Who are we?

Thames Water is the UK’s largest water and wastewater company. We make a daily difference to our 15 million customers by supplying 2.6 billion litres of water through 32,000 km’s of pipes, to keep taps flowing and toilets flushing.

At Thames Water, every one of our actions, big and small, matters every day. Water is essential to daily life, and that means our business is always open.

What you will be doing

This is an exciting opportunity to join Thames Water as one of our Mechanical Apprentices. You will be learning about new and innovative technologies that will improve the way we work at Thames Water for years to come. This is a great opportunity to learn the essential skills that are already in high demand across the industry and will set you on the path to your future career.

You will be working alongside an experienced technician for the duration of your programme and will receive ongoing support from your dedicated mentor on site, line manager and engagement partner who will guide you and help develop your experience to excel within your career at Thames Water.

You will complete the Level 3 Maintenance Operations Engineering Technician Apprenticeship Standard – Mechanical Pathway. Included in the programme you will also complete the Level 3 City & Guilds Diploma in Engineering. We work with Basingstoke College and you will be expected to attend the campus in Basingstoke on fortnightly basis with the alternate week being virtual delivery, you may also be expected to attend college on block release, we will support your attendance by paying for your accommodation and travel expenses in line with our business expense policy.

We’re looking for you to:

The GCSE requirements for our positions are a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 4 or above (A-C), in Maths and English or functional skills level 2 in Maths and English. Don’t worry if you don’t have your grades yet, if you are due to sit your exams this year, we still want to hear from you if your predicted grades meet our requirements.

• Have a real passion for this opportunity and the drive and motivation to manage your learning and working life.
• Be a logical thinker have a real passion for technology and finding out how things work.
• Be focused, well organized, have excellent time management skills and the dedication to succeed.
• Have great team working skills but also be able to work independently, putting customers at the heart of everything you do.
• Communicate effectively and be able to challenge when a problem arises.
• Be a champion for Health & Safety within the workplace for both you and your colleagues, helping us maintain our great reputation.
• Be ready to apply everything you learn in your day-to-day role and any projects outside of this.
• Due to the nature of the role, you will need to live a maximum of 30-40 minute journey from your base location.

What’s in it for you?

We are offering training, qualifications, real life experience and the opportunity to "Earn while you learn" - This is a real job with real rewards.

Our competitive salary package includes an excellent contributory pension, 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service and a wider benefits scheme.

We’re also proud to embrace and promote diversity and believe that creating a workforce that reflects the communities we serve will help us to thrive. We encourage applications from everyone and offer extra support for those who need it throughout the recruitment process.

You can find out more in our working for us section of our website.