Job Specifications
Graduate Data and Digital Programme
LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT
At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we're on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate graduates like you to help us achieve our goals.
Our people and culture are the heart of our success. We're proud to be in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. With nearly 10,000 dedicated colleagues, we're looking for more brilliant people who are eager to turn challenges into opportunities for a better future.
If you're excited to learn, and ready to make a real impact, we want you on our team.
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Our Digital and Data Graduate Programme within Data Science & Analytics offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development. Within this programme you will have structured rotations through different technical disciplines such as Data Analytics, Data Engineering and Data Science whilst delivering tangible insights for some of the business’ most important data challenges.
In a typical day you could be developing complex predictive machine learning models, presenting business critical analytics to leadership through data visualisations or even harnessing powerful AI tools to innovate our business processes. Working alongside our Innovation colleagues, you will be working on high impact analytics projects using real-world data from our operational technologies.
A critical and curious mindset, along with analytical and numerical skills are key for this role. You'll need to be an excellent communicator to be able to translate complex and technical data into meaningful insights for important decision making. You will be communicating with stakeholders on multiple levels, and assessing and prioritising work based upon business value. Furthermore, you will form close relationships with the wider Asset Intelligence Teams to improve our data strategy to enhance the availability, quality, and usability of our data.
We welcome all graduates from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking. We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.
HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK?
You will be based at Severn Trent Headquarters in Coventry, the heart of our patch. The programme requires you to complete 3 placements throughout your time in the role, gaining exposure in different areas of the department so that you are equipped with the right skills to build your career here at Severn Trent.
Placement 1 – Working as a Data Engineer you will be working to transform prototype solutions built by the data scientists into robust ML pipelines that serve a production environment. You will learn about the myriad of data sources available to the Data Science team, ingesting, transforming and testing the data to enable the delivery of key, innovative data science initiatives. As part of the role, you will deploy MLOps best practices, including the monitoring of model performance over time.
Placement 2 – As a Data Analyst, your strong scientific and analytical background will be put to good use working on fresh water and wastewater projects. You will build on the knowledge gained from the first placement, in databases and sources available to perform analysis of the data generating valuable business insights. You will develop analytics solutions to some of the most critical and exciting areas facing Severn Trent today.
Placement 3 – As a Data Scientist, you will apply advanced algorithms and machine learning techniques to solve the business’ most challenging issues, extracting actionable insights that will make a real difference to the operations of Severn Trent. Building on prior experience in Data Engineering and Data Analysis, this placement will involve developing predictive models and supporting innovation that drives operational efficiency and resilience.
In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1-1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.
What You Will Learn
You will expand your knowledge of;
Water Treatment and Distribution
Wastewater Treatment and Networks
Data Engineering
Data Science& Machine Learning
Data Visualisation and Storytelling
DevOps & MLOps
Core Business Skills and Health and Safety
What We Are Looking For
We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long-term.
If You Have The Passion To Succeed That
About the Company
Water is wonderful. Without it we'd be lost. With it, everything's possible. For every toothbrush, for every loo flushed. For the hot showers, the cool drinks, the cups of tea. But it's not just at the heart of our homes. It's at the heart of everything; our schools, our businesses, our hospitals. Saving lives, helping communities thrive.
We're Severn Trent, a diverse and amazing group of people who want to keep it that way. We bring you clean water and we take it away safely too. But it's not just what we do. It's how we...
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