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 Technology Summer placements Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. The programme provides the opportunity to learn how to support and drive technological change. You will have the chance to develop your understanding of how the technology function supports the business from the architecture and design of solutions to their delivery and integration into daily operations and infrastructure.
A day in the life of a Technology summer placement at Severn Trent involves a dynamic and fast-paced environment. Depending on the placement, usually the day will consist of engaging in agile project work focusing on tasks like:
- Software development
- Data analysis
- Problem solving
- Communicating with Stakeholders
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 our programmes and teams in the delivery of technology standards and solutions and will gain experience in the principles of
how to produce insights to provide confidence in making great business decisions. You’ll also learn about different aspects of our business whilst working on a range of projects which will help address real life challenges and drive tangible change.
What will you learn?
You will expand your knowledge of project, technical and digital skills and people management, including learning how to effectively manage and influence stakeholders. You’ll also gain a strong business and commercial acumen, developing your ability to plan strategically with time, cost, and quality in mind, and how to deliver this message successfully to a range of stakeholders.
You’ll gain a deeper understanding of why and how we make sure we deliver with our customers at the heart of what we do, and how we communicate this message across our communities.
You will learn many of the following skills either directly from placement or project work:
- How to support our programmes and teams in the development and delivery of standards (finance, data, and risk management) to ensure we deliver on time, to quality and to budget.
- Understand the cyber security landscape and how this impacts on design and architecture solutions
- How to use our Service Management Tool to resolve Citrix and Microsoft technology incidents and requests for colleagues, and how to manage changes using ITIL techniques
- How to triage and problem solve technology challenges, problems and incidents.
- How to produce insights that enable management teams to make key business decisions.
- How to identify risks and opportunities for process improvements.
- Work with business units to develop IT strategies and to improve current IT implementations.
How will the programme work?
You will be based at Severn Trent Centre in Coventry, the heart of our operating patch. You will be able to complete either an 8 week or 12 week placement depending on your preference as well as what the business area currently has on from a project perspective.
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 the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.
About the placement
- Location: Severn Trent Centre, Coventry, CV1 2LZ
- Programme Duration: 8 or 12 weeks
- Starting Salary: £22,011 pro rata
- Entry Criteria: This programme is designed for individuals who are studying a degree, ideally in a Cyber or Computer Science based subject, however other subjects could be considered if able to demonstrate a strong interest in Technology.
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.
- Able to take the initiative and work independently.
- Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, enjoy working with multiple teams and ability to engage with colleagues.
- Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences.
- 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.
Let's go
Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
- Roles close on 15th January 2025
- Check your diary – face to face assessments will run at the end of January and Early February
- Start Date 2nd June for a 12 week placement and 30th June for an 8 week placement
