Sustainability Level 6 Apprenticeship

Transport for London is offering a Level 6 Sustainability Apprenticeship focused on environmental practices. The role requires at least two days per week in the office and one day at a London-based university. Applicants must meet specific eligibility criteria and have relevant qualifications. The apprenticeship lasts five years, with a salary of £29,281 and various benefits including free travel on the TfL network.
Thank you for your interest in applying for this TfL Apprenticeship Scheme.

The application will contain a series of questions to establish your eligibility. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

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Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our Apprenticeship scheme per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.

TfL Sustainability Apprenticeship Scheme

Level 6

Apprenticeship Standard: Environmental Practitioner

Fun Fact

TfL is the biggest user of electricity in London (over 1.5TWh per year) and one of the biggest users in the UK.We even have our own power station!

Salary

£29,281

What We Offer

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow:

Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household

Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel

Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays

Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme

Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Location

London / Hybrid working.

At least two days per week in the office - subject to working patterns and business requirements. One day a week at a London-based University.

Duration

5 years

Entry Requirements

A minimum of 2 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths

3 A Levels in any subject at Grade A* - C or equivalent

You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards a qualification at the same or higher level in a related subject or have already studied content from the qualification for this scheme.

Please note that you will be required to provide original certificates and/or predicted grades as proof for your eligibility checks.

You must be 18 years of age before the start date to be eligible for this scheme.

Proposed start date

8 th September 2025

Job Overview

We’re seeking talented individuals across a range of disciplines and backgrounds to help us on our journey to zero carbon and to live up to TfL’s vision of being London’s strong green heartbeat. Whilst keeping close links to TfL’s Sustainability & Corporate Environment team, you could potentially work in any department within the organisation. You will be working to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of every decision we make.

Sustainability

The climate and ecological crisis is the defining challenge for humanity. London is part of the global effort to address it, and the mayor has an ambition to make London net zero-carbon by 2030. TfL must keep London moving to make the city as safe, sustainable, and inclusive as possible in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about what TfL does and how sustainability is at the core of our purpose .

What will I be doing?

You will complete a two-week induction, and three weeks work experience as a Customer Service Assistant at a station. This will give you invaluable front-line experience and understanding of the customer facing element of working for a transport organisation.

Your apprenticeship programme will then incorporate two different placements each year. Placements will be chosen with you to give you breadth of experience and to align with your interests and ambitions. The placements will allow you to gain the skills, experience and behaviours required to complete the Apprenticeship and for your future career.

Our Current Sustainability Apprentices Have Completed Placements In
• Sustainability & Corporate Environment – Sustainability (example activities: developing and delivering knowledge programmes)
• Sustainability & Corporate Environment – Carbon & Energy (example activities: developing and implementing detailed plans to tackle our energy consumption, increase renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions )
• Bus Operations (example activities: helping drive the wider green agenda for bus operations, looking at opportunities beyond the flagship project of zero emission buses)
• Piccadilly Line Upgrade project (example activities: chairing the ‘Green Meeting’ attended by the Piccadilly Line Upgrade leadership team, reporting against environmental metrics, championing climate adaptation, biodiversity and carbon)
• Environment & Sustainability Engineering (example activities: carbon modelling and management, working to make sustainability ‘business as usual’ in TfL Engineering)
• Transport Strategy & Planning (example activities: involvement in development and implementation of London-wide environmental transport policy)
• Places for London (example activities: working with property managers to help improve the environmental and social aspects of the London property market).

Where can this career take me?

This scheme focuses on creating sustainability leaders who can influence outcomes in roles including, but not limited, to:
• Environmental Management
• Sustainability Management
• Responsible Procurement
• Asset Operations and Strategy
• Project and Infrastructure Delivery
• General Management
• Transport Policy and Planning
• Finance
• Governance and Legal Compliance

What training and support will I get?

Whilst on the scheme, we’ll support your technical development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experiences and placements.We’ll also support your professional development through a combination of classroom-led training courses, online training courses, mentoring opportunities, and structured networking opportunities.

You'll also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your:
• Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development
• Scheme sponsor: A senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has line manager responsibility
• Buddy: Usually an apprentice or graduate who gives support to you and ensure that you feel welcomed in the organisation
• Development adviser: Supports your professional development through providing career coaching and career progression at TfL

The study element of the apprenticeship will be a mixture of day release with a few full weeks of block learning.

What do we look for?

Skills

Everything we do as an organisation is to ensure that our evolving city remains future-proof for millions of Londoners. Our talented apprentices will gain the skills, behaviours, and experiences to help deliver that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who:
• Have an inquisitive mind
• Take their own action
• Thrive in a team

As a member of the team, we’ll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value from day one.If you are excited by inspiring and influencing the future of London and are up for a challenge and thrive under pressure, then this is the career path for you.

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:
• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate

Assessment Process

You will receive support and information around each assessment stage as your progress through your application. For more information on this, and for further guidance, please visit our website here .

Please pay close attention to emails and deadlines provided noting you have 1 week to complete assessments, and we cannot re-issue these tests. Please ensure you check your email inbox and your junk mail.

Inclusive recruitment process

We operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for candidates with a disability. Please let us know if you require reasonable adjustments for any stages of the application process.

We're a Disability Confident employer, and we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience have been met.

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate, Apprentice and Intern recruitment the minimum criteria we set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approach as part of the Disability Confident scheme.

Contact us

You Can Contact The Recruitment Team By

Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30)

Email: earlycareerscampaigns@tfl.gov.uk

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process.

Additional Information

Depending on your placement and final role you may be required to undertake a medical - which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, eye test and hearing test.

What qualifications will I gain?

The apprenticeship will incorporate study with our chosen further education institution to gain Environmental Practitioner Apprentice Level 6 which is a degree-level qualification.Details on this apprenticeship, ref ST0778, can be found here .

Organisation

HR

Job

Sustainability (Degree) Level 6

Position Type

Full Time