Whittan Graduate Scheme

Kickstart your engineering career with Whittan

If you’re an enthusiastic, hard-working and energetic engineering graduate or undergraduate in your final year, we want to hear from you! Starting in 2023, we will be offering six engineering graduates a place on our brand-new graduate scheme. Interested? Read on…

Overview

• Two year long scheme offering experience in a wide variety of environments and roles
• Starting salary of £25,000 with excellent benefits including a company car
• Ideal for applicants based in the Midlands with regular travel between Milton Keynes, Dudley, Shropshire and the north west

Who we’re looking for

You must have either achieved or be on track to achieve an upper second class honours degree (2:1) or above in an engineering-based subject. We are open to supporting those with degrees not directly related to technical design or construction who wish to re-train at degree or post-graduate level. It is also crucial that you are an energetic individual, open to learning and willing to explore the many different career pathways across the Group.

What the scheme will involve

The Whittan Graduate Scheme follows a carefully designed two-year programme focused on some of our core engineering-related roles within the Group, from sales and business development to design and technical.

The first year will involve key placements with more specific time focused in your area of preference (either sales or technical design). The second year will see you move into a more structured day-to-day role, adding true value to your learning and to the organisation. This will expose graduates to all areas of the business in the UK as well as key areas in the wider Group across Europe. This includes the opportunity to experience our factory in Bilboa, Spain and the nearby technical engineering office, in addition to meeting the teams across France, Germany, Holland and Belgium.

At the end of the two-year programme, should you have progressed in accordance with our structured competency framework, you are guaranteed to be placed into a substantive and permanent role within our organisation in accordance with your area preference.

How to apply

• Complete the online application here before 14th April to be considered for September 2023
• If successful, you will be invited to an initial video call with a member of our HR team
• Following this, you will complete online psychometric testing
• Finally, you will attend an assessment centre involving a number of set activities

If this sounds like the ideal way to kickstart your career, then we want to hear from you! You can find the full details of the scheme in the brochure.