Taking care of ‘one of life’s essentials’ – it’s our purpose and we want you to be part of it. Supplying wholesome drinking water, treating wastewater and recycling this back to the environment responsibly is no mean feat. We serve around 8 million people across the Midlands and Wales and unlike other businesses, our delivery is non-negotiable. It’s a matter of life.
Many of our employees are also our customers, so we truly take pride in what we do! Employing people from across our communities and beyond, Severn Trent is an exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be curious, can be ‘Wonderfully You’ and where you can truly make an impact to our environment, now and for future generations.
Let’s tell you more
Our Data Analyst-Technology Graduate Programme offers the opportunity to belong to a new team who are revolutionising the way Data is treated and used by Severn Trent Water. Along with the opportunity to train as a Data Analyst with transferable skills.
A day in the life of a Technology Leadership Graduate at Severn Trent involves a wide variety of tasks.
Focusing on task like
- Helping to design and deliver the new Data Framework
- Conducting data flow reviews to identify areas of excellence and opportunities for improvement
- Performing data related Incident and Risk analysis
- Carrying out AI governance activities and conduct solution analysis on prospective AI tools.
- Some Business As Usual activities including SARs (Subject Access Requests), Audits and fielding business issues and queries relating to data.
- Working with colleagues across Severn Trent to establish data related needs and, where appropriate, provide insightful and accurate information.
- Producing data dashboards and reports to help us make the complex simple.
- Ensuring data is being used ethically and in line with relevant legislation (e.g. GDPR).
- Practicing self-learning to keep up to date with technological developments and take responsibility for own professional development.
In addition to daily tasks there are plenty of opportunities to expand your network through social events and engagement activities across the department, this is vital for successful collaboration with cross-functional teams within technology.
You’ll spend time supporting projects which include designing a new Data Management Framework from scratch. They will be assigned a work package from this programme and have the opportunity to see it through from conception to delivery as a new STW BAU process.
There are likely to be other targeted projects too based on Continuous Improvements we need to make either to internal team processes or wider business processes relating to data and potentially AI.
The aim of the programme is to bring you up to a level where you can be reasonably described as a Data Analyst including some relevant technical training (e.g. Python, SQL).
What will you learn?
You’ll gain a strong business and commercial acumen, working along side the Office of data, which serves the Chief Data Officer with responsibility for ensuring Severn Trent is making the best use of our data and that that data is well governed. It is a small team of 9 dedicated data professionals including qualified Data Analysts who work closely with colleagues in Information Security, Data Engineering, Data Science, Business Intelligence and elsewhere to support the quality, availability and usability of data across the organisation.
Typical off-scheme role
This scheme will develop you into a capable Data Analyst role.
Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager, mentor and buddy will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent.
Entry criteria
- A computing degree including elements of AI and Data is preferred, but this is not essential.
- A good level of numeracy and literacy is a must
Typical contracts are 37 hours per week, however there may be flexibility around the structure of your working hours, team and line manager dependent.
What we’re 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.
We’d love you to be someone with
- A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
- A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving. No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
- Ability to travel freely across our patch to visit different sites and travel to meetings and training days
- Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment
Diversity and inclusion
At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve. We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments. Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent.
How we’ll reward and care for you in return
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.
Here are some of our favourites
- 28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
- Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,225 which is subject to eligibility)
- Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
- Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
- Dedicated training and development with our Academy
- Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
- Family friendly policies
- Two paid volunteering days per year
As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.
