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TfL Sustainability Apprenticeship Scheme

Level 6

https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/environmental-practitioner-degree-v1-1

What qualifications will I gain?

The apprenticeship will incorporate study with our chosen further education institution to gain Environmental Practitioner Apprentice Level 6 which is a degree-level qualification. Details on this apprenticeship, ref ST0778, can be found here: https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/environmental-practitioner-degree-v1-1

Location

London based hybrid working. At least two days per week in the office - subject to working patterns and business requirements.

Duration - 5 years

Salary - £25,264

Fun Fact / Quote / Things to consider / What makes us different?

TfL is the biggest user of electricity in London (over 1.5TWh per year) and one of the biggest users in the UK. We even have our own power station!

The positive impact you’ll have at TfL:

The climate and ecological crisis is the defining challenge for humanity and hinders our ability to thrive into the long-term. London is at the centre of the global effort to address this, including the Mayor’s world-leading goal of a Zero Carbon London by 2030. If you want to have an impact, TfL has the scale and breadth for you to do so. Find out more about what TfL does and how sustainability is at the core of our purpose.

Job overview:

We’re seeking talented individuals across a range of disciplines and backgrounds to help us achieve our vision of a greener, healthier, more sustainable London.

Our Sustainability Apprentices will have the opportunity to work in a wide variety of roles across TfL and will be fully supported to do this through a network of existing TfL sustainability professionals. Your ‘home’ team will be the TfL Sustainability and Corporate Environment team which is highly motivated and is expanding. Your placements could be in almost any part of TfL.

What will I be doing?

You will complete a two-week induction and three to four weeks of work experience as a Customer Service Assistant at a station. This will give you invaluable front-line experience and understanding of the customer facing element of working for a transport organisation.

Your apprenticeship programme will then incorporate working in two to three different TfL placements each year. Placements will be chosen with you to complement your studies. The placements will allow you to gain the skills, experience and behaviours required to complete the Apprenticeship and for your future career.

Placements will be available across three categories: i) within the TfL Sustainability and Corporate Environment team, ii) in other teams where sustainability and environment is a direct part of the role and iii) other teams within TfL where the placement will be approached through the lens of environment and sustainability. Examples are shown below.

• Corporate strategy - Developing, implementing and communicating overall strategies and plans to achieve environmental goals and tracking and reporting progress.
• Sustainability - Developing, implementing and communicating overall strategies and plans to achieve sustainability goals, providing governance, training and stakeholder engagement and building partnerships.
• Energy & Carbon - Developing detailed plans to tackle our energy consumption, increase renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions.
• Technical Advice teams - Providing specialist environmental advice and support to our operations and construction teams, including undertaking specialist environmental activity.
• Facilities Operations – environment - Utility management and energy efficiency in TfL offices
• Property Management – sustainability team - Embedding environment & sustainability strategy into management of tenants
• Engineering - environmental team - Environmental and sustainability considerations in transport engineering
• Transport Strategy & Policy - Development and implementation of London-wide environmental transport policy
• Procurement - responsible procurement - Implementation of the TfL Responsible Procurement Policy
• Operational and construction teams (in LU, Buses, Trams, DLR or London Overground) - Strengthening environmental and sustainability input to the teams
• Communications, city planning, business strategy, human resources, technology & data, finance and project management - Strengthening environmental and sustainability input to the teams

Where can this career take me?

We need every role in TfL to include sustainability and for it to be at the heart of every decision we make. You will be part of a strong and growing network of individuals across TfL that are passionate and actively working to progress our sustainability goals in every part of our organisation.

What training and support will you get?

Whilst on the scheme, we’ll support your technical development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experiences and placements. We’ll also support your professional development through a combination of classroom-led training courses, online training courses, mentoring opportunities and structured networking opportunities. You will receive one-to-one support throughout the programme from your scheme sponsor and your Line Manager. The study element of the apprenticeship will be a mixture of day release with a few full weeks of block learning.

What do we look for?

Everything we do as an organisation is to ensure that our evolving city remains future-proof for millions of Londoners. Our talented apprentices will gain the skills, behaviours and experiences to help deliver that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who;

• Have an inquisitive mind
• Take their own action
• Thrive in a team

As a member of the team, we’ll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value from day one. If you are excited by inspiring and influencing the future of London and are up for a challenge and thrive under pressure, then this is the career path for you.

Important Information

Depending on your placement and final role you may be required to undertake a medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, eye test and hearing test.

Entry requirements

A minimum of 2 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade 4 (C) or above including English and Maths

3 A Levels in any subject at Grade A* - C or equivalent

You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards a qualification at the same or higher level in a related subject or have already studied content from the qualification for this scheme.

Please note that you will be required to provide original certificates and/or predicted grades as proof for your eligibility checks.

You must be 18 by 11th September 2023 to be eligible for this scheme.

Inclusive recruitment process

We operate a transparent recruitment process that removes barriers for disabled candidates.

We're a Disability Confident employer, and we offer guaranteed interviews to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met.

Our candidate experience continues to be underpinned by a fair and robust reasonable adjustments process, in collaboration with our Occupational Health colleagues, and other expert organisations.

Contact us

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

Contact the recruitment team by

• Phone: 0203 005 1680 (Monday to Friday between 09:00 and 17.30)

• Email: [email protected]