Junior Project Manager

Want to do the best work of your life? Playing your part in making a big difference to the environment and communities we serve. Our people make Severn Trent a truly exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be yourself and let your skills shine.

Projects in Severn Trent are something else. We work in an environment which moves all of the time so we have a varied and exciting portfolio of programmes that aim to move and adapt our business to support Severn Trent’s strategic ambitions and deliver for our customers, as these are at the heart of everything we do.

We have exciting new opportunities to join us a Project & Change Associate (Junior Project Manager) to join various projects.

You will be looked on to effectively embed any business change and enable people to see the benefits through using our suite of business change tools. You will also support project planning and reporting activities and build strong links with other business teams, ensuring that best practice is developed, shared, implemented and recorded in everything we do.

Are you someone who is inquisitive, driven and has the customer at the heart of everything you do?

Well, if you are, read on.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

As a Transformation Project & Change Associate, you will be directly responsible and accountable for the delivery of assigned initiatives or small projects. The role will be officed based and will focus on pre-defined project life cycles and in line with Delivery Management Office standards, to ensure key activities are planned and lessons learned captured. You will also build collaborative relationships with other business teams, as this will help you facilitate and manage the successful implementation of projects and deliver for our customers.

You will be in charge of creating business change deliverables that achieve any project’s target, this could be, process mapping, workshop facilitation, change impact assessments, communications and engagement plans, training materials, business readiness and benefit realisation plans. There is so much stuff for you to get stuck into!

We will look to you to ensure that your project and change benefits are correctly identified and monitored, and a framework is in place to help you drive and deliver sustainable change. You will also support critical steps to deliver business change outlined as part of project governance, including key planning, reporting and monitoring activities.

WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO THE ROLE

Of course, it’s important that we attract the right skill sets, and those with the right experience but we value character, positivity and a caring attitude in equal weight.

We want people who show up and roll their sleeves up. Restless spirits who are ready to be part of something bigger, who care, who really care… because when you really care, you’ll go above and beyond. When you really care you don’t just talk about it, you do more.

If you can provide the basic’s we will provide the rest. If you’re someone who has a great ability to speak with people of all levels and get your point across, has a resilience to keep going to work through a plan and is driven to succeed then we want to hear from you. With these tools we will give you the training to learn and develop your skills. We will facilitate you to gain qualifications to progress in both this job and the company.
The right skills and experience are important. But if you have the right character, positivity and a caring attitude we want to talk to you, too.

We welcome people from all walks of life and celebrate individuality as we know diverse minds, experiences and backgrounds help us to learn and better serve our communities. We want people who show up and get involve. Those who are ready to be part of something bigger and who want to make a difference because they care. Is that you?

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

Working here isn’t just a job. You can build a career at Severn Trent. We’ll reward you for it, too. We have a range of benefits that recognise great work, and award-winning training to help you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the communities where we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite’s perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:

28 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
Annual bonus scheme (of up to £2,250 per annum based on company performance)
Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate

10% monthly discount with Busy Bee Nurseries, and one-week free childcare
Dedicated training and development with our ‘Academy’
Electric vehicle scheme and retail offers
Family friendly policies
Two volunteering days per year

WHATS NEXT?

We can’t wait to hear from you.
Before you apply, you’ll need an updated copy of your CV and about five minutes to spare. If you’re not too sure about what you need to do, or have a question about the role before applying, please do reach out to our amazing team of recruiters at recruitment@severntrent.co.uk.

And if your curiosity has peaked and you’re wanting to find out even more, search #LifeAtSevernTrent on social media.

Ps. We’re holding an open evening on 29th November from 5pm onwards to discuss the opportunities in more detail. If you’re successful in your application, we will be running assessment centres on 6-8th December.