Mechanical Engineering Graduate
Date: 10 Apr 2026 Company: DWR Cymru Cyfyngedig Welsh Water Plc City: Newport Address:
Newport, Wales, GB, NP10 8FZ
#job-location.job-location-inline { display: inline; } Job Requisition Number 8519 Work Type Permanent Job Function Engineer Salary Range £31,395 Base Ty Awen Closing date 3rd May 2026
Bath-times, half-times, party-times, meeting-times, and cooking-times. Our water brings Wales to life! It helps 3 million people stay healthy and clean every day. It keeps businesses running smoothly and life flowing along.
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We’re the engineers and scientists, rangers and customer advisors that keep the taps flowing and keep our customers happy.
We’re in every community. And for every community. We’re Welsh Water. The people with the passion to bring futures to life in a business that brings Wales to life!
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Enough about us, let's hear about you...
We are seeking interested applicants to have achieved or be expected to achieve a minimum of a 2:2 degree in a Mechanical Engineering related degree – that’s it!.... no prior experience needed.
Key skills / attributes that we’d be looking for from the successful candidate are;
• Strong Interpersonal and communication skills
• Someone who enjoys and excels in problem solving
• Analytical and numeracy skills
• Strong leadership skills and a collaborative team player
Your Graduate Scheme
You’ll be joining the Engineering Department as part of the Assets function, who improve our business by building our asset strategies and standards to a level of international certification and pushing the boundaries of current practices and understanding to deliver value. You will be developing leading outcome delivery capability through robust governance, reporting and assurance to drive efficiency and create a clear line of sight from project through to programme to portfolio. You will also develop world leading Portfolio Management through effective lifestyle planning, costing and interventions for the short, medium and long term under varying scenarios.
Your role will include:
• Rotating within the technical functions of Asset Planning Directorate responsible for long term planning.
• Investment plan optimisation.
• Asset modelling and optimisation.
Your Development
Our technical graduate programme has been designed to kickstart 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 our customers, communities and our environment.
Your professional development is at the heart of our offer, expect to attend sessions that will develop your high-impact habits, including:
• Communicate with impact
• Resilience
• Personal Branding
• Time Management
In addition, you will be given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with your fellow graduates. These will allow you to develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, whilst working collaboratively with your peers. You will also be given the opportunity to work on key business projects within your specialised field. You will be encouraged to join professional bodies to hone your technical skills and optional project management qualifications.
Visit our graduate page to find out more information on what we have to offer. https://www.dwrcymru.com/en/careers/early-careers/graduates
Good to know
Your graduate scheme will primarily be based South East Wales. However, on occasions and with notice you may be expected to travel to sites across the whole of Wales and its borders.
Recruitment process: we are running our adverts until May 3rd 2026. Should your application meet our criteria, you’ll be sent a short assessment to complete. The second stage of assessment will be an in-person assessment centre, which likely take place at a location in North Wales around June 2026. Further information will be provided closer to the time. We are looking for a CV and cover letter that shows off how you will make a difference and add value. Hear what previous successful graduates have to say here.
What do we bring to the table?
As well as a market competitive salary, 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
• 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 and coaching and mentoring programmes
• Reduction on high street & 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 family
• 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
• Flexible working patterns
• We also recruit our own volunteer Wellbeing Champions (on an annual basis) - successful recruits will receive full i-act and StRaW training
Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
© Dŵr Cymru Cyf 2019.
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