Water Utility Operations Apprenticeship
Want to be part of building a greener, healthier and stronger Northern Ireland? Come and join us! We’ll provide you with industry leading skills and the experience you’ll need to succeed in your career.
We currently have opportunities for self-motivated and enthusiastic Apprentices at multiple locations across Northern Ireland, who are interested in making a difference to the Northern Ireland water industry and building a career with NI Water.
Come and join us as a Water Utility Operations Apprentice where no two days are ever the same! You’ll learn to operate and look after all the kit and assets we use to produce, treat and deliver water to homes and businesses across the Northern Ireland.
NI Water offers a competitive salary and benefits package from day one. You will have the opportunity to learn alongside highly experienced people, while earning as you learn and gaining a professional Level 3 qualification in Water Operations. You will also benefit from subsidised driving lessons to help you truly get in the driving seat of your career!
Our Water Utility Operations Apprentices will join the Water Production Line team in the Customer & Operations Directorate (C&OD). The Water Production Line team is responsible for the treatment and distribution of potable water supplying our customers with the water they need to live and thrive.
The three-year apprenticeship programme is designed to ensure you gain real life, on the job experience, developing new skills and knowledge that will support you in building a successful career with NI Water. You will also enjoy being able to share your experiences and learn from other apprentices, colleagues and assigned personal mentors.
For the first year of your apprenticeship, you’ll spend your time learning the ropes, completing a rotational training programme across our water functions. After this you will specialise in water distribution, enabling you to become an expert in this vital work.
Following completion of the apprenticeship programme, successful Apprentices will have the opportunity to move into the role of Water Network Technician.
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Scientific Apprenticeship
Putting the H2O into NI Water - world class scientific analysis starts here, with us – NI Water’s Analytical Services team!
We have opportunities for Apprentices at our scientific laboratories in Belfast and Derry for candidates who are interested in making a difference to Northern Ireland and building a career with NI Water.
NI Water offers a competitive salary and benefits package from day one as well as opportunities to earn as you learn, working with brilliant people, all while gaining a formal qualification in science. You will also benefit from subsidised driving lessons to help you truly get in the driving seat of your career!
You will work as part of our experienced team, to ensure maintenance, monitoring and controlling of NI Water’s sampling requirements for Clean & Waste Waters. You will be a point of contact within our laboratories, and will assist in the daily operations of the NI Water Sampling teams.
You will also work closely with the Laboratory Information Management Systems Team (LIMS) and alongside the NI Water Regulation teams to advise and assist in the planning and delivery of annual sampling schedules.
The three-year Scientific Apprenticeship Programme is designed to ensure you gain real life, on the job experience and develop new skills and knowledge that will support you in building a successful career within NI Water. You will also enjoy being able to share your experiences and learn from other apprentices, colleagues and assigned personal mentors.
Following successful completion of the Scientific Apprenticeship Programme, you will have the opportunity to further progress within our Scientific Teams.
Come help us in building a greener, healthier and stronger Northern Ireland!
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