Summary
An Environmental Management Apprentice is required. As part of Thames Water’s Capital Delivery department, you will be part of a wider team responsible for building new and upgrading existing infrastructure. Working alongside senior environmental professionals you will support large infrastructure projects from beginning to end.
Wage
£21,500 a year
24 days holiday, pension and other discounts available.
Training course
Environmental practitioner (Degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday. Exact times to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
5 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
You'll gain the expertise to;
* Assist in identifying the environmental risks associated with capital projects.
* Suggest appropriate next steps to manage the risks identified.
* Highlight opportunities for biodiversity enhancement.
* Ensure projects are delivered sustainably and consider low carbon delivery methods.
* Liaise with environmental regulators to ensure they are satisfied with our activities.
* Identify opportunities where improvements could be made.
* Collaborate with environmental colleagues to ensure a joined up and consistent approach.
* Carry out site visits with senior colleagues to ensure compliance.
* Provide environmental technical assurance throughout the project lifecycle.
Where you’ll work
Maple Lodge
Rickmansworth
WD3 9SQ
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
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Environmental practitioner (Degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Apply complex environmental principles and methods to projects that integrate with the built or natural environment.
* Design, develop or manage safe and sustainable environmental solutions, be able to identify challenges these solutions pose, and assess the opportunities to deliver practical solutions that integrate with the built or natural environment.
* Balance views of potentially conflicting drivers related to environmental, social and financial constraints, and demonstrate critical analysis in the design, development or management of environmental projects.
* Apply and comply with policies and regulations, including those relating to the environment, health and safety, legal, planning and equality and diversity, and with their organisation’s formal procedures and practices.
* Determine and manage the collection, analysis, and evaluation of data used in the development or delivery of environmental solutions drawing appropriate conclusions and making practical recommendations.
* Apply, analyse and evaluate a broad range of environmental methods (utilising appropriate software and digital solutions), to inform and enable decision making within the development or delivery of environmental solutions. This includes assessing data suitability, validity, quality, and accuracy relative to its intended application.
* Effectively and safely manage tasks or projects, within environmental, legal, contractual and statutory requirements, to agreed time and resource budgets, and to agreed quality standards, through the application of appropriate project management tools and techniques.
* Deliver high quality accurate, well-structured documents and recommendations for the work for which they are responsible and are appropriate to those for whom they are intended.
* Develop and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues and support and guide team members to enable them to achieve the team’s objectives as well as their own. Actively seek and provide feedback, support decision making processes, and manage any conflicts that may arise in their work with integrity, fairness and consistency in decision making.
* Communicate effectively orally and in writing in both formal and informal contexts, and with a variety of stakeholders. Listen actively to ensure the views of others are considered appropriately.
* Manage their own work independently within the limits of their ability, authority and responsibility, making use of support and specialist expertise when appropriate. Seek feedback on their performance, looking for ways to improve it.
* Develop their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD records and develop an extended network to support their professional development and maintain the required standard of, ethical behaviours and codes of conduct, associated with the environmental profession.
* Apply complex environmental principles and methods to projects that integrate with the built or natural environment.
* Design, develop or manage safe and sustainable environmental solutions, be able to identify challenges these solutions pose, and assess the opportunities to deliver practical solutions that integrate with the built or natural environment.
* Balance views of potentially conflicting drivers related to environmental, social and financial constraints, and demonstrate critical analysis in the design, development or management of environmental projects.
* Apply and comply with policies and regulations, including those relating to the environment, health and safety, legal, planning and equality and diversity, and with their organisation’s formal procedures and practices.
* Determine and manage the collection, analysis, and evaluation of data used in the development or delivery of environmental solutions drawing appropriate conclusions and making practical recommendations.
* Apply, analyse and evaluate a broad range of environmental methods (utilising appropriate software and digital solutions), to inform and enable decision making within the development or delivery of environmental solutions. This includes assessing data suitability, validity, quality, and accuracy relative to its intended application.
* Effectively and safely manage tasks or projects, within environmental, legal, contractual and statutory requirements, to agreed time and resource budgets, and to agreed quality standards, through the application of appropriate project management tools and techniques.
* Deliver high quality accurate, well-structured documents and recommendations for the work for which they are responsible and are appropriate to those for whom they are intended.
* Develop and maintain productive working relationships with stakeholders and colleagues and support and guide team members to enable them to achieve the team’s objectives as well as their own. Actively seek and provide feedback, support decision making processes, and manage any conflicts that may arise in their work with integrity, fairness and consistency in decision making.
* Communicate effectively orally and in writing in both formal and informal contexts, and with a variety of stakeholders. Listen actively to ensure the views of others are considered appropriately.
* Manage their own work independently within the limits of their ability, authority and responsibility, making use of support and specialist expertise when appropriate. Seek feedback on their performance, looking for ways to improve it.
* Develop their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD records and develop an extended network to support their professional development and maintain the required standard of, ethical behaviours and codes of conduct, associated with the environmental profession.
Your training plan
Environmental practitioner (Degree) Apprenticeship Standard
You will attend 2 x 3 day block release per semester on campus at university, with the rest of delivery taking place virtually.
Upon completion of the programme you will achieve an Environmental Practitioner Apprenticeship & BSC (Hons) Environmental Management degree and apprenticeship standard.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
* Minimum of 5 subjects including English/Maths (grade 4/C)
Other in:
* 112 UCAS tariff points (excludes General studies) (grade Equivalent to BBC at A-level)
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
* Passion for the environment
* Positive & proactive approach