Overview
Programme Graduate - Chemical Engineering
Location: West Yorkshire with requirement for flexible travel across Yorkshire & Humber.
Work type: 37 hours per week between a working window of 8:00am-6:00pm Monday - Friday
Why Yorkshire Water?
Yorkshire Water delivers essential water and wastewater services to over 5.4 million people. We protect the environment, support communities, and help shape Yorkshire's future. From tackling climate change to planning for droughts and floods, we are solving challenges and need talented graduates to help us do it.
Your Graduate Programme
Our two-year programme offers five placements across your allocated business area, complemented by a choice of placements to suit your development needs in core functions such as Finance, Health & Safety, People, and Procurement, enabling a balanced understanding of the business. You’ll gain hands-on experience, technical and leadership training, and support from mentors, managers, graduate alumni, and our Early in Careers team from day one. By the end of the scheme, you’ll be ready to step into a permanent role and make a lasting impact.
Your Team
Our Engineering team drives innovation and nature-based solutions across Process, Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, ICA, and Automation to help deliver our long-term vision. We support asset management from concept to decommissioning, creating infrastructure built to last over 100 years. All work is safe, compliant, and serviceable—protecting the environment and delivering excellent customer service. We collaborate with suppliers to deliver smart, effective solutions to complex challenges.
Where you’ll fit in:
As a Graduate Chemical Engineer, you will:
* Investigate and understand the root cause of a business risk
* Identify and promote opportunities for targeted capital investment
* Identify safety / environmental hazards and support engineering design processes to design and develop solutions that keep customers and colleagues safe and protect the environment
* Participate in detailed technical studies to improve understanding of operational assets and continually improve asset management practices
* Identify and implement asset improvements that enhance asset security, resilience, performance and reduce operating costs
* Validate that assets are constructed to accepted designs and standards
* Assist in the inspection, testing and improvement of mechanical assets
* Understand and develop industry 4.0 focussed methods of maintaining assets
What you need to be successful
* Minimum 2:1 Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering
* Enthusiasm and a drive to succeed
* Clean UK Driving Licence and access to your own vehicle
Salary & Benefits
* Starting salary: £32,000 per annum, rising to £37,000 by end of year 2
* Extras: £2,000 signing bonus, annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays + wellness day
* Company Car/Cash Allowance Benefit
* Pension: Up to 12% company contribution
* Life assurance: 4x pensionable salary
* Permanant substantive role offer upon completion of programme subject to performance
* Flexible Benefits Package
* Includes health cash plan, critical illness and dental insurance, life assurance flex (with partner cover), retail discounts, online GP access, cycle-to-work scheme, gym membership savings, and more.
Key Dates
* Assessment centres: 17th November - 5th December 2025
* Closing date: 9th November 2025
* Start date: 21st September 2026
We’re proud to serve Yorkshire and are committed to building a diverse, inclusive workforce that reflects our communities. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.
Successful candidates will undergo pre-employment checks, including a Basic Disclosure via a third-party provider. Some roles may also require Counter Terrorist or Security Check clearance.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close applications early, so we recommend applying as soon as possible.
We have signed the Grad cracker feedback pledge.
What’s in it for you?
Career enhancement and development, colleague well-being and a genuinely positive work experience are priorities. We are evolving and you will support us in achieving our vision of "taking responsibility for the water environment for good".
If you feel this opportunity is suitable and you match the skills required, please apply online and complete the application process.
The Kelda Group reserves the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. Apply as soon as possible.
The Kelda Group provides water and sewerage services to domestic and business customers across the UK. Yorkshire Water is the main subsidiary providing services to 4.7 million people and 130,000 businesses in the Yorkshire region. Loop Customer Management Ltd delivers customer service support to Yorkshire Water. Kelda Water Services (KWS) manages non-regulated operations. KeyLand Developments Limited manages surplus property assets. Kelda Group values equality, diversity and inclusion and welcomes applicants from all backgrounds.
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