Structural Engineering Graduate - Newport

Location: Newport, Wales

Job type: Permanent

Closing date: 3rd May 2026

We are looking for applicants who have achieved a 2:2 or higher in a Structural or Structural & Civil combined, or Water Engineering related degree by September 2026. No prior experience is required.

Key skills and attributes:

• The drive to produce excellent results and continually find ways of improving relationships, outputs, and processes.
• Being adaptable within different environments.
• Ability to analyse, understand and produce detailed information accurately.
• Creative and innovative thinking.
• Team player and a great communicator.

Your Graduate Scheme:

As part of the Engineering Department's Assets function, you will support engineering expertise across the Business, including major investment programmes such as AMP8. Projects will vary in scale and complexity, covering maintenance and improvement works to Welsh Water’s assets – dams, pipelines, treatment works, pumping stations, and more.

Responsibilities:

• Provide support on projects to ensure they are designed safely, on time, within budget, and to the desired quality, working closely with the Engineering team and other business stakeholders.
• Complete engineering design activities to the appropriate DCWW standard specifications, under close supervision of experienced Engineers to ensure the appropriate level of quality is attained.
• Provide support on projects through a design assurance process of technical proposals and 3rd-party designs linked to the Build Quality Assurance Strategy.
• Actively participate in NEC Supervision, linked to the Build Quality Assurance Strategy.
• Work with Framework providers and the wider supply chain to deliver projects.

Development & Professional Growth:

Our technical graduate programme is designed to kick-start your early career and empower you to develop leadership, high-impact habits, communication, resilience, personal branding, and time-management skills. You will attend sessions that will develop these habits and will have the opportunity to work on a variety of projects with fellow graduates, enhancing interpersonal and leadership skills. We encourage you to join professional bodies to hone your technical skills and pursue optional project management qualifications.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary.
• 34 days annual leave (pro rata, including public holidays).
• Variable pay schemes.
• Enhanced employer pension contributions – up to 11% employer contributions.
• Internal employee networks: Embrace, LGBT+, Neurodiverse, Disability, Women of Welsh Water, Parents, Wellbeing.
• Enhanced family-friendly policies.
• Progression opportunities, including funded training, coaching, and mentoring programmes.
• Discounts on high-street & online shopping.
• Cycle-to-work scheme and car-leasing scheme.
• Online GP service and voluntary private healthcare.
• Free mortgage brokering service.
• Employee assistance programme for employees and their immediate families.
• Free Headspace App for wellbeing.
• Colleague matched fundraising scheme up to £500 per year for chosen charity.
• 20% off all Welsh Water visitor attraction centres and gift shops.
• Flexible working patterns.
• Volunteer Wellbeing Champions with training programmes.

Location & Travel:

The scheme will primarily be based in South Wales, but may require travel to sites across Wales and its borders with notice.

Recruitment Process:

Applications are accepted until 3rd May 2026. Selected candidates will complete a short assessment followed by an in-person assessment centre likely in June 2026.