Water Industry Asset Maintenance Technician Apprentice

Train as a Water Industry Asset Maintenance Technician, carrying out practical inspection, maintenance, repairs, and fault-finding on water and wastewater infrastructure across the Midlands.

You'll work alongside experienced engineers and technicians to help maintain and optimise water and wastewater treatment assets across the Midlands. From inspecting equipment and carrying out planned maintenance to supporting repairs and fault finding, you'll gain practical experience on operational sites while learning how critical infrastructure supports local communities. 

Perfect For

Individuals starting their career or anyone looking to build a career in the water and environmental infrastructure sector.

You'll bring a strong work ethic, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn, taking pride in working safely, doing the right thing, and helping to maintain the water and wastewater assets that support local communities.

You'll enjoy practical, hands-on work, problem solving, and working as part of a team while travelling across the Midlands to support essential infrastructure at a range of water and wastewater sites

Entry Requirements

For our Level 3 Apprenticeship, you’ll need 5 GCSEs or equivalent at passing grades. This programme offers a mix of practical experience and theoretical learning, with a focus on more technical or specialised roles to help you build expertise.

As this role involves travelling to a variety of operational sites across the Midlands, a full UK driving licence is required (or working towards).

Training Programme

You will be enrolled on the Level 3 Water Industry Asset Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship. A structured programme lasting approximately 36 months.

About OCU Group

At OCU Group, we don’t just deliver infrastructure - we help power modern life.

As one of the UK’s fastest-growing utility and infrastructure businesses, we deliver complex, nationally critical projects across power, energy transition, water, telecoms, and digital infrastructure. Over the last five years, OCU has grown five-fold to a £1.1bn organisation, expanding both organically and through strategic acquisitions across the UK, Australia, New Zealand and India.

Our growth is driven by ambitious people, operational excellence, and a commitment to doing things properly. We work on projects that genuinely matter by supporting the UK’s energy transition, strengthening essential infrastructure, and helping build more sustainable communities for the future.

Whether you’re an experienced professional looking to take ownership of major projects and influence delivery at scale, or someone starting your career through an apprenticeship, graduate programme, or placement route, OCU offers real opportunity to grow, develop, and make an impact.

We are building a business where high performance, collaboration, innovation, and accountability sit at the centre of our culture. Our people are trusted to lead, encouraged to challenge thinking, and supported to continuously develop their skills and careers.

At OCU, you won’t just join a growing business, you’ll help shape it.