Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

At M Group Water, we work in partnership with Thames Water to deliver one of the largest and most ambitious infrastructure investment programmes in the UK. Thames Water’s AMP8 period represents the biggest upgrade to their water and wastewater networks in 150 years, with customers funding £20.5 billion to maintain, improve and future‑proof essential assets.

This includes replacing around 550 km of water mains, enhancing resilience to climate change, reducing pollution incidents, and delivering major environmental improvements across rivers and catchments.

We bring over 140 years of combined engineering and infrastructure experience, supporting Thames Water in strengthening asset performance, improving water quality, and protecting the environment for future generations.

This role sits within our Thames Water Capital Delivery teams, who are responsible for delivering major water and wastewater projects within the AMP8 programme. During AMP8, Thames Water’s capital programme is expected to be up to three times larger than previous cycles, requiring significant expansion across engineering, environmental, and programme management disciplines.

You will be supporting the safe delivery of high‑priority infrastructure upgrades including:

• Water treatment and sewage treatment works improvements
• Network resilience schemes
• Sewer relining and pollution‑reduction programmes
• Major pipelines and growth‑driven capacity enhancements

These investments form part of Thames Water’s strategic plan to improve service reliability, reduce environmental impact, and build resilience against climate change and population growth.

Want to come and be a part of it? 

What will you be doing?

As a Health and Safety Apprentice, you will be interested in learning, problem solving, and have a passion for health and safety. You enjoy working as part of a team, are adaptable, confident, and have high levels of attention to detail. This role is for someone who loves a challenge and isn't afraid to challenge the status quo.

Your remit would be to prioritise activities, multi-task, provide data for board packs and reporting, and put forward suggestions for improvement. You will be given the support and development to become a fully qualified health and safety professional.

In this role, you will assist with inspections, system audits, tool box talks, and investigations, and eventually take ownership of tasks, trend review & analysis, and risk assessments. You will be instrumental in driving improvements and ensuring the safety and well-being of our employees, championing our 'It Starts with me campaign'

To excel in this role, you'll need to be a team player with a willingness to learn and lead by example.

What you’ll bring

• Grade C or above in at least 5 GCSEs including English and Mathematics (9-4 within the new grading system)
• A full UK or EU Driving License
• You must be able to demonstrate your Right to Work in the UK, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role
• You must be able to start on the 1st September 2026
• You must live in a commutable distance from the office in Reading
• Ability to work on own initiative without direct supervision with a high commitment for delivery and quality

Recruitment Process;

• Online application
• Minimum requirements check
• Online assessment via Test Gorilla
• Invite to interview in person
• Start Date: 1st September 2026

Apprenticeship Development Scheme (ADS);

• A blend of online and face‑to‑face sessions
• Focus on soft skills development and mental health/pastoral support
• Some residential elements within England
• All travel, accommodation and meals fully funded during training
• Time spent both with the training provider and under supervision on site

About the Apprenticeship

At the end of your apprenticeship, you will have achieved a Level 3 Health and Environment Technician Qualification. The course length is 24 months.

You can read the full overview here; Safety-Health-and-Environmental-Technician-Course-Overview.pdf (penshawview.co.uk)

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; 

• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Personal accident cover
• Company car or car allowance

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. 

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

•            We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet

•            We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations

•            We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts

•            We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

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