Let's cut straight to it
Taking care of ‘one of life’s essentials’ – it’s our purpose and we want you to be part of it. Supplying wholesome drinking water, treating wastewater and recycling this back to the environment responsibly is no mean feat. We serve around 8 million people across the Midlands and Wales and unlike other businesses, our delivery is non-negotiable. It’s a matter of life.
Many of our employees are also our customers, so we truly take pride in what we do! Employing people from across our communities and beyond, Severn Trent is an exciting and inclusive place to work – a place where you can be curious, can be ‘Wonderfully You’ and where you can truly make an impact to our environment, now and for future generations.
Let's tell you more
Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn! Our Apprentice Civil Engineer Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business. Entering an apprenticeship scheme with us involves working towards the role of a fully-fledged professional, earning a salary, whilst also being able to maintain a sense of academic achievement.
At Severn Trent we provide the perfect mix between hands-on experience and a formal qualification, enabling our apprentices to make a real lasting difference to our customers and communities, not just for now, but far into the future.
You’ll be supported every step of the way, by your line manager and mentor. Working in one of our design teams, your day to day will involve working on the design of our projects to install new or refurbish existing assets, you will work closely with a number of teams, including our project delivery, asset management and our operations teams, to ensure we deliver the best possible service to our projects sponsor.
How the programme will work
| Apprenticeship Standard | |
| Programme duration | 66 months Excluding EPA |
| Programme level | Level 6 |
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| Starting salary | £17,194 |
| Provider / F2F or Online | TBC |
Entry Criteria
This apprenticeship standard is at Level 6, applicants must have achieved a minimum of 5 GCSE’s graded 9-4 including English and Maths and achieve (or expect to achieve) 3 A-Levels at CCC minimum (excludes general studies) and must include Maths.
This must be achieved prior to completion of your apprenticeship.
What you will learn
What we're looking for
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.
We’d love you to be someone with…
How we'll reward and care for you in return
It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.
With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Seven Trent family:
As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.
Let's Go
Register your interest to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.
Please note, we don’t require a CV or cover letter to complete your application, the system will ask you for this, but you can just upload a blank document.
To find out more about working with us, search #LifeatSevernTrent on social media.
Diversity and Inclusion
At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve.
We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments.
Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent.