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2023 Scottish Water Modern Apprentice Programme - Pre-registration of interest.

Learning. Earning. Growing. Developing.

Scottish Water is built on it's people. We’re passionate about developing the potential of everyone in our business, making the most of your skills and abilities - and offering you every chance to progress with one of Scotland’s largest and most important businesses. So join us as an apprentice and you’ll be more than ‘just’ a part of the team that proudly delivers Scotland's water and waste water services to 2.5 million homes and over 150,000 businesses every day. - you’ll be building a career that can take you in any number of directions.

You’ll also be part of one of Scotland’s largest and most critical businesses - and an organisation built on people from all backgrounds. We’re an organisation that respects and values peoples’ differences, where you can be yourself - and where you can flourish. We’re passionate about creating opportunities for people who have the ability to deliver essential water and waste water services to Scotland, now and in the future.

Who are we looking for?

We’re looking for people who are self-motivated, team players who enjoy being outdoors. You should be practical, well organised and a good problem solver with a positive attitude and the ability to work on your own initiative. You’ll have five National 4 or 5 Qualifications (or equivalent) and a full UK driving licence (or currently be working to achieve this) as you’ll typically be working across a number of our sites.

This is your chance to learn as you earn, working with industry-leading teams across Scotland to help deliver services that are essential to the daily lives of the people of Scotland.

What’s it like working at Scottish Water?

We take employee engagement very seriously - and we’re proud of our inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have the Investors in Young People Platinum Standard accreditation (one of only 8 businesses in Scotland to have this), demonstrating our commitment to providing rewarding opportunities for young people.

We have excellent opportunities for you to develop through our apprenticeship programmes. If you are interested in these opportunities you can register your interest now by completing the short application form (this will take around 5 minutes). Click the apply button below.

Full applications for our 2023 Modern Apprenticeship opportunities will be accepted from March. By pre-registering we'll contact you first about our opportunities and let you know how to apply.

If you would like to help us create the Scottish Water of the Future then pre-register by midnight on Sunday 26th Feb 2023

Do you have any support needs?

Please let us know if there are any changes we can make to our application and selection process to make it easier and more comfortable for you. Email us with the vacancy reference number in the subject line so we can work with you to support you throughout your application.

Working at Scottish Water

Scottish Water is one of the UK's leading water companies, the quality of drinking water and satisfaction with the service we provide our customers has never been higher - but we want to be even better – and you could help play an important part!

We take employee engagement very seriously and have an inclusive and collaborative work environment where we respect people’s differences. We are committed to creating an engaging environment and a positive experience for our employees.

We were recently recognised as a Top 10 Flexible Employer in Scotland at the Flexibility Works Awards 2021 and by The Times as a Top 50 Employer for Women in 2019.

In 2019 we also won the Age Inclusive Award at The Herald and GenAnalytics Diversity Awards and were winners of the Best Public Sector Employer at the Family Friendly Working Scotland Awards 2020.
We have Carers Positive Exemplary Status and were Silver Award 2019 & Gold Award winners 2020 of the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (DERS).

We aim for work to be an energising and fulfilling experience and everyone plays their part to ensure that Scottish Water is trusted to serve our customers and communities.

We are passionate about creating opportunities for young people and are proud to have achieved the Gold standard in the Investors in Young People accreditation, demonstrating our commitment to creating rewarding opportunities for young people.

You will have access to a host of benefits which include 38 days holiday a year, a defined benefit pension scheme, a discounted medical cash plan and cycle to work, plus a variety of agile working arrangements and family-friendly policies designed to support your wellbeing.

Next Steps

Any offer of employment with Scottish Water will be subject to the successful completion of a mandatory pre-employment screening process, including Disclosure Scotland and eligibility to work in the UK. Details can be found on our website.

For more information about this role or if you require any additional support throughout the application process please contact the recruitment team:

As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it is important that Scottish Water employees are resident in Scotland and contribute to the Scottish economy by paying Scottish income tax on their earnings. As a result we ask all potential employees to confirm that they are resident in Scotland, or to confirm their intentions to move to Scotland within 6 months of their start date.