Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Water we help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will join BGEN - one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the water, power & energy, pharmaceutical, nuclear and food and beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions.
We have an exciting opportunity for an Operations Student Placement to join us for a 12‑month Industrial Placement (September 2025 to August 2026), based primarily in Stafford, with occasional work from our Derby and Warrington offices. This is a great opportunity for someone currently studying for a degree in Business, Economics or Finance and seeking hands‑on experience in industry.
What you'll be doing:
Our one-year industrial placement is incredibly flexible, offering you experience of many different aspects of a large national engineering business. You will be working closely with the Operations and Engineering teams, but you will also interact with other stakeholders in the business such as project managers and the commercial team. You will develop a good understanding of business operations and how we deliver and manage our projects. This role will be the perfect opportunity for a student hoping to get a varied and rich first experience in business operations, through being completely embedded into the team and processes.
You can expect to:
- Gain a good appreciation of engineering and commercial operations through supporting teams in engineering design and delivery activities
- Support the Operations Manager with process improvements, performance reports, and develop analytical skills to interpret data and identify efficiency opportunities
- Support teams across the business with implementation of changes and improvements, including identifying and tracking KPIs and measuring progress
- Support periodic quality assurance checks on projects to ensure compliance with business requirements and standards
- Assist in evaluating resource loading and forecasts to ensure the business can meet project delivery requirements
- Experience typical tasks performed by a Quantity Surveyor, including developing commercial data analysis and producing management reports
- Manage administrative tasks directly related to large volume purchasing and stock control management processes
- Support senior staff with management‑related tasks
- Work primarily from the Stafford office, with occasional requirements to work from Derby and Warrington
What you'll bring
- Currently studying Business, Economics, Finance or a related subject
- Great communication skills and a willingness to learn
- A collaborative approach and a drive to make a difference
- A driving license and willingness to travel
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process.
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