Health, Safety and Environment Technician Apprentice - Thames Water

K10 Apprenticeships Ltd is offering an apprenticeship for a Health, Safety and Environment Technician at Thames Water in Aldermaston, UK. The role involves both office and site work, providing health and safety advice, developing training, investigating incidents, and ensuring compliance with safety standards. Applicants must have GCSE English and Maths, a full UK driver's license, and be proactive problem solvers. The apprenticeship lasts 24 months.
This is an apprenticeship, if you have completed a degree in this field or something similar, you are overqualified and therefore not eligible for this position.

The role will be both office and site based providing advice to others on how to work without harming themselves or others. Technicians will work with management and delivery teams to advise on the statutory health, safety and environmental requirements as they affect the company’s operations. They will assist the management team in ensuring that the legal and company SHE requirements are implemented.

For Thames Water, duties may include:

· Develop, review, and execute safe systems of work.

· Create and deliver training packages (e.g., toolbox talks & inductions)

· Investigate and report incidents in the workplace.

· Analyse data and present findings to the management team

· Undertake site visits to construction sites to check on site safety standards.

· Review and approve risk assessments and method statements.

· Enforce health and safety requirements.

· Identify hazards and implement solutions.

· Planning emergency procedures.

· Adhering to environmental and safety laws.

· Implement health and safety standards such as ISO 45001 etc.

K10 are a disability confident employer, who are proud to support apprentices in the workplace and at college. The K10 team being trained in assisting learners with varying levels of support and guidance.

If you have any disabilities or require reasonable adjustments in the interview process, please let us know and we would be happy to accommodate.

Typical Working Week

40 hours p/w with start time typically between 07:00 & 08:00 inclusive of paid 8 hours at college.

Person Specification

· Proactive approach, taking pride in their work and taking accountability for decisions.

· A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment

· Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving

· No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you’ll need to be quick on your feet to respond!

· Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams

· Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences

· Ability to visit different sites and training days

· Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment.

· Ability to work in all weather conditions to serve our customers and protect the environment

· Able to understand and follow health and safety protocols

Minimum Requirements

English and Maths at GCSE Grade 3 / D or above, or Functional Skills at Level 1 or above.

Must have access to a vehicle and a full UK drivers license

Key Training/College Information

K10 will enrol you to the Level 3 Safety, Health & Environment Technician course and fund your qualifications through an accredited training provider.

The apprenticeship duration is 24 months.

Eligibility

To start this apprenticeship, you’ll need to be:

· Living in England for the last 3 years and have right to work status

· Not enrolled on any other courses

· 18+ due to site H&S rules

Who We Are

We are UK’s largest construction-specific Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency. Founded in 2009, we are an award-winning social enterprise with a passion to convert potential.

Our aim is to place our learners in sustainable employment on projects in their local area. To do this, we collaborate with government, referral organisations, local authorities, developers, contractors, and colleges, to deliver apprenticeship programmes specifically designed to upskill the future of construction.