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TEST THE WATER WITH
Graduates will reap the
bene�its while wor ing on
multi million pound pro ects

T

he people team at Southern
Water has been working hard to
re-launch its successful graduate
scheme. This year, the company is
looking to appoint eight graduates
who will be working within its
infrastructure team. The recruitment
process for this year's graduates
is already underway, but it will be
beginning the process again, for 2016
placements, at the end of this year.

'It is an exciting time for Southern
Water as we re-establish an engineering
academy at our Brighton facility, which
has resulted in us appointing a new Head
of Engineering and recruiting engineers
with a wide range of core engineering
disciplines,' says Pam James, Head
of People Development.

What exactly does the
infrastructure team do?
Southern Water's infrastructure team
plans and delivers investment in its
pipes, sewers, reservoirs and water and
wastewater treatment works so it can
provide great service for its customers.
During the next ﬁve years (2015-2020),
Southern Water has an investment
programme of around £3.1billion. The
infrastructure team plans the programme
and delivers the construction projects.
The company currently has two major
projects under way, these are:
 A £63million redevelopment of Woolston
Wastewater Treatment Works, Hampshire,
which started in September 2014

 A £20million Thanet sewer improvement
scheme, Kent, which will come to an
end in the summer of 2015
At any one time, Southern Water is
running about 300 live construction sites
and its graduates can be part of this. Its
biggest scheme to date is the £300million
Cleaner Seas for Sussex project, which
included a new wastewater treatment
works at Peacehaven. It has won a string
of awards, notably beating the London
2012 Olympic Park to be named Civil
Engineering Project of the Year.

How the placement works

Graduates gain
valuable, handson experience

Each graduate will complete a six-month
placement during the ﬁrst stage of
the programme, developing skills in
areas such as project management,
engineering and technical solutions,
construction and operational liaison and
strategic planning and quantity surveying.
During this ﬁrst phase, graduates will

also have the opportunity to complete
supplementary placements, for a period
of six weeks, in any of the following
departments: procurement and ﬁnance,
IT, customer engagement and people
and communications.
Once these placements are completed,
the second stage of the programme will
see each graduate given the opportunity
to complete a second-stage placement
with one of Southern Water's key
engineering partners. This is an excellent
opportunity for these graduates to gain
valuable, hands-on experience with
these larger national or global companies
- Atkins, United Utilities, MWH, Costain,
Barhale Trant Utilities and Clancy Docwra.
Each graduate will be supported in
gaining professional qualiﬁcations,
including chartership status.
They will also work towards
gaining a Level 4 Diploma in
Water Industry Operations and
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