Programme Graduate - Water Catchment and Production Asset Management (Engineering)

Yorkshire Water; South Yorkshire; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK water utility provider is looking for graduates for their Water Catchment and Production Asset Management programme. This role involves identifying risks, leading investigations, and supporting environmental compliance. The ideal candidate will hold a minimum 2:1 degree in a relevant STEM discipline and be enthusiastic about making a difference in the water sector. Excellent salary and benefits package offered.

Benefits

Starting salary of £32,000, rising to £37,000

£2,000 signing bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension up to 12% company contribution

Qualifications

• Minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s degree required.
• Must possess UK Driving Licence and have access to a vehicle.

Responsibilities

• Identify and mitigate risks related to water sources and assets.
• Lead investigations into asset performance issues.
• Support environmental compliance and reporting.

Skills

Enthusiasm and a drive to succeed

Ability to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region

Education

Minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical or Process Engineering or related STEM discipline

Job description

Programme Graduate – Water Catchment and Production Asset Management (Engineering)

Salary & Benefits

Starting salary: £32,000, rising to £37,000 by end of year 2

Extras: £2,000 signing bonus, annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays + wellness day

Pension: Up to 12% company contribution

Permanentsubstantive roleofferupon 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.

Location

This role can accommodate any Yorkshire based graduate (please note there will be regular required travel across the region)

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. But we’re more than taps and toilets—we protect the environment, support communities, and help shape Yorkshire’s future.

From tackling climate change to planning for droughts and floods, we’re resolving some of the biggest challenges facing our region and we need talented graduates to help us do it.

Your Graduate Programme

Our two-year programme offers you five placements across your allocated business area, complemented by a core function placement outside of your business unit, enabling you to have 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 to support you from the day you make the decision to join us.

By the end of the scheme, you’ll be ready to step into a permanent role and make a lasting impact.

Your Team

The variety within the programme will see you working across our business and undertaking activities alongside your colleagues to meet the challenges faced by our industry ranging from how to achieve net zero carbon emissions through to how we plan for drought or flood events. The Catchment and Production Asset Management function covers a number of connected, yet discrete areas, with the opportunity to work across exciting areas, such as identifying and delivering innovation opportunities, championing nature based solutions, through to contributing to strategies central to Yorkshire Water achieving our vision.

We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.

New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry.

Water Catchment and Production Asset Management is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.

Your Role

As a Water Catchment and Production Asset Management Graduate you will:

Identify and mitigate risks related to raw water sources, reservoirs, and water treatment assets.

Identify and lead investigations into asset performance shortfalls or opportunities.

Identify a notional solution where appropriate.

Lead projects through the definition phase, ensuring that potential solutions to asset performance shortfalls are fully investigated, utilising expert and partner resources as required.

Support environmental compliance, including WRMP (Water Resource Management Plan), WINEP (Water Industry National Environment Programme) and pollution risk management for water assets.

Undertake detailed investigations and reports for incidents on Water Treatment Work performance; supporting Root Cause Analysis and DWI Drinking Water Safety Plans development and support investigations following performance issues.

Influence funding decisions for AMP cycles (e.g., AMP8 and AMP9) to meet performance commitments such as CRI (Compliance Risk Index) and UPO (Unplanned Outage) and regulatory obligations in alignment with the business strategy.

Provide asset management support and coaching to other colleagues in the team and the wider business.

What you’ll need to be successful

Minimum 2:1 Bachelor’s degree in Chemical/Mechanical or Process Engineering or STEM discipline.

Enthusiasm and a drive to succeed.

UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle due to a requirement to travel across the Yorkshire and Humber region.

If you have an enquiring mind and want to join our business at a time where you can make a difference to our customers, our environment and join our sustainability led efforts – please apply!

Please click on the button to apply and complete our graduate application form.

Key Dates

Assessment Centres: w/c 19th January 2026

We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.

If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance.

Kelda Group reserves the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.