Qualifications
Applicants must achieve a 2:2 or higher in a Civil, Structural, Geotechnical, or Water Engineering related degree by September 2026—no prior experience required.
Key Skills / Attributes
* The drive to produce excellent results and to continually find ways of improving relationships, outputs, and processes.
* Being adaptable within different environments.
* Able to analyse, understand and produce detailed information accurately.
* Creative and innovative.
* Team player and a great communicator.
Your Graduate Scheme
You’ll be joining the Engineering Department as part of the Assets function that will provide engineering expertise across the Business, including our major investment programme for AMP8 and beyond. The projects within the programme vary in scale and complexity, encompassing maintenance and improvement works across Welsh Water’s assets such as dams, pipelines, treatment works, pumping stations and more, offering a diverse range of water‑industry projects.
Your Role Will Include
* Undertaking feasibility studies and developing detailed designs for capital projects.
* Developing project management skills and managing internal and external stakeholders when leading on projects.
* Working with our Capital Partners and wider supply chain to deliver projects.
* Opportunity to attain professional membership, e.g. Chartered Engineer.
* Opportunity to work with industry leaders at various events.
Your Development
The technical graduate programme is designed to kick‑start your early career, empower you to take ownership of your future, grow your skills, and show your impact. Through leadership, high‑impact habits, connection, growth, innovation, and experience, you’ll be integral to shaping a better future for customers, communities and the environment.
Professional Development
* Communicate with impact
* Resilience
* Personal Branding
* Time Management
Good to Know
The graduate scheme will primarily be based in North Wales. However, with notice you may be expected to travel to sites across the whole of Wales and its borders.
Benefits
* Variable pay schemes
* Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
* Several internal employee networks including Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing and many more…
* Enhanced family‑friendly policies
* Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training, coaching and mentoring programmes
* Reduction on high‑street and online shopping
* Cycle‑to‑work scheme / Car‑leasing scheme
* Online GP service
* Voluntary private healthcare
* Free mortgage brokering service
* An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate families
* Free Headspace App to support your wellbeing
* Colleague‑matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
* 20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
* Adaptable working patterns
* We also recruit our own volunteer Wellbeing Champions (on an annual basis) – successful recruits receive full i‑act and StRaW training.
We are a not‑for‑profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers every day and about looking after our beautiful environment.
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