Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland. Ready to own your future? At Scottish Water, our graduate programmes empower you to drive change, tackle real challenges, and shape Scotland’s future. This is more than just a launchpad for your career – it's an opportunity to make a meaningful impact. As part of our team, you’ll play a key role in delivering essential services and infrastructure that help Scotland flourish every day. You’ll be joining us at a fascinating time, as we transform into a more agile, innovative organisation that delivers outstanding service, provides great value for money, and works in an environmentally sustainable way that goes beyond Net Zero. Start a career that’s built for you, today. What you’ll do As a Health & Safety Specialist Graduate, you’ll be right where the action is – working on major construction and infrastructure projects that shape Scotland’s future. From day one, you’ll be embedded in our Health & Safety team, supporting both our in-house project teams and the external contractors delivering our £850 million-a-year Capital Investment Programme. You’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of live projects – helping to make sure safety is built into everything we do, not bolted on at the end. Whether you're reviewing plans, advising on best practice, or supporting teams on site, you’ll be playing a vital role in protecting the people behind the projects. Over the two-year programme, you’ll rotate through a variety of placements that will grow your knowledge, confidence, and technical skills. With structured training, mentoring, and real-world responsibility, you’ll develop into a capable, trusted Health & Safety professional. Our Health & Safety team supports safe delivery across Scottish Water’s Capital Investment Programme. Working closely with project managers, engineers, and contractors, we advise on best practices, legislative compliance, and risk management – ensuring the safety, health, and wellbeing of everyone working on or affected by our infrastructure projects. At the end of the programme, you’ll move into a permanent role as a Health & Safety Advisor, with a tailored development plan to help you work towards Chartered Safety and Health Practitioner (CMIOSH) status through IOSH. Achieving CMIOSH means you’ll be recognised as a highly skilled professional in health and safety, demonstrating both your expertise and commitment to the field. It’s a key milestone for advancing your career, opening doors to new opportunities and senior roles. How does the graduate programme work? You’ll be employed on a permanent contract from Day One, with a starting salary of £29,000. As you progress through the programme and reach key milestones, you’ll be rewarded with salary increases that recognise your growth and commitment to ongoing learning. Upon completing the programme, you’ll move into a permanent Health & Safety Advisor role, starting from £33,560. For more details, please visit www.scottishwater.co.uk/graduates. You’ll be part of a cohort of c.30 graduates, giving you an instant and invaluable network of contacts throughout the business. There is plenty of support. As well as your day-to-day manager, we’ll match you up with a mentor who will support and coach you as you go through your programme. You’ll have access to both structured and informal training designed to equip you with the skills you need now, and in the future. What you’ll need You’ll have graduated within the last three years (or be on track to graduate this summer) with a degree in a relevant discipline such as Health & Safety, or Engineering. We’re looking for a minimum 2:2 classification. You’ll need to be passionate about health, safety and wellbeing – and have a real desire to build a career where you can positively impact people’s lives every day. An understanding of current H&S legislation is key. You should also be someone who works well with others, takes initiative, and brings energy and enthusiasm to every challenge. You’ll need a valid UK driving licence and regular access to a vehicle, as some placements will involve travel to sites across Scotland. In terms of essential requirements? That’s it. But here’s the thing: We get thousands of applications for our Graduate roles each year. What makes the best candidates stand out? Here are a few things we love to see: CVs that tell us more than what grades you earned over the years. Show us what you’ve learned. What you love. What your aspirations are. Cover letters that tell us why you’re interested in Scottish Water (and in this role) People who use their application to show that they are Bold, Responsible, Inspiring and Caring. Looking out for you While the work we do is important, it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance. You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community. When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working. For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance. As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping. What happens next? The closing date for applications is Sunday the 27 th of May. Assessment activity will kick off in week commencing 9 th of June with some surprisingly fun (no, really!) online testing. Final face-to-face interviews will happen durin g ween commencing the 30 th of June. Where you can give us a good grilling too. If you accept a place on the programme, you’ll go through some pre-employment screening during the Spring, including a criminal record check. All our new Graduates will start together in September, with a week-long induction event in Glasgow. You’ll learn more about the organisation, meet our leaders, visit some of our operational sites, start making friends, and have a lot of fun. A few final things worth knowing… Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out! Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask. As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months. Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted. We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk