Graduate Materials Engineer

Within Anglian Water's Engineering team, you'll have the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most ambitious water infrastructure projects, developing sustainable solutions that safeguard water supplies, protect the environment and support future generations. Join us and build a career where your ideas, innovation and technical skills can make a lasting impact on the communities we serve.

As a Graduate Materials Engineer you’ll be part of this exciting programme from the start, gaining hands-on experience across major infrastructure projects.

You’ll work alongside experienced professionals building your knowledge, developing your skills and working towards a successful career in Materials Engineering.

You’ll be supported throughout your development, with opportunities to build your technical knowledge, gain professional experience and work towards your longer-term career goals.

• A 2:2 degree or above in Materials Science or an Engineering related field or a relevant postgraduate qualification
• Good  communication skills for presenting technical data, both in writing and orally, to colleagues from your discipline and others
• The ability to work as part of a team as well as to take individual responsibility and make decisions
• Ability to apply scientific reasoning to industrial situations
• Good analytical skills and problem-solving ability
• Good knowledge of maths & science and IT skills
• The ability to prioritise and plan effectively
• An interest in infrastructure, construction or the built environment
• Creative, innovative, open to new ways of working

The water industry is facing significant challenges, from a changing climate and increasing demand to the need to protect the natural environment.

The projects you’ll work on will play a part in maintaining and improving the infrastructure we rely on every day, while helping to use water responsibility. 

It’s an opportunity to develop a career in Materials Engineering while contributing to work that has a lasting impact on communities, customers and the environment. 

If you’re ready to start your career, learn from experienced professionals and build your future in a sector that really matters, we’d like to hear from you.

Inclusion is for everyone and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we’ll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we’re committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.