Apprentice Waste Network Operations; level 3

Apprentice Waste Network Operations (Level
3) LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we're on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate apprentices like you to help us achieve our goals.

Apprenticeship Programme is a great way to earn and learn! Our Apprentice Waste Network Operations Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. You’ll be supported every step of the way. Your role will be to gain practical experience in a few teams, developing your knowledge and understanding of Severn Trent and the processes.

All of this will allow you to further develop your skills so you can communicate data effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders. Furthermore, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of opportunities through getting hands on with our teams. We welcome all apprentices from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking.

We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.

You will be based at Mansfield in Nottingham, the heart of our patch.

In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1‑1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

You’ll join a 24‑month programme, made up of 20 months of training and a 4‑month EPA (End Point Assessment) period. During your programme you will be working on‑site and gain experience across waste networks sewerage operations, by completing 2 in‑role placements within our Customer and Environment teams.

In the Customer team, you’ll work with our reactive operatives, who are responsible for responding to customer call‑outs and maintaining Severn Trent’s waste network. You'll learn to use jetting and vacuumation equipment to support first‑response tasks such as blockage clearance, pipe cleansing, and network surveying, while delivering excellent face‑to‑face customer service.

In the Environment team, you’ll work with our proactive technicians and technical experts, who are responsible for maintaining the variety of assets on Severn Trent's waste network. You'll learn to identify our assets and understand how they work to support advance problem diagnosis, while identifying improvement opportunities and mitigating pollution risks.

As part of this apprenticeship, you will be studying towards a Level 3 qualification in Water Industry Network Technician‑ Waste Water. You can find more information about this qualification (known as a standard) by following https://sk

• Learning how we maintain and repair our wastewater network

• Ensuring our system is working efficiently and effectively so that we don’t cause any nasty blockages!

• Working with customers to educate them on the impact pouring fats, oils and greases down the drain can have on our system and will take pro‑active surveys and actions to keep our network well‑maintained.

• Understanding how we respond and investigate pollution incidents, with a real care for our environment, customers and

We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long‑term.

If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our apprentices every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. We’d love you to be someone with:

• A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work

• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast‑paced working environment

• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head‑first into problem…