Electrical Engineering Graduate
Date: 11 Oct 2024 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 6824 Work Type Permanent Job Function Engineer Salary Range £29,285.00 -£33,277.00 Base South East Hub Closing date 8th December 2024
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.
We’re different. And proud of it. We’re for everyone, not for profit. We’re people from every walk of life. All with an opportunity to develop and grow amazing careers. All sharing the benefits of bringing our whole self to work.
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 a degree in Electrical Engineering by September 2025 – that’s it!.... no prior experience needed.
Key skills / attributes that we’d be looking for from the successful candidate are;
1. Knowledge of: Power Systems, Control Systems, Instrumentation & Design
2. Project management,
3. Great organisational skills with the ability to prioritise
4. Great demonstratable attention to detail.
Your graduate scheme
The successful graduate will be working as part of the Capital Engineering Team to support the capital investment programme. This role will see you working with framework contractors to ensure that capital investments are designed, installed and commissioned to the correct time, adhering to cost and quality requirements. You’ll provide engineering support to the business for planned and reactive projects. There will be a requirement to travel around Wales as required.
Your Development
Your professional development is at the heart of our offer, expect to attend sessions that will develop your:
5. Presentation Skills
6. Effective Team Working
7. Resilience
8. Personal Branding
9. Time Management
10. Problem Solving
11. Managing Difficult Conversations
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.
Visit our graduate page to find out more information on what we have to offer.
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 December 8th. 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 our head office (Cardiff) between February/March 2025. 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.
Benefits
As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:
12. Variable pay schemes
13. Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contribution
14. Several internal employee networks including Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing and many more...
15. Enhanced family friendly policies
16. Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
17. Reduction on high street & online shopping, & gym discounts.
18. Cycle to work scheme/Car-leasing scheme
19. Online GP service
20. Voluntary Private Healthcare
21. Free mortgage brokering service
22. An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
23. Free Headspace App to support your wellbeing.
24. Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
25. 20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
26. Flexible working patterns
27. 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.
INDLP
Dŵr Cymru Cyf, a limited company registered in Wales No. 2366777. Registered office: Linea, Fortran Road, St. Mellons, Cardiff CF3 0LT
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