Graduate Engineering Design - Electrical

Severn Trent; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water and wastewater services provider in Birmingham is looking for a Graduate Engineer to participate in a comprehensive engineering program. This role involves engaging in diverse projects, managing stakeholders, and gaining hands-on experience across various engineering design teams. Candidates should have an accredited degree in electrical or electronics engineering and a passion for improving customer services through innovative solutions.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme up to £2,225

Leading pension scheme with double contribution

Sharesave scheme

Dedicated training and development

Electric vehicle scheme

Family-friendly policies

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• IET accredited degree must meet CEng requirements.
• Full UK driving licence essential.
• Genuine passion for business and customer service.

Responsibilities

• Work on various capital design teams.
• Manage and influence stakeholders effectively.
• Design infrastructure projects across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Power & Telemetry Assessments

Single Line Diagrams

Network Diagram/ Architecture

Motor Control Centre Surveys

Cable Block Diagrams

Telemetry Requirements

Design of a Motor Control Centre

Design of Control Philosophies and Commissioning Plan

Schedules (Load, Instruments)

Lighting Assessments

P&ID's

Conducting site surveys

Education

Degree in IET accredited electrical or electronics related discipline

Job description

Severn Trent Capital and Commercial Services design and deliver water and wastewater infrastructure, including pipelines and treatment facilities. As a Graduate Engineer the work you undertake will be interesting and varied. The programme will enable you to spend time in our various capital design teams, working on the electrical elements of treatment and infrastructure assets that present solutions to tomorrows problems. How do we meet the challenge of population growth? How do we navigate the extreme weather events which are becoming more frequent because of climate change? How do we deal with water shortages and longer periods of drought? How do we reduce our carbon emissions and mitigate the impact our business processes have on our planet? These are all critical business challenges our teams are currently working to tackle, and you could come work alongside engineers that are trialling some of the best technology and innovation in the industry, making ground‑breaking changes for future generations to come.

You’ll get a real insight into the sheer scale of engineering that goes into our water and wastewater treatment and distribution of our water supply and waste removal services through three 9‑month unique placements, across our engineering design teams. You’ll learn about different aspects of our business whilst working on a range of projects which will help address real life challenges and drive tangible change. You may be working in a waste workstream designing sewerage systems, or waste treatment designing tanks to facilitate sewage treatment; or in a clean water design team undertaking distribution pipe design or clean water treatment plant design. HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK? You will be based at Minworth in Birmingham, the heart of our operating patch. The programme requires you to complete placements throughout your time in the role, gaining exposure in different areas of the department so that you are equipped with the right skills to build your career here at Severn Trent. In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1‑1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

What You Will Learn

You will expand your knowledge of project and people management, including learning how to effectively manage and influence stakeholders. You’ll also gain a strong business and commercial acumen, developing your ability to plan strategically with time, cost, and quality in mind, and learn what it takes to successfully design and deliver infrastructure projects across multidisciplinary teams and our supply chain. You’ll gain a deeper understanding of why and how we make sure we deliver with our customers at the heart of what we do, and how we communicate this message across our communities.

Entry Criteria

We require a degree in an IET accredited degree in an electrical or electronics related discipline meeting IET’s CEng accreditation. BEng graduates will be encouraged to register for IEng with a requirement for further learning to be undertaken for CEng registration; Meng graduates do not.

Driving Requirements

It is essential you have a full UK driving licence and access to your own vehicle upon starting this role.

What We Are Looking For

We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long‑term. If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our graduates every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. We’d love you to be someone with the following skills and behaviours:

• Power & Telemetry Assessments
• Single Line Diagrams
• Network Diagram/ Architecture
• Motor Control Centre Surveys
• Cable Block Diagrams
• Telemetry Requirements
• Design of a Motor Control Centre
• Design of Control Philosophy's and Commissioning Plan
• Schedules (Load, Instruments)
• Lighting Assessments
• Lightening Assessments
• P&ID's
• Involved with contract documentation.
• Conducting site surveys, investigations and asset condition assessments.
• Scoping solutions working as part of a multi‑disciplinary team.
• Understanding Standards & regulations, including construction design management.

At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve. We're making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups — LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity — who help us with our commitments. Find out more about us at Severn Trent.

Benefits

• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225, which is subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme — we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave — the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
• Family‑friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year
• As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.