Data Graduate

Bath-times, half-times, party-times, meeting-times, and cooking-times. Our water brings Wales to life! It helps 3 million people stay healthy and clean every day. It keeps businesses running smoothly and life flowing along. 

We’re different. And proud of it. We’re for everyone, not for profit. We’re people from every walk of life. All with an opportunity to develop and grow amazing careers. All sharing the benefits of bringing our whole self to work.

 
We’re the engineers and scientists, rangers and customer advisors that keep the taps flowing and keep our customers happy. 

We’re in every community. And for every community. We’re Welsh Water. The people with the passion to bring futures to life in a business that brings Wales to life! 

Discover the difference Welsh Water can bring to your life and your career.

Enough about us, let's hear about you...

We are seeking interested applicants to have achieved or be expected to achieve any STEM degree – that’s it!.... no prior experience needed.

Key skills / attributes that we’d be looking for from the successful candidate are;

• Problem-solving abilities: an aptitude for identifying issues and coming up with effective solutions.   2. Attention to detail: an ability to ensure accuracy and maintain high-quality work.   
• Communication skills: proficiency in conveying information clearly and working well within a team.  
• Adaptability: flexibility to learn new tools and technologies as needed.   
• Organisational skills: capability to manage time and resources efficiently to meet project deadlines. 
   

Your Graduate scheme

The successful candidates (we have 3 opportunities) will complete placements with all the teams within the Welsh Water Data Team (data science, data engineering, data automation and data governance). This will allow you to learn about all the different elements that our data team work on and give you a well-rounded experience. 

In addition, the successful candidates will have the opportunity to work with cutting-edge cloud technologies, gaining hands-on experience with tools that are integral to our data platform. There will also be opportunities to earn certifications, further boosting your technical credentials. 

As part of a team dedicated to evolving Welsh Water's data platform into a "data-driven/AI-ready" organisation, you will develop valuable skills in architecture, design, and engineering. The role also emphasises agile development practices and the cultivation of essential skills, such as stakeholder management. 
  

Your Development
 
Your professional development is at the heart of our offer, expect to attend sessions that will develop your:

•    Presentation Skills
•    Effective Team Working
•    Resilience
•    Personal Branding
•    Time Management
•    Problem Solving
•    Managing Difficult Conversations
 
In addition, you will be given the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with your fellow graduates. These will allow you to develop your interpersonal and leadership skills, whilst working collaboratively with your peers. You will also be given the opportunity to work on key business projects within your specialised field.
 
Visit our graduate page to find out more information on what we have to offer.
 

Good to know

Your graduate scheme will primarily be based South-East Wales although there will be travel across our sites in Wales and the Borders.
 
Recruitment process -  we are running our adverts until December 9th. Should your application meet our criteria, you’ll be sent a short assessment to complete. The second stage of assessment will be an in-person assessment centre, which likely take place at our head office in Cardiff between February/March 2025. Further information will be provided closer to the time. We are looking for a CV and cover letter that shows off how you will make a difference and add value. Hear what previous successful graduates have to say here. 
 

Benefits

As well as a market competitive salary, 33 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays), we offer a range of employee benefits and rewards including:

•    Variable pay schemes 
•    Enhanced employer pension contributions – Up to 11% employer contributions
•    Several internal employee networks including Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing and many more...
•    Enhanced family friendly policies
•    Progression opportunities, including the ability to apply for funded training and coaching and mentoring programmes
•    Reduction on high street & online shopping
•    Cycle to work scheme/Car-leasing scheme
•    Online GP service
•    Voluntary private healthcare
•    Free mortgage brokering service
•    An employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate family
•    Free Headspace App to support your wellbeing
•    Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to the value of £500 per year for your chosen charity
•    20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops
•    Flexible working patterns
•    We also recruit our own volunteer Wellbeing Champions (on an annual basis) - successful recruits will receive full i-act and StRaW training

Whilst also working for a not-for profit company that truly cares about earning the trust of customers everyday, and about looking after our beautiful environment.
 

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