Industrial Placement - Civil Engineering

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About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards.  We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.  

We have an exciting opportunity for a Student Engineer to join us for an Industrial Placement year. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to build a career in Civil Engineering in the Water sector. 

What you'll be doing:  

This role will be a rotational placement and will give exposure to Civil Engineering, Project Management, scheduling, and site supervision. Other duties will include:

• Support operational teams with maintenance and inspections of water infrastructure.
• Contribute to projects by gathering data and preparing documentation.
• Assist with health, safety, and regulatory compliance activities.
• Participate in customer engagement and help identify areas for process improvement.

What you'll bring

• Currently studying Civil Engineering, Construction Project Management, Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, or Controls and Automation
• Great communication skills and a willingness to learn
• A collaborative approach and a drive to make a difference
• A driving licence and willingness to travel   

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1,000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. 

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