industry
experience. We are looking for candidates ideally with access to their own vehicle, as you will be occasionally required to travel to various offices or sites across the region.
Privacy Statement
Please note: If you are an existing Southern Water employee, you will need to confirm within your application that your manager is aware of your application.
All applicants must be eligible to live and work in the UK. You will need to provide evidence of eligibility (e.g. a passport or long birth certificate and proof of NI) and current proof of address (dated within the last 3 months), will be required as part of the recruitment process. If you do not meet these criteria, your application will not be considered.
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