Sustainability, Environment & Safety Apprentice - J3496
Start a career where your work can make a difference. Earn while you learn, gain a recognised qualification and develop practical skills in sustainability, environmental improvement and workplace safety with a global water technology company.
Role
Start your career in sustainability, safety and environmental improvement.
Are you interested in making a practical difference to people, workplaces and the environment? This apprenticeship is a great opportunity to start a career in Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) with a global company working to solve some of the world’s water challenges.
You might have recently completed A levels, college, or another Level 3 qualification. You may enjoy organising information, spotting ways to improve things, working with data, communicating with different people, or finding practical solutions to real-world problems.
No previous EHS experience is needed. What matters is your curiosity, care for others, willingness to learn and motivation to help create safer, more sustainable workplaces.
About Xylem
Xylem is a global water technology company focused on solving water challenges through innovative and sustainable solutions. Its work helps communities and businesses collect, move, treat, reuse and return water safely to the environment.
As part of the EHS team, you will help colleagues work safely while supporting projects that reduce the environmental impact of business operations. You will be part of a supportive team, with opportunities to learn, ask questions and build confidence in a professional workplace.
What you will learn and do
You will gain hands-on experience across environment, health and safety, supported by experienced colleagues. Your work will combine people, practical site activity, problem-solving, communications and data.
You will be supported to:
- Help carry out workplace safety checks, risk assessments and inspections.
- Support investigations into incidents and near misses, helping the team learn and prevent future problems.
- Help create clear, useful safe-working guidance for colleagues.
- Contribute to safety campaigns, communications, training sessions and toolbox talks.
- Keep training, compliance and safety records accurate and well organised.
- Support processes that help contractors and visitors work safely on site.
- Collect and analyse environmental information, including waste, energy and water-use data.
- Support recycling, waste-reduction and sustainability initiatives.
- Help identify patterns, gaps and practical opportunities for improvement.
- Use Excel and Power BI to create reports and dashboards that help colleagues understand performance.
- Take part in EHS meetings, training and improvement activity.
- Work on real projects
This is not an apprenticeship where you only observe. You will contribute to meaningful projects that can improve how Xylem works.
Depending on your interests, development and business priorities, you could support work such as:
- Improving ISO management systems.
- Reviewing environmental and safety requirements.
- Developing the EHS SharePoint site so information is easier for colleagues to find and use.
- Making risk assessments more digital, accessible and consistent.
- Supporting new systems, including Coupa.
- Helping simplify and improve processes across the business.
- Contributing to wider environmental, safety and sustainability projects.
You will see how safety, environmental responsibility, digital tools and good communication come together in a real workplace. You will also gain insight into different teams and career pathways across a global organisation.
Training
What will you learn?
During your apprenticeship you will develop knowledge and skills in areas including:
- Health & Safety
- Risk assessment
- Safe systems of work
- Workplace inspections
- Incident investigation
- Safety legislation and compliance
- Training and communication
- Environment & Sustainability
- Environmental compliance
- Waste management
- Energy and water reduction
- Environmental data and reporting
- Sustainability initiatives
- Continuous improvement
- Business & Professional Skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Problem solving
- Data analysis
- Presenting information
- Professional judgement
- Working with different teams and stakeholders
- Using digital systems and technology in the workplace
You will also develop confidence in using workplace technology, including Microsoft Excel and Power BI, as well as gaining exposure to systems such as SharePoint and Coupa.
Delivery Model /Teaching & learning sessions:
Every individual will have 1:1 virtual teaching & learning with the Skills Coach each month, planned and agreed lasting approx. 2 hours during day shifts.
Your apprenticeship
You will complete the Safety, Health & Environment Level 3 apprenticeship standard, combining structured learning with real workplace experience.
An apprenticeship is the start of your career, not the end of your learning.
Successful completion could lead to roles such as:
- EHS Technician
- Environmental Coordinator
- Junior EHS Advisor
There is also the opportunity to continue developing professionally, with successful learners able to join the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at TechIOSH level.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Training Provider
- SR APPRENTICESHIPS LIMITED
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday 37.25 hours per week (which would include the apprentice learning time). 8.00am- 4.00pm or 9.00am- 5.00pm 1⁄2 hour lunch break.
- Expected Duration
- 2 Years
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Friday, 25th September 2026
- Start Date
- Monday, 12th October 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Qualifications
- Maths, English & a Science GCSE, grade Grades 5 to 9 (A* to C) (Essential)
- 2 A Levels A Level, grade Pass (Desired)
- Any BTEC, grade Pass (Desired)