Location
Hybrid - Clearwater Court, Reading

Hours
36 hours a week across four working days plus one off-the-job training day

Salary
£22,500 per annum

About the Role
Kick-start your future as a Level 4 Assistant Project Manager Apprentice, supporting the UK’s largest water and wastewater provider. You’ll help deliver digital projects by learning how to plan, coordinate, and monitor activities that keep vital services running for millions of customers. Your responsibilities will include supporting the planning and scheduling of project activities, maintaining project documents, plans, RAID logs, and reports, tracking project progress, budgets, resources, and quality. You will join stakeholder meetings to share updates and capture actions, assist with identifying risks, opportunities, and mitigation plans, and work with cross-functional teams to keep workstreams on track. Additionally, you will learn how to set up, manage, and monitor project finances.

Training and Qualification
You will study with BPP Training, one of the UK’s leading Project Management training providers, through virtual weekly workshops. The qualification awarded is the Level 4 Associate Project Manager Apprenticeship Standard, aligned with the Association for Project Management for Associate Membership. The apprenticeship duration is 24 months, starting September 2026.

About Thames Water
We are the UK’s largest water and wastewater company, serving over 16 million customers. We are committed to building a better future for our customers, communities, people, and the planet. Working at Thames Water means joining a diverse and rewarding workplace where you can make a real difference every day. We offer meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits. Together, we strive to protect the world of water for future generations.

Benefits
Annual leave of 24 days per year, increasing to 28 with length of service (plus bank holidays). Performance-related pay plan linked to company targets. Generous pension scheme through AON. Access to a wide range of health and wellbeing benefits including annual health MOTs, physiotherapy, counselling, Cycle to Work schemes, shopping vouchers, and life assurance.

Experience
None specifically required; enthusiasm and commitment to learning are essential.

About you
- Able to manage time effectively and stay organised
- Works well in a team but confident working independently
- Passionate about learning and aligned with Thames Water’s goals for the future

Qualifications
- 5 GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 9-4 / A-C)
- 48+ UCAS points or equivalent relevant qualification
- Driving licence is desirable but not essential