Closing Date 2025-05-25 Job Title: Graduate Management Trainee Location: We have opportunities available across our region: West Sussex, East Sussex, Kent and Hampshire. Contract Type: 2 year - FTC Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday - Friday Salary: Starting salary of up to £32,913 per year Vacancies open: 8 Timelines: The application deadline is Sunday 25th May and all candidates will have received an update on their application by Friday 6th June. We will be holding assessment centres in June/July and the successful candidates will commence their role in September 2025. We are proud to launch our 2025 Graduate Management Programme – designed to bring forward-thinking, passionate individuals into the heart of our operations to help us shape a resilient and sustainable water future. AMP8 is all about delivering more for customers and the environment. As a Graduate Management Trainee, you will be central to this effort — driving improvements, championing innovation and playing your part in our mission to deliver water for life. Would you like to be part of a cultural and environmental shift in how the water industry serves its customers? Are you ready to make a real difference in people’s lives while helping to protect and preserve our natural environment? At Southern Water, we provide essential services to over six million customers across the South East of England. As we look ahead to AMP8 — the water industry’s most ambitious period of transformation yet — there has never been a more exciting time to join us. Why join Southern Water? Our two-year graduate scheme is more than a stepping stone. It’s your launchpad into leadership. You’ll gain a broad view of our business through rotations across our Water and Wastewater functions, developing the skills and experience you need to lead people, projects, and change. You’ll receive: A structured training and development journey, including a nationally recognised Level 3 Management Apprenticeship Real responsibility from day one, with the support of experienced mentors and placement managers Opportunities to contribute to community projects and take part in regional events alongside other graduates A network of support from fellow graduates, operational leaders and the wider business What are we looking for? We welcome graduates from all degree disciplines who have achieved, or are predicted to achieve, a 2:1 or above. You’ll need a full UK driving licence and be able to travel across our service areas in Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight. You will also need the right to work in the UK on a full-time basis, as we are currently unable to offer visa sponsorship. If you're proactive, curious, and passionate about people and the planet – we want to hear from you. Are you ready to dive in? Help us build a better future for the South East. Apply to our Graduate Management Programme and take your first steps towards a purpose-driven career with real impact. #LI-Hybrid #LI-Remote #LI-JC1 Our purpose is big. Our impact is huge. And we know that every single one of us has the power, through our actions, to positively change society and the environment for good. It’s why careers with us have real meaning. Because, if you’re driven and ambitious, we can offer you huge opportunities for personal growth, professional development and constant innovation. Forever evolving. Forever focused on doing the right thing, we empower and encourage everyone to play to their strengths and to help us shape a fair and positive future for all. We believe in Water for Life. If you do too, Dive Right In. Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, because delivering water for life is our core purpose. To achieve this, we need 24/7 support in place to resolve incidents quickly and efficiently. All our employees understand the importance of out-of-hours incident support – because when problems appear, fixing them is our top priority. That’s why our people join together and support when and however needed to make sure our customers get the service they deserve. Joining the Southern Water family means you’ll become part of our incident support team. During your interview, your manager will speak to you about any incident support rotas that apply to your position. Does this opportunity excite you but you’re not 100% sure if you meet all the requirements for the role? Or are you concerned that ‘normal’ office hours aren’t possible given your personal circumstances? Whilst we can’t accommodate every flexible working request, we’ll try to find a practical solution. So why not engage with us and find out more about this role?
