Appointment Basis: 2 years Fixed Term
Site: Derby
Salary: £32,000 per annum
Application Deadline: 4th March 2025

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Alstom is the UK & Ireland’s leading supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet; as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground, and Dublin Luas. We provide the widest range of smart solutions in the rail market, from innovative high-speed rolling stock, metros and trams to maintenance, modernisation, infrastructure and signalling. Employing 6000 people, we design and build trains at Derby, the UK’s largest train factory; and operate major sites at Widnes and Wolverhampton and 30 train services depots across the UK and Ireland.This is an exciting opportunity to join a world leading engineering company where you will be working alongside qualified and experienced people. We have a well-established and long-term graduate talent programme through which we offer strong continuous development opportunities, together with significant levels of support, mentoring and coaching.

Joining us means becoming a vital part of a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 80,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide.

These Graduate roles will be based in either our Supply Chain or our Procurement functions. The location will be Derby, Litchurch Lane and the Talent Development programme commences on the 1st September 2025. 

You will complete a two-year accredited development programme whilst providing a tangible contribution to the success of the team. During the programme, you will undertake a series of rotations around the function gaining an understanding of the business and the service operation lifecycle. Developing your knowledge during your time at Alstom is key, along with developing your skills, experience and leadership mindset. Within a climate of innovation, you will also support solutions to meet the customer requirements as part of the safety case and train presentation, support the identification and delivery of continuous improvement.

You will have the opportunity to complete on the job learning, which is complemented by a modular personal development programme. Supported by a mentor, you will be able to work towards gaining a relevant professional qualification.

Your Qualifications:

You will need a minimum 2:1 BSc (Hons) in a Business/Management related degree.  Candidates must have excellent problem-solving skills, a can-do attitude and a passion for making things happen.

As part of the application process, you will need to answer a series of mandatory questions; please allocate a few minutes to this task as they are the first stage of the assessment of your application.  If you are successful at this stage you will receive further communications from us in due course, explaining in detail the next steps of the selection process which will include an Online Test and Assessment Centre, together with approximate timelines for each.

We wish you the best of luck for all the steps and look forward to getting to know you!

We value inquisitive, innovative and motivated people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.  We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief.

As a ‘Disability Confident’ leader, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification: if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

 GCHQ Disability Confident Leader – GCHQ.GOV.UK

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