Mechanical & Electrical Apprentice - Alpheus

1 week ago


Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Anglian Water Services Ltd Full time

Apprenticeship type:
Level 3 Mechanical & Electrical Apprentice - 4 Year

Fully Qualified Salary:
Circa £32,000

Start date:
August 2023

Did you know? 87% of our Apprentices are still working with us?

Come and join us to earn while you learn


Alpheus forms part of the contracting arm of Anglian Water; one of the UK's largest water companies - providing water and recycling services to over 6 million customers in England.

Both Anglian Water and Alpheus believe in doing the right thing for the environment and the planet. By joining us you will be helping us to create a sustainable future for decades to come.

An apprenticeship with us is your chance to get a career for life. You'll gain valuable work experience, achieve a fantastic qualification, all whilst getting paid for it

What's in it for you?

A nationally recognised qualification

Fully expensed accommodation close to the training centre

Fully expensed tools, uniform, and PPE tailored to your individual needs

23 days annual leave - rising with length of service (plus the choice to buy & sell leave)

Competitive pension scheme

Personal private health care

An extensive range of retail discounts and benefits

What does a Mechanical & Electrical Apprenticeship involve?


Our Mechanical and Electrical teams work at our Water Plants and are responsible for the day-to-day planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs, electrical and instrumentation assets on a variety of water treatment sites.

You will be required to report on failing/failed assets and diagnose more complex faults utilising your training and deciding on and carrying out the most appropriate and cost-effective solution.

You will need to regularly monitor the performance of our assets using available IT systems and will be expected to identify and promote necessary asset enhancements to enable optimum infrastructure performance.


Your first year will be spent on a fully expensed residential course at Grantham College with the other new apprentices.

During college holidays, you will spend time at your work base, getting to know your new team and start on the job training.

During years 2 and 3, you will continue block release, but spend the remaining time on our sites acquiring practical skills, under the direction of an experienced technician, mentor and manager.

And year 4 is fully work based.

To be successful as an Anglian Water Apprentice you will require:
Maths & English GCSE (grade A-C or 9-4) OR;
Predicted Maths & English GCSE (grade A-C or 9-4) OR;
Proof of enrolment onto Level 2 Maths & English Functional Skills

An enthusiastic nature, a willingness to learn & team spirit

A passion for practical work, the great outdoors and exceptional customer service


As well as the above, you'll need a full UK driving license (or be able to obtain one in the first 9 months of being successful on the apprenticeship scheme) along with living within a 30-minute radius of the advertised area, or within the circumference of the area the Apprentice will cover.


Closing date:
Sunday 5th March 2023

Inclusion at Anglian Water


Inclusion is for everyone, and we are an equal opportunity employer, which means we'll consider all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic.

We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an environment where all our colleagues feel they belong.

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