Safety, Health & Environment Apprentice
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
South East London (SE2 9AQ)
Closes in 11 days (Thursday 8 May 2025)
Posted on 23 April 2025
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Summary
You will be working alongside highly experienced Safety, Health and Environment professionals, assisting the business to foster a safety culture that mitigates risks and incidents, boosting operational efficiency.
- Wage
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£21,500 a year
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Contributory pension – Defined Contribution - Maximum of 12% -2x employee contribution. Wider benefits scheme including our benefits hub, which is packed full of offers and information to save you money and support your wellbeing.
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday. Hours to be confirmed.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 1 September 2025
- Duration
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1 year 3 months
- Positions available
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3
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you’ll do at work
As an Apprentice SHE technician you will travel across our region, attending operational sites to monitor and support Safety, Health and Environment objectives. Each day will be different but as part of the role you'll:
- Plan site visits including assurance and engagement – risk based with quantity of SHE inspections confirmed depending on business area and requirement
- Support the monitoring of performance against the Safety, Health and Wellbeing strategy and objectives, system, standards, processes and procedures
- Support site HSW assurance to highlight good practice, risks and non-compliance
- Support low-level incident investigations
Where you’ll work
Crossness
Abbey Wood
South East London
SE2 9AQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
CLEAR QUALITY LIMITED
Your training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
- Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
- Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
- Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
- Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
- Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
- Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
- Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
- Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
- Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
- Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
- Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health
Your training plan
The programme is delivered remotely via microsoft teams, using the most up to date technology including online lectures, eLearning and assignments.
- Level 3 Safety, Health and Environment Technician Apprenticeship Standard
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Positive attitude
- Inquisitive nature
- Eye for detail
Other requirements
Full driving licence is required
About this company
At Thames Water, our purpose is crystal clear - to deliver life’s essential service so our customers, communities and planet can thrive. Water is life’s great leveller. Every living thing needs it, every single day. From people to plants, birds to bees, farms to factories, we all need it to thrive, and we’re committed to taking care of it for us all. But keeping water flowing is becoming harder. From scorching summers to wetter winters, extreme weather affects everything from our pipes to our local rivers. We must keep millions more kettles boiling, public services operating, washing machines spinning, showers running and more, so every drop is more precious than ever. Are you ready to play your part?
After this apprenticeship
- Full time position
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CLEAR QUALITY LIMITED
earlycareers@thameswater.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000316605.
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Closes in 11 days (Thursday 8 May 2025)
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