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    4. Process Engineering Internship 2023
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    Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.

    Every year, Scottish Water is pleased to host a variety of summer internship programmes, open to university students in the penultimate year of their degree programmes. This is a fantastic opportunity to apply your studies and challenge yourself to develop your practical skills in line with your future career aspirations.

    We are delighted this year to be able to offer a 12-week Summer Internship from June to September 2023, specialising in Process Engineering.

    What might life look like as a Process Engineering Intern?

    Scottish Water’s Summer Internship scheme will give you a taste of what it feels like to work in one of the largest water companies in the world.

    This role will be located in the Central Belt, with opportunity to spread working between main offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow (Stepps) and from home. There will also be opportunity to attend operational WTW sites to support the work.

    As a Process Engineering Intern, you will learn about current standards applied by Scottish water for the specification and design of water treatment works and the challenge of apply these to legacy sites and technologies. You will have the opportunity to work with Scottish Water’s process engineering specialists, audit operational WTWs against current requirements, and develop lean processes for the management of this key technical dataset.

    You may be involved in:

    • Visiting and auditing the technical compliance of equipment at operational WTW sites.
    • Understanding and interpreting SWs Requirements Catalogue.
    • Reviewing water quality data to assess WTW performance.
    • Developing good practice recommendation for related information/ knowledge management.

    What does a successful candidate look like?

    To be eligible to apply for this internship programme you will be a penultimate year student (for example in your third year of a four-year course, or in your fourth year but going on to study a master’s degree).

    You will be studying towards a degree in a relevant science or engineering discipline.

    Why Scottish Water?

    Scotland’s water is essential to life – it’s one of our most precious natural resources. Joining us now means being part of our evolving future story as we face the challenges of climate change, its impact on the environment and our vital services. Join us to support a flourishing Scotland now and into the future.

    As a highly successful and world-renowned organisation, owned by the people of Scotland, we are entering into an exciting period of transformation. We will ensure we deliver excellent service, value to our customers and our NetZero ambitions. This is your opportunity to be part of that journey.

    How to Apply and Next Steps

    The closing date for applications to this programme will be Midnight on Sunday 26th of February 2023.

    At Scottish Water, we like to keep things simple and as such, the recruitment process for this programme will involve just two steps:

    • Submit a CV alongside a short cover letter (maximum of 500 words) which summarises why you have chosen to pursue a career in this field and what you hope to gain should you be successful in joining us as a Summer Intern.
    • Final interview with the hiring team

    Should you need to get in touch, please contact our Recruitment team at SWRecruitment@scottishwater.co.uk