2023 Summer Internship Programme (Pre-registration) Scotland
Scottish Water
Full Time
Scotland
10.56 - 12.04 GBP Today
Job description
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
2023 Summer Internship Programme (Pre-registration)
Scottish Water is one of the UKs leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!
We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people to learn and build the skills, knowledge and experience that will help them become the next generation of water industry leaders and experts, taking the industry forward. We were recently awarded the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.
As part of our commitment to developing talent, we recruit to our Internship Programme on an annual basis.
The Internship Programme offers an excellent opportunity for penultimate year students to gain valuable career experience of working in one of the largest water companies in the UK.
During the 12-week paid placement, you will support key business areas on projects and innovative work methods to deliver excellent results to our customers. A number of our interns return to join our graduate programmes.
The 12-week paid placement runs over the summer months, commencing in June 2023.
If you are a penultimate year student (for example in your third year of a four-year course, or in your fourth year but going on to study a Masters Degree) in a STEM subject area (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) and on track to achieve a 2:2 (or equivalent) degree classification, then we would love to hear from you.
Full application to the 2023 programme will be accepted from February 2023, but you can register your interest now by completing the short application here (registering your interest will take around 5 minutes). Click the apply button below.
Closing date for pre-registration is the 5th of February 2023
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Working at Scottish Water
Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!
We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.
We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.
In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.
We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.
You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.
Next Steps
Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.
For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team:
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 6 months of their start date.
Scottish Water
www.scottishwater.co.uk
Dunfermline, United Kingdom
Douglas Millican
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Energy & Utilities
2002
