Digital Level 6 Apprenticeship
Join us as a Digital Degree Apprentice and you’ll gain hands-on experience with Thames Water’s Operational Technology team, supporting 24/7 services for customers, communities, and the environment. Earn a respected Level 6 qualification in Digital Technology and Solutions, opening the door to a long-term career.
Role
What you’ll be doing as a Digital Level 6 Apprentice:
- Remotely monitor, control, and manage thousands of water and wastewater collection, treatment, and distribution assets
- Gather and analyse insights from over 2.1 million data points
- Support strategic goals across the water industry, including reducing leakage and pollution, through Operational Technology solutions
- Drive digital transformation by embracing and adopting innovative technologies to exceed customer expectations
Training
- Knowledge, skills and behaviours as set out in the Level 6 Digital and Technology Solutions Professional Digital and Technology Solutions Professional apprenticeship standard
- BSc (Honours) Degree in Digital and Technology Solutions
- You’ll study with Warwick University, a leading UK IT and Digital training provider, through a mix of 2.5-day block-release sessions and online learning over each 12-week semester
- Permanent contract with a 48-54 month structured programme
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Digital and technology solutions professional (level 6)
- Training Provider
- THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK
- Working Week
- 36-hour week over four working days plus one training day. Monday - Friday. Exact TBC.
- Expected Duration
- 4 Years 6 Months
- Positions Available
- 2
- Closing Date
- Friday, 6th March 2026
- Start Date
- Tuesday, 1st September 2026
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
Qualifications
- Maths, English and a STEM subject GCSE, grade 9-4 or A-C (Essential)
- related subjects plus A-Level Maths Other, grade Distinction/merit/pass/A-C (Essential)
About the Employer
THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Who are we? We’re the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, with more than 16 million customers relying on us every day to supply water for their taps and toilets. We want to build a better future for all, helping our customers, communities, people, and the planet to thrive. It’s a big job and we’ve got a long way to go, so we need help from passionate and skilled people, committed to making a difference and getting us to where we want to be in the years and decades to come