Careers

Apprentices

From your morning cup of tea to your bedtime bath, water is at the heart of everything we do. Without it, life as we know it wouldn’t exist. Help us make life happen.

Why Severn Trent?

Leave a lasting legacy in a transforming industry

Our schemes will give you immediate exposure to unrivalled learning opportunities and technical challenges. Working with leading experts, you’ll be involved in a huge range of end-to-end projects and gain an in-depth understanding of the way our business works. Throughout your placements you’ll get all the support you need to develop your technical knowledge and skills, build an incredible professional network and seek out new experiences.

To help us create an outstanding customer experience, deliver environmental leadership and take on the technical challenges of the 21st century, we need Apprentices who can think differently and push boundaries. With global issues like climate change and population growth becoming increasingly complex, keeping our business running takes serious talent, ambition and a fresh perspective. If you want to shape the future of the water industry Severn Trent is the place for you.

Wonderful place to work

From accelerated leadership training, to hands-on experience and involvement in community projects, there are so many wonderful reasons to work at Severn Trent. Here’s our top five:

New and exciting challenges

We’re taking an innovative approach to water and waste services. From strengthening ourcustomer engagement, to bolstering the way we manage our water and wastewater productionand quality. We’re making sure we stay ahead of the game as the market evolves.

Recognition for brilliance

It’s important to feel valued at work and at Severn Trent we make sure that our people arerecognised for the work they do. That’s why we have a fantastic benefits and rewards scheme thatrecognises your contribution to our business – and we’re no strangers to personally thankingpeople for making an exceptional contribution.

Making a difference

We’re dedicated to helping out in our local communities – and there are plenty of opportunities foryou to get involved, from designing gardens for schools to fundraising for a charity withyour colleagues.

Because we care

We’re a fair and ethical business within a regulated industry, so we think about the economic andenvironmental impact of every decision we make. Whether we’re helping to conserve wildlife orfinding new ways to save water, we’re committed to creating a sustainable world.

You’re the future

Our graduates are the future experts of our business. You will help us challenge the way thingshave always been done, allowing us to build a brighter future for the communities we serve..

Recognised as one of the Top 20 companies in the Social Mobility Employer Index 2018 and working to launch 'The Skills Tap' Report with The Social Mobility Pledge, we're commited to supporting our communities in social mobility cold spots.

Hear what our apprentices think about Severn Trent.