Summary
Yorkshire Water offer a comprehensive apprenticeship programme enabling our apprentices to develop their competence to the best of their ability. Our programme includes dedicated mentorship from experts in the field, employability skills sessions, social events along with a dedicated team of Apprenticeship experts monitoring programmes.
Wage
£24,309 a year
A company incentive bonus is on top of the salary
Training course
Asset manager (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 37 hours per week, a typical working day can be 8am to 4pm
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
2 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
Our Clean Water Asset Planning Apprentices are office based however visits to site include asset inspections and the area they are situated, meeting specialist engineers and contractors involved in projects. As our Clean Water Asset Planning Apprentice, you will work to develop competence in:
* Identifying and leading investigations into asset performance shortfalls or opportunities.
* Leading projects to identify issues with assets, source resolutions and work with internal and external stakeholders to bring assets back up to performance.
* Utilising innovative thinking and drawing down on the expertise of the team and stakeholders involved in projects to meet budgets and carbon reduction challenges.
* Identifying and managing risks in relation to asset performance, project performance and project completion utilising project management and engineering techniques.
* Utilising specialist systems and Microsoft Office Packages to deliver projects.
Where you’ll work
Elvington Water Treatment Works
Kexby Lane, Elvington
York
YO41 4BA
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
WATERTRAIN LIMITED
Your training course
Asset manager (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
* Identify asset service and performance requirements.
* Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
* Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
* Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
* Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
* Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
* Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
* Plan and manage projects.
* Assess asset health; condition and performance.
* Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques.
* Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
* Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
* Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
* Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
* Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
* Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
* Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
* Identify asset service and performance requirements.
* Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
* Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
* Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
* Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
* Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
* Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
* Plan and manage projects.
* Assess asset health; condition and performance.
* Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
* Apply continuous improvement techniques.
* Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
* Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
* Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
* Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
* Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
* Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
Your training plan
Watertrain deliver this apprenticeship to Yorkshire Water apprentices on a block release basis at a Yorkshire Water Academy site. This includes attending 3 consecutive days every 4 to 6 weeks.
More training information
Watertrain are a leading training provider dedicated to the Water Industry. Their tutors are industry experts and take the time to understand Yorkshire Water assets.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C/4)
* Mathematics (grade C/4)
* Science (grade C/4)
A Level in:
* 3 A-levels in any subject (grade C/Pass)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* IT skills
* Organisation skills
* Team working
* Driving licence
Other requirements
This role requires travel across the Yorkshire region and not just to Elvington Water Treatment Works.