Location
Lower Sunbury Road, Hampton, TW12 2ES

Hours
36 hours per week across four working days, plus one off-the-job training day, Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.

Salary
£22,500 per year

About the Role
Kick-start your future as a Construction Assurance Apprentice supporting the UK’s largest water and wastewater provider. You will support projects through design, build, commissioning, and aftercare—helping integrate new assets smoothly into day-to-day operations. Most of your apprenticeship will be spent working on-site, gaining hands-on experience and learning on the job.

You will support construction assurance to meet time, cost, and quality targets, assist with pre-construction reviews and readiness checks, monitor contractor safety, environmental compliance, and asset standards. You will help resolve site issues, non-conformances, and deviations, work with Operations Readiness teams to ensure smooth asset integration, and help prepare and review RAMS, TWOSAS, and permits. Additionally, you will take part in audits and performance reviews to drive improvement and support planning, lookahead meetings, commissioning, and aftercare activities.

Thames Water is committed to building a better future for customers, communities, people, and the planet. As part of the team, you will enjoy meaningful career opportunities, flexible working arrangements, and excellent benefits while making a daily difference to millions of lives and helping protect water resources for future generations.

Experience
No prior experience required. This apprenticeship is designed to develop your skills through practical, on-the-job training combined with formal learning.

About you
- Strong communication and customer care skills
- Good IT and administrative skills
- Attention to detail and strong organisational abilities
- Problem solving and analytical thinking
- Presentation skills and ability to work well in a team
- Creative, logical, patient, non-judgemental, and shows initiative

Qualifications
- GCSEs in Maths and English (grade 9-4 or A-C)
- Relevant subject qualification (grade Distinction/Merit/Pass/A-C) preferred
- Other relevant qualifications or industry experience are welcomed and the apprenticeship can be adjusted accordingly
- Full UK driving licence required; if using your own vehicle, business insurance is needed