The graduate scheme allows you to dip your toe into local government. It provides you with a way to gain valuable technical, personal and leadership skills while using and building on the knowledge you gained at university or college. You also get great benefits.

What we get in return, is a commitment that you'll inject new perspectives and ways of thinking to help services transform and deliver on our Council priorities:

• Supporting stronger and healthier communities
• Promoting opportunities and educational attainment and reducing inequalities
• Supporting a thriving economy and green transition

Our 2026 scheme is now open. Graduate positions are available in the following areas:

• Bereavement Services
• Roads Maintenance
• Street Lighting
• Corporate Asset
• Building Maintenance – Quantity Surveying
• Property Compliance
• Planning
• Building Standards
• Sustainable Transport
• Planning
• Education – Project Management
• Education – Forward Planning
• Flooding
• Road Design
• Property Management
• Social Work
• Asset and Investment

Applications close on 30 April 2026. Interviews will be held across May and June with posts starting in August 2026.