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Southern Water

Engineering Maintenance Apprentice

Location: Falmer | Chatham | Havant, UK

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Salary: Not specified

Work type: Not specified

Posted: Today

Deadline: 02/06/2026

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This Level 3 engineering maintenance apprenticeship focuses on gaining hands-on experience in diagnosing mechanical or electrical faults, executing preventative maintenance, and responding to plant breakdowns across key essential utilities infrastructure.

Find your purpose. Shape your future. Build a career that matters.

We are recruiting multiple Engineering Maintenance Apprentices to join our Engineering Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship (Level 3), offering an exciting opportunity to start or develop a hands‑on engineering career.

Kick start your career in a high‑impact engineering role.

Whether you’re just starting out, switching careers, or looking for a practical alternative to university, this programme will train you to maintain and optimise the plant, equipment and systems that keep essential industries running - including energy, manufacturing, processing and utilities.

You’ll gain real experience diagnosing issues, carrying out preventative maintenance and responding to breakdowns, all while earning a salary and working alongside experienced engineers.

This apprenticeship is designed for curious problem solvers who enjoy variety. You’ll develop core engineering skills and specialise in one of three pathways: electrical, mechanical, or control & instrumentation. From working with motors and power systems to analysing data from sensors and control equipment, no two days are the same.

Alongside technical skills, you’ll build teamwork, communication and continuous improvement skills - setting you up for long term progression into roles such as Automation Technician, Lead Maintenance Engineer or Systems Engineer. If you’re looking for a career that blends technology, practical work and real world impact, this is a great place to start.

What’s in it for you

  • Health and wellbeing support, including access to a health cash plan and employee assistance programme

  • Flexible working options to support a healthy work life balance

  • 25 days’ annual leave, plus bank holidays

  • Two paid volunteering days each year

  • Employee discounts and benefits platform

Who we’re looking for

We welcome applications from school or college leavers, as well as people looking to change careers. What matters most is your curiosity, willingness to learn, and commitment to making a positive impact.

  • GCSE Maths and English at Grade 4/C or above

  • If you’re not already a driver, you’ll need to be willing to learn, as travel between sites will be required. Where appropriate, we can support you with driving lessons and your driving test

  • Flexibility to travel across Hampshire, Sussex, Kent and the Isle of Wight

  • Right to work in the UK

Ready to get started?

If you’re curious, hands on, and motivated by making a real difference, we’d love to hear from you.

Apply now to join our Engineering Apprenticeship Programme and start building practical skills, recognised qualifications and a career with real purpose.


How to apply

Apply directly through the company website. Clicking the link below will open the application page in a new window.

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Southern Water

Location: Worthing, UK

Industry: Engineering

We are one of the largest water and wastewater companies in the South East of England and thrive on the passion and hard work of more than 2,000 employees. Together we supply 532 million litres of drinking water every day to more than two million customers and treat and recycle 717 million litres of wastewater for more than four million customers in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. Water is essential to every aspect of our lives and we're proud to be at the heart of managing water and wastewater services. We drink it, cook with it and use it to clean. Our water supply faces big challenges - the population of the South East is growing fast, and climate change is bringing greater risk of droughts and more extreme weather. It’s a future of more people needing water and wastewater services, with less water to go around. So, together with our customers and communities, we aim to provide a sustainable, high-quality water and wastewater service that helps us create a resilient future for water in the South East.

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