Business Management Graduate Review

SUEZ is a good company to work for, the people are very friendly, knowledgeable, and helpful. The benefits and support services are also very good.
The graduate program was well designed to facilitate wider understanding of the business although sometimes on rotations there would be limited opportunity for development. However, overall the experience has been very good and I would recommend SUEZ to others.

My role has multiple rotations with each 4 months long. I completed a rotation with the processing team in Birmingham, working on both the MRF (Material Recovery Facility) and SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel).
My second rotation was at Milton Keynes with the municipal collection and street cleansing teams.
My third rotation was more varied, understanding the support functions such as HR, Health & Safety, Environmental and Industrial Risk, Sustainability, External Affairs, and spending time at facilities not within my region such as the Anaerobic Digestor in Surrey.
My fourth rotation was with the processing team at Walsall supporting with the opening of reuse shops and new transfer station. Here I also spent time with the Luton team.
My fifth rotation was with the Industrial and Commercial collections team in Birmingham.
My final rotation was with landfill energy although this was cut short due to a secondment opportunity with the external affairs team.
My main responsibilities have been value adding project work that teams are struggling to find resource to complete. I really enjoyed my time with the business support teams hence my current secondment. I like traveling to new sites and having an overview of activities and projects and supporting where needed.

This varies on placement as in some rotations there has been times where there is little for me to do. However, I have mostly been provided with challenging and meaningful work and been allowed and supported to suggest my own projects .
Where I have completed project work it has had a meaningful contributes and been valued by the teams who otherwise would not have had the resource to complete the project.

SUEZ on a whole has good benefits however due to the fact I am on a fixed term contract I cannot access many of these.
The pay is on par with other graduate programs.

I feel my understanding of the sector has improved enormously, I am much more confident in all areas of the business and feel I could perform well in a range of roles.
I have developed lots of transferable skills and feel prepared for the future.

Sometimes it can be unclear who to contact but everyone is very helpful and will be able to point you to the correct person.
I have been provided with a mentor who was very well matched to me, we get on well and he provides excellent guidance and support. He has helped me to identify what roles I may enjoy and has encouraged me to apply for additional opportunities.
My line manager was excellent, very supportive, easy to talk to, and I knew I could contact him whenever I needed help. He encouraged me to do the data apprenticeship and ensured I had dedicated time to work on it.

SUEZ supports flexible working, when I am in the office I do travel a lot due to covering a large region but I am allowed travel time where necessary and have 1 - 2 days per week working from home. If I work a particularly long day I am also given the freedom to take that time back where I can.
I am allowed to manage my own workload and time which really supports my physical and mental wellbeing, this allows me to plan time with family and friends and also activities such as going to the gym or walking my dog.
I am very grateful that my manager trusts me to manage my workload and communicate my needs.
Although I do travel a lot, I like to commute as it allows me to switch on and off, visiting new sites and being in new places is also more interesting.
Unless there is an emergency I am not contacted outside of work or when on annual leave and leave my work phone at my desk (although in case of emergency key people do have my mobile number).

SUEZ is very inclusive with employee networks to support this such as LQBTQIA+, POC, and women's networks. I am a member of the women's network and they provide webinars and conferences on top of the standard wellbeing pieces. Everyone has been very welcoming, and the hybrid working policy allows flexibility.

The wellbeing initiatives are excellent with webinars every week on a range of topics from financial wellbeing to women's health.

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SUEZ is a supportive, progressive, and interesting place to work with great benefits and good people.

I was well prepared for what to expect from the role and recruitment were very helpful.