Graduate Development Programme - Engineering Opportunities - Based initially in Durham but will be required to work at various locations in the North East of England

Do you have a passion for engineering?Are you a confident communicator?

Are you looking for a career with variety, challenge and early responsibility? We have opportunities to develop a career within our investment delivery team to become a project engineer involved in specifying projects, articulating requirements to contractors, ensuring that projects are delivered correctly and achieve what they set out to achieve.Initially you will join our graduate development programme, a programme structured to give you a good understanding of our business and to give you the opportunity to develop your skills to achieve Chartered Engineer status.

Working on both water and wastewater sites across the region you will be involved in a range of technically challenging engineering projects, working with a wide range of technology.Projects could involve replacing small assets or the complete refurbishment and reconstruction of process critical plant.We are always looking for sustainable and energy efficient solutions, so you’ll be in a position to make things happen, to innovate and make your mark.

Why should you want to work for us?We are a profitable organisation, a leader in our sector by several measures. We also believe in developing our people and actively supporting the communities we serve and environmental initiatives. Don’t just take our word for it: have a look at recent awards we’ve won including the Queen’s Award for Sustainable Development, a Business in the Community Big Tick Award for Excellence and a Platinum rating in the BITC Companies that Count Index.

What are we looking for? You will be in your final year of, or have already achieved, a MEng in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering and have a desire to reach Chartered status. You will be innovative and adaptable.You will need to be flexible to work from different locations during the graduate development programme therefore a full UK driving licence is required.You will need to be motivated to make the most of opportunities and to take responsibility for your own career.

Assessment Centre to be held 15th December 2009 Commencement date Autumn 2010