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 Maintenance Technician Programmes offer 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 not only by your line manager and maintenance colleagues but your own dedicated mentor, who you will work closely with throughout your apprenticeship.
Working alongside our electrical maintenance team you’ll undertake installation, testing, servicing, removal, replacement, maintenance, and repair of a range of equipment, sometimes complex, as part of planned preventative and reactive maintenance programmes. Furthermore, you will play a crucial part in creating an electricity generating environment, which may use a range of different fuels including gas, wind and other renewable sources. You will be building upon the electrical systems our infrastructure needs to operate, using knowledge of computer systems to repair and recycle equipment.
How the programme will work
| Apprenticeship Standard | Utilities Engineering Technician (Electrical pathway) |
| Programme duration | 48 months (Excluding EPA) |
| Programme level | Level 3 |
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| Starting salary | £17,194 |
| Training Provider | Make UK / F2F You will be training at Make UK, Nobel Wy, Birmingham B6 7EP training for 4 weeks, then returning to your base location for two weeks throughout the first year. Second year you will attend Make UK to complete your BTEC however on a less frequent basis. Where you are not local to Birmingham, we will offer fully funded accommodation including Dinner, Bed and Breakfast and transport to and from the Make UK Training Centre. |
Entry Criteria
This apprenticeship standard is at Level 3 (equivalent to 2 A-Level qualifications). If you don't already have GCSEs in English and Maths, you will need to take functional skills as part of the apprenticeship, which is an alternative to GCSEs and achieve a Level 2. You will need to achieve this prior to completion of your apprenticeship.
Health & Safety: We take the health and safety of our employees very seriously and so, for this role it will require individuals to identify electrical wiring, therefore you will be asked in your application if you have any health restrictions which could impact your ability to identify different colours.
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.
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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.
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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.