Graduate Process Engineer

Anglian Water Services; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water's @one Alliance is offering a Graduate Process Engineer opportunity, joining a major infrastructure programme across the East of England. You'll gain hands-on experience in process engineering on large projects, learning from seasoned professionals while developing your technical knowledge and professional skills.

The role is based in Peterborough with hybrid work options, and the team emphasises collaboration, rigorous delivery, and timely decision making as you contribute to

Qualifications

• 2:2 degree or above (BEng/MEng/MSc) in water/wastewater process science/engineering related subject
• Open and collaborative ways of working with Alliance teams and client
• Understand stage-gate delivery process and its impact on your role and processes
• Organise workload and meet deadlines; collaborative approach and willingness to learn
• Interest in infrastructure, construction or built environment
• Full UK driving licence or ability to travel between project locations

Education

Engineering degree (2:2+)

Job description

Start Date: September 2027

Salary: dependent on experience and skills

Start your career where you can make a difference
At @one Alliance, we bring together eight leading organisations to deliver Anglian Water's capital investment programme across the East of England. Together, we're delivering projects to help protect and improve one of the UK's most important resources - water.

Location: Peterborough/Hybrid
Business Area: @one Alliance
Start Date: September 2027
Salary: dependent on experience and skills
Start your career where you can make a difference
At @one Alliance, we bring together eight leading organisations to deliver Anglian Water's capital investment programme across the East of England. Together, we're delivering projects to help protect and improve one of the UK's most important resources - water.
As a Graduate Process Engineer you'll be part of this exciting programme from the start, gaining hands‑on experience of Process Engineering across major infrastructure projects.

You'll work alongside experienced Engineering professionals building your knowledge, developing your skills and working towards a successful career in Process Engineering.

You'll be supported throughout your development, with opportunities to build your technical knowledge, gain professional experience and work towards your longer-term career goals.

What We're Looking For

We're looking for graduates who are curious, collaborative and keen to build a career in Process Engineering and who enjoy working with people, solving problems and learning new things.

You'll need:

• A 2:2 degree or above BEng or MEng/MSc in water/wastewater process science/engineering related subject
• Work in an open and collaborative way- practice integrated working with all Alliance teams and the client. Develop effective working relationships.
• Embrace the responsibilities of a defined stage gate delivery process - understand its impact on your role, people and processes.
• Apply rigour to key projects and tasks that require accurate and timely delivery and decision making
• The ability to organise your workload and meet deadlines
• A collaborative approach and willingness to learn
• An interest in infrastructure, construction or the built environment
• A full UK driving licence, or the ability to travel between project locations where required
  

We welcome applications from candidates outside the region who are willing and able to relocate or travel to Peterborough and the East Anglia Region.

Why this work matters

The water industry is facing significant challenges, from a changing climate and increasing demand to the need to protect the natural environment.

The projects you'll work on will play a part in maintaining and improving the infrastructure we rely on every day, while helping to use water responsibility.

It's an opportunity to develop a career in Process Engineering while contributing to work that has a lasting impact on communities, customers and the environment.

Right to Work in the UK

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK for the duration of the role. Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

Closing date: 30th October 2026

Assessment Centre: Peterborough 11th December 2026

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.