Ready to kick-start your future in Project Management?
Join us as a Project Manager Apprentice, you’ll gain hands-on experience across the full project life cycle with the Capital Delivery team and earn a Level 6 Project Management qualification. Learn budget, procurement, and sponsorship skills while contributing to services for millions of customers.
What you’ll be doing as a Project Management Apprentice:
1. Work with experienced Project Managers to apply Thames Water’s five-stage project process
2. Monitor progress, analyse performance, and proactively address issues and opportunities
3. Learn and apply Health & Safety, OFWAT, DWI, and Environment Agency standards
4. Build strong stakeholder relationships and develop communication and engagement skills
5. Take on a challenging learning curve with opportunities to grow throughout the apprenticeship
6. Lead projects contributing to Thames Water’s Carbon Net Zero 2030 ambitions
Where you’ll work:
Location: Mogden TW7 7LW
Hours: 36-hour week over four working days plus one training day
Start date: Sept 2026
Training and qualification: You’ll study with the University of Cumbria, a leading UK project management provider, through weekly online tuition, occasional face-to-face sessions in Lancaster or Carlisle, and optional Project Manager Summer sessions.
Qualification achieved:Project Manager Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard- BSc Hons Project ManagementandAPM PMQqualifications
Duration: Permanent contract with a 48-month structured programme
What you should bring to the role:
7. Holds 5 GCSE’s including Maths and English (grade 9-4 / A-C)
8. 3 A-Levels or equivalent Level 3 BTEC(equivalent 96 UCAS points)
9. Full UK Driving License
10. Business travel insurance
11. Good communication and time management skills
12. Works well within a team as well as independently
What’sin it for you?
13. Excellentsalary: £23,500 annum
14. Annual Leave: 24 days holiday per year increasing to 28 with the length of service (plus bank holidays)
15. Performance-related pay plandirectly linkedto company performance measures and targets
16. Generous Pension Scheme through AON
17. Access to lots of benefits to help you take care of you and your family’s health and wellbeing, and your finances – from annual health MOTs and access to physiotherapy and counselling, to Cycle to Work schemes, shoppingvouchersand life assurance.