Science Summer Internship - 2023 Intern Campaign

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 Microbiology or Chemistry. What might life look like as a Science 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. Science skills in the water sector are growing in significance as the world confronts the interlinked threats of climate change, resource sustainability, pollution and population growth. Scottish Water’s business is inextricably linked to these challenges and requires strong scientific developments, capabilities and skills going forward to deliver advances in treatment approaches to ensure that Scottish Water successfully addresses future water and wastewater compliance issues, supports sustainable economic growth and delivers a resilient and good value service for our customers. As a Science Intern, will have the opportunity to work in one of our analytical laboratories, working under a ISO17025 management system. You will get the chance to apply your university studies to a live operational lab environment, whilst learning from our on-site scientists. We have various opportunities available, focussed on either Chemistry or Microbiology, based in either our Edinburgh or Inverness Laboratory.
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 discipline in either Chemistry, Biology, Environmental Science, Applied Sciences or Natural Sciences. You will also have excellent data management skills. To get the most from the programme you’ll be ready to engage fully in the development opportunities that are available to you. 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 Science 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 Do you have any support needs? Please let us know if there are any changes we can make to our application and selection process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Email us here with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application. Working at Scottish Water Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!
We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.
We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.
In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).
We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities. We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.
You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing. Next Steps Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website. For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team: SWRecruitment@scottishwater.co.uk As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 6 months of their start date.