Graduate Operational Management Programme Bristol, England
South West Water
Full Time
Bristol, England
27500 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description
Graduate Operational Management Programme
Are you passionate about the environment? Do you want to make a difference in an industry that provides vital services to millions of people every day, as well as gaining a real insight and understanding in to how our business works throughout Operations, Engineering, Projects, People and Performance?
If so, we would really like to hear from you.
We are launching our Graduate Operational Management Programme for 2023 where we are recruiting up to 25 Graduates to welcome in to the business who will work with us to bring their talents, share their enthusiasm, motivation and become our leaders of the future.
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 Operational Development 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.
How does our Graduate Programme work?
- The Programme will launch in September 2023, it is a full-time, permanent opportunity working in our Operations Business, based in the South West region. During this time, we help you discover your potential through a range of learning opportunities.
The two-year programme will comprise of two 9-month and one 6-month rotations, enabling you to gain practical experience in our core business areas:
Operations- Engineering
- Projects
- Customer Service
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:
- We are looking for graduates who are lifelong learners with innovative, creative, and open minds
- Have completed your undergraduate degree the previous year, or be due to complete it this year
- Be a team player
- Be curious and be keen to discover more
- Have excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Be flexible, open and willing to change
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 Operational 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
