Apprentice Technical Operative

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About the apprenticeship role
This role is an Apprentice Technical Operative based in Durham with our Commissioning team. You will study a L2 Engineering Operative qualification and then progress to a Level 3 Utilities Operative qualification which will take around 48-50 months to complete in total including the end point assessments (EPA) and you will work with our specialist training provider on this. You will work 40 hours per week onsite.
During the apprenticeship you will learn to perform reactive and routine maintenance on equipment to ensure safe and efficient running of the sites, supporting other disciplines as necessary.
What your day could look like
- Getting involved in pre-award client site visits
- Learning about the tendering process and assisting estimating engineers
- Working with our Design team to understand the scope and solution of the project
- Attending buildability, ALM and HazOp meetings
- Learning to understand HSEQ responsibilities and requirements
- Using engineering data and documentation to help deliver projects
- Learn to maintain mechanical devices and equipment
- Carry out engineering activities - fault finding, pre and post-installation checks and assisting enabling works
- Fault diagnosis
- Preventative maintenance
- Assisting in operation of plant until handover to the client

We are committed to giving all our apprentices the required number of off the job training hours per week to dedicate to your studies and time to attend training with your apprenticeship provider.
About you
You will need the following to be eligible for this apprenticeship:

- Minimum of 5 GCSEs including Maths and English at a grade 4 or above.

Due to the nature of the role, a full driving licence would be highly recommended. If you are currently learning to drive, we may be able to support financially towards this, dependent on meeting our criteria.
This role is a September 2025 start.
This apprenticeship would particularly suit someone who has good team working skills and wants to work with others to find solutions to problems. We would like you to be able to show you have good written skills and can talk to others well. You will need to be organised and have a good attention to detail, being digitally savvy is also important. We want you to be excited to develop a career, learn more and gain an apprenticeship qualification.
What’s in it for you
We offer a great apprentice salary which is above the national apprentice rate. But that’s not all, we celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues. In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
- 24 days holiday plus bank holidays
- Apprentice bonus scheme
- Support with paid driving lessons for those apprentices eligible
- Company pension scheme
- Life assurance
- Family friendly policies
- A selection of lifestyle benefit options
- Financial wellbeing programme
- Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues
- We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.

About us
We design, build, and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better. We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power, and telecommunications sectors. We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience, and protect the natural environment. Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water.
We are an equal opportunities employer...
What next...
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