Apprentice Connection Project Manager

At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we're on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate apprentices like you to help us achieve our goals. Our people and culture are the heart of our success. We're proud to be in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement. With nearly 10,000 dedicated colleagues, we're looking for more brilliant people eager to turn challenges into opportunities. If you're excited to learn, and ready to make a real impact, we want you on our team! LET'S TELL YOU MORE Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn! Our Connection Project Manager Apprentice Programme offers the perfect blend of onsite operational experience whilst delivering fantastic customer service, job ownership and the ability to improve on what has been industry leading performance demonstrated over the last 5 years. You will be a valued member of a customer centric team who is always looking for new innovative ways to enhance what we do. Entering an apprenticeship scheme with us involves working towards the role of a fully-fledged professional, earning a salary, whilst also being able to maintain a sense of academic achievement. At Severn Trent we provide the perfect mix between hands-on experience and a formal qualification, enabling our apprentices to make a real lasting difference to our customers and communities, not just for now, but far into the future. As an apprentice Connection Project manager, you'll be exposed to a wide range of opportunities including site design, promoting jobs and quoting, tracing STW assets. You will have face to face conversations with various customer types such as one-off customers who have never been through new connections before, repeat customers, developers, farmers, agents. Speaking and liaising with contractors. Liaising with local Highways. Learn and understand private land entry., The Programme may require you to work in different locations throughout our region. Some of our sites cannot be reached directly by public transport. Mobility is hugely important as a regional employer and the need to travel to our other business sites will be required at times and help to enhance the learning you'll have on programme. You will need to have a full UK driving licence with access to your own vehicle upon starting your apprenticeship. WHAT WILL YOU LEARN

You will be able to do onsite assessments whereby you will trace STW assets. Scope out and design the works to undertake the new connection. You will the produce a quotation to the customer and explain all those costs and requirements. You will be the face of STW to our customers and will play a important part of our DMEX customer journey. You will be able to develop great customer communication skills. You will have the ability to build a fantastic stakeholder network. You will receive job specific training on quoting and promotion. Water Regulation training. You will get experience with dealing with private land entry and dealing with suppliers and contractors., We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long-term. We'd love you to be someone with…

• A 'can do' attitude - willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
• No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you'll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment
  
  HOW WE'LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN
It's not just a job you'll get here, you'll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we'll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live. With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you'll get being part of the Seven Trent family:
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme - we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave - the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Retail offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year