Graduate Management Programme Data Scientist / Engineer Exeter, England
South West Water
Full Time
Exeter, England
27500 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
South West Water in partnership with the other academic and other organisations in the supply chain is exploring the use of AI technologies to improve sewer surveying practices.
The project employs machine learning and computer vision techniques to CCTV sewer surveys in a real-world environment. The project is tasked with automated annotation of sewer surveys and plans are in place to extend investigations to full robotic automation of the surveying process.
This is an exciting time to joint this project as we collaborate with the supply chain to transform our existing research prototypes into commercially viable AI products.
Why join us?
Joining us at Pennon Group allows you to work across South West Water, Bristol Water and Bournemouth Water, it offers you the chance to help shape the lifestyle of your community and protect our environment. It’s important stuff, so we can honestly say you’ll have real responsibility, real variety, and real satisfaction. We will be looking to you to help us innovate, create, and affect change that will positively impact our 1.7 million customers across the South West region.
If your career is just beginning, we can give you a head start by joining this years’ Graduate Programme. You will need to be in your final year of your degree or have recently graduated.
Our people are proactive, lifelong learners, harnessing each other’s diversity of thought, experiences, and perspectives. We believe this is important in building our capability and making better decisions.
What you'll be responsible for:
- Develop skills and understanding of software development and machine learning
- Analyse quality and coverage of the current CCTV image database
- Support the development of existing and new features of the automated annotation technology
- Review the current market and literature for AI and robotic surveying solutions
- Report on performance of the latest project developments
- Assist with the planning of the project’s timeline and help to identify (and manage) risks to the project.
What can you expect:
- A fully comprehensive induction programme where you will network with colleagues in our business to learn more about us, the Graduate programme and development opportunities. You will attend site visits and have the opportunity to meet directors and our CEO from the business
- Hands-on experience with varied, challenging projects. You will have the flexibility to choose your career path as you rotate across different teams within our Operations Business. You will be able to set and achieve real goals as you take on challenging and varied work
- Ongoing learning and development. You will receive ongoing training to equip you as a future leader throughout the two years. Your manager will support you and give you the tools and training you need on the job. You will spend 1-day a week working towards your Operations and Management Diploma which will be delivered by our college provider
- Support and networking opportunities. You will be assigned a buddy and mentor who will support you when you start and throughout the programme. You will be able to build networks with your fellow graduates as well as senior leaders across the business
- Your health, safety, and well-being to be our priority. We respect and value the needs of our people to ensure they have the right work-life balance
What we need from you:
- Educated to degree level or equivalent through relevant training and experience
- Experience of working within a similar sized organisation in a fast-paced delivery role
- Excellent analytical skills, with the ability to consider data and evidence, the ability to draw out implications of different options and make recommendations
- Understand and have experience of different data gathering methods and tools, data management, analysis, and visualization techniques.
- Able to work accurately, prioritise work and manage time effectively
- Able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing to colleagues including senior managers
- Existing understanding of, or willingness to learn about machine learning and computer vision techniques
- Software development/programming experience in python
What's in it for you:
- You will receive a competitive salary of £27,500 a year, rising to £32,000 a year after 2-years’ service
- Become a member of the Institute of Water
- Generous holiday allowance plus bank holidays
- A discretionary bonus
- Competitive contributory pension
- Share-save scheme
- Various health benefits
- Well-being support programmes
- A range of Group Discounts
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Financial support services
- Coaching, training and development opportunities
- And plenty more!
If you’ve decided to visit this page, then you are probably seriously considering applying to join our Graduate Management Programme. Or perhaps you are even ready to apply.
You will need to click on 'apply for this job' tab below and fill in an online application form and upload your CV. As part of your application, you will be required to record and upload a short video clip of yourself responding to two questions which should take no longer than 3 minutes in total.
The questions are:
1. Why do you want to work for our Company?
2. What are your strengths and weaknesses?
The closing date for applications is 31st March 2023 and you will hear back from us after then.
Good Luck!
South West Water
https://careers.southwestwater.co.uk/
Exeter, United Kingdom
Susan Davy
$500 million to $1 billion (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Subsidiary or Business Segment
Energy & Utilities
1989
