Year in Industry - Strategy & Regulation
Strategy and Regulation- Year in Industry
LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT
At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we're on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate students like you to help us achieve our goals.
Our people and culture are the heart of our success. We're proud to be in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. With nearly 10,000 dedicated colleagues, we're looking for more brilliant people who are eager to turn challenges into opportunities for a better future.
If you're excited to learn, and ready to make a real impact, we want you on our team.
LET’S TELL YOU MORE
Our Strategy and Regulation Undergraduate Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to both the mechanics of how a regulated business works, but also its future strategic direction and how we can think innovatively to develop compelling strategies, play our part in our sustainability journey and help transform our business as we move towards a net zero future.
The programme comprises of 12 months working across our Economic Regulation, Strategy, Sustainability and Transformation teams, which you will have the opportunity to shape. You will gain a real insight into our business and have the opportunity to learn about our strategic, regulatory and sustainability agendas. You will work on projects which will help address real life challenges and help drive tangible change.
You will learn how we:
- Manage, and deliver our 5-year business plans within our regulatory framework
- Set our long-term strategies across all of our respective business areas, as well as the process of bringing these to life and put them into action
- Ensure that we’re doing the right thing by our people, our business and our communities as part of our social and environmental sustainability agenda including our drive to net zero.
Throughout the year you’ll enhance your critical thinking, leadership, and strategic thinking, as well as having the opportunity to showcase your creativity and really add value in shaping our future direction. You’ll also gain experience across our whole group, including our regulated and non-regulated businesses.
We welcome all candidates from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking. We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.
HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK?
You will be based at Severn Trent Headquarters in Coventry, the heart of operating patch. 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 buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
You will learn the following either directly from your placement, or through supplementary training or project work:
People:
- Engagement with many different stakeholders from technical experts through to senior leaders, such as programme sponsors and directors
- Indirect management of people through project management
Customer:
- Customer experience focused project role
- Customer insight and market research skills
- Customer engagement methods including ability to communicate complex concepts effectively to customers
Project:
- Project lifecycle exposure
- Informal project management that demonstrates PM skills required
- Understanding of stakeholder management within projects and understanding of project tools
Commercial:
- Understanding of the regulatory environment in water
- Understanding of wider macroeconomic/environmental/political factors impacting the water industry
- Awareness of Severn Trent’s approach to sustainability
- Embedding sustainability throughout the business
- Budget management
- Business planning and Strategic planning
Economics and Sustainability:
- Practical application of micro/macro and regulatory economics
- Practical application of econometrics
- Gain an understanding of sustainability and the environmental and social issues affecting our communities
- Working knowledge of programmes such as STATA/Excel
- Research and analytical skills
- Effective writing skills
- Knowledge of data and metrics necessary to determine ESG/sustainability
- Data analysis skills
WHAT WE ARE 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.
If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our colleagues every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. 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.
- 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
ABOUT THE PROGRAMME
Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager and mentor will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent.
Location: Severn Trent Headquarters, Coventry, CV1 2LZ
Programme Duration: 12 months
Starting Salary: £23,492
Entry Criteria: Preferred individuals with an analytical mindset and a passion for Strategy, Sustainability, Transformation and Economic Regulation.
For candidates who wish to specialise in the Economic Regulation part of the team, a degree in Economics or related discipline is preferred though not essential.
You must be a student who needs to complete a placement as part of their undergraduate degree, this will normally mean you are currently in your 2nd year of a 4-year degree.
Driving Requirements: There are no driving requirements for this role.
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’s some of our favourites:
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Annual bonus scheme maximum £1,500 (pro rata based on your start date, and based on company performance)
- Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
- Family friendly policies
- Two community volunteering days during your placement
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 13th January at Midday (12pm)
- Check your diary – face to face assessments will run from through February and March 2026
- Estimated start date- September 2026
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeatSevernTrent on social media.