Apprentice Reservoir Monitoring Technician
Hello! Thanks for stopping by. Let us tell you about all the great reasons to join our apprenticeship programme here at Yorkshire Water!
We have an exciting opportunity for a Reservoir Monitoring Technician Apprentice to join the Asset Management Team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
Salary & Benefits
- Salary: £24,309 per annum
- Extras: Annual incentive bonus, 25 days holiday +bank holidays and wellness day
- Pension: Up to 12% Company contribution
- Life Insurance: 4 times pensionable salary
- A great benefits package: choose from health cash plan scheme, critical illness insurance, dental insurance, life assurance flex and partner cover
- Retail savings scheme
- Online GP service, cycle to work scheme, gym membership discounts and many more!
Work type: Permanent: 37 hours per week, Monday – Friday
Location: The Apprentice will work between sites and an office facility covering North, South and West Yorkshire area. There will be some home working involved in the role. Candidates must be willing to work across the Yorkshire Region.
Program Support:
- Carefully selected training providers to deliver the specialist knowledge related to your role.
- A mentor who is an expert in your field to support you through your apprenticeship.
- Access to the Funded Learning Team who provide specialist support to you throughout your apprenticeship journey.
- Development opportunities in line with the apprenticeship progression plan along with additional extracurricular activities to enhance your employability skills and personal brand.
What we do:
Everyone has an idea of what a water company does. Here in Yorkshire, we make sure that over 5.4 million people living in the region and the millions of people who visit our region each year, can rely on our services, and have clean and safe drinking water on tap and that their wastewater is taken away. But for us, it’s so much more than this.
We look after communities, protect the environment, and plan to look after Yorkshire’s water, today, tomorrow 24/7, 365 days a year. We provide essential water and wastewater services to every corner of the Yorkshire region, and play a key role in the region’s health, wellbeing, and prosperity.
New environmental legislation, unprecedented levels of investment and changing expectations from customers means that this is an exciting time to discover opportunities within the water industry. Our People team are a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
Where you fit in:
The Reservoir Safety function covers a number of connected, yet discrete areas, with the opportunity to work across exciting areas, such as identifying and delivering innovation opportunities, championing nature based solutions, through to contributing to strategies central to Yorkshire Water achieving our vision. Reservoir Safety is a key part of how we plan to meet the changing expectations of customers and regulators.
The role of an Apprentice Reservoir Monitoring Engineer is a vital one as you will help ensure that Yorkshire Water manages its reservoir assets to comply with legislation and ensure the ongoing safety of the public and customers whilst ensuring that we provide our customers with a wholesome water supply that everyone can enjoy.
Your duties will include but are not limited to:
- As an Apprentice Reservoir Monitoring Technician, you will work alongside a team of experts across the business to develop competence in:
- undertaking monitoring and surveying tasks at reservoir sites throughout the Yorkshire region. These are some of our largest and most impressive assets.
- Utilising the latest surveying technology in all weathers, highly accurate measurements of the structures are taken allowing for key decisions to be made as to their performance and condition, and ensuring the team delivers compliance to the Reservoirs Act 1975.
- Whilst in the office, processing and analysis of the data is done in specialist survey software packages, and reports/drawings presented in various formats.
What you will study:
Our Apprentice Reservoir Monitoring Engineers study the Level 3 Geospatial Survey Technician standard through specialist training provider Riverside college. The Apprenticeship covers topics such as principles and use of surveying processing software packages, principles of Geodesy, GIS, trigonometry, Mathematics, error theory, photogrammetry and remote sensing and the four pillars of sustainability. The course is delivered on a block release basis from their campus in Widnes. For more information please visit the link below:
What skills & qualifications you will need:
- To have an interest in working in the great outdoors and a willingness to work in all weathers.
- To hold or be predicted 5 GCSE'S or equivalent grade 4 and above / A-C including English, Mathematics & Science Subject
- To have an interest in data and the environment.
- To hold a Full UK driving licence
Timescales to consider:
Adverts closes 19th April 2026
Assessment Centre: Friday 1st May 2026 with interviews to follow.
Do we sound like your cup of tea?
If you’ve got an interest in and want to learn more about our Apprenticeship programme and want to help us deliver great service for our customers whilst looking after the environment, then be sure to apply today to find out what a career with Yorkshire Water can offer you.
If successful for the role, you will be required to undergo pre-employment checks that will include a Basic Disclosure Check, carried out through a Third-Party Company, prior to commencing employment. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the security vetting process for either a Counter Terrorist Check or Security Check clearance. All our roles are subject to a medical questionnaire, and further medicals when required.
We are proud to serve the Yorkshire region and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment that is reflective of the communities we serve. We strongly encourage candidates of all different backgrounds to apply.
Kelda Group reserve the right to close this position before the published closing date, should the need occur. We therefore advise that you complete and submit your application as soon as possible.
No agencies please.
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