Graduate - Technology Future Leader

Overview

Graduate rotating through technology teams to build future tech leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• tech development
• solution delivery
• data governance
• security vetting
• water quality
• project analyst

Tasks

The role of a Graduate Technology Future Leader is a vital one as you will help ensure that water quality targets and standards relating to specific legislation are met. This will ensure that we provide our customers with a wholesome water supply that everyone can enjoy. -Develop your technology knowledge and business skills; we expect our Technology Future Leaders to move into junior tech leadership roles such as Junior Project Manager -Work as part of a larger team to deliver solutions to business problems; some of the roles that you might work in are as a project analyst, operations specialist, PMO analyst, data governance specialist, security specialist -Undertake placements in the different teams the make up the Technology function, such as Architecture, Change, Infrastructure and Operations, Data and Security -Security vetting – Yorkshire Water will facilitate this for successful candidates

Requirements

• 2:1 degree
• security clearance
• flexible travel
• tech interest
• graduate

What You Bring

Successful candidates will undergo pre-employment checks, including a Basic Disclosure via a third-party provider. Some roles may also require Counter Terrorist or Security Check clearance. From tackling climate change to planning for droughts and floods, we’re solving some of the biggest challenges facing our region and we need talented graduates to help us do it. Location: West Yorkshire with requirement for flexible travel across Yorkshire & Humber. You don’t need to have a technology degree, but you will need a keen interest in technology and how it can enable the business. -Minimum 2:1 Bachelors degree.

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Benefits

Flexible Benefits Package Starting salary: £32,000, rising to £37,000 by end of year 2 • Extras: £2,000 signing bonus, annual bonus, 25 days holiday + bank holidays + wellness day • Pension: Up to 12% company contribution • Life assurance: 4x pensionable salary • Permanent substantive role offer upon completion of programme subject to performance Our two-year programme offers you five placements across your allocated business area, complemented by a choice of placements to suit your personal development needs in core functions such as Finance, Health & Safety, People, and Procurement, enabling you to have a balanced understanding of the business. You’ll gain hands-on experience, technical and leadership training, and support from mentors, managers, graduate alumni, and our Early in Careers team to support you from the day you make the decision to join us. Includes health cash plan, critical illness and dental insurance, life assurance flex (with partner cover), retail discounts, online GP access, cycle-to-work scheme, gym membership savings, and more. -For your duration on the programme you will be assigned a line manager and a mentor from within the senior tech community

About yorkshire water

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Sector Specialisms

Interview Process

-submit application by 9 november 2025 -attend assessment centre between 17 november and 5 december 2025

Security Clearance

-security vetting will be facilitated for successful candidates -basic disclosure via third‑party provider required -possible counter terrorist or security check clearance may be needed