Apprentice HR

Severn Trent Plc; Coventry; On-site; GBP 40,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK utility company in Coventry is looking for an Apprentice HR Consultant to join its team. This programme provides the opportunity to work across various HR functions including HR Operations and Resourcing. The ideal candidate will possess a passion for helping others, strong communication skills, and a readiness to tackle challenges. Successful applicants will benefit from a supportive environment that prioritizes personal and professional growth, including dedicated training, mentorship, and a range of employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Annual bonus scheme up to £1,500

Leading pension scheme

Dedicated training and development

Two paid volunteering days per year

Qualifications

• Must have a can-do attitude and be willing to take accountability.
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic working environment.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Support colleagues to create a fair working environment.
• Develop data and analytics for insights and decision making.
• Provide support during the annual employee cycle of activities.

Skills

Excellent communication

Prioritization

Problem solving

Collaboration

Data analysis

Adaptability

Curiosity

Education

Level 3 qualification (A-Levels or equivalent)

GCSE in Maths and English (Grades C/4 or above)

Job description

Overview

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LET’S CUT STRAIGHT TO IT

At Severn Trent, we believe everyone deserves more. More care for the environment, more sustainable initiatives, and more support for the communities we serve. That's why we're on a mission to deliver bigger and better things, and we need passionate apprentices like you to help us achieve our goals.

Our people and culture are the heart of our success. We're proud to be in the top 5% of utility companies worldwide for employee engagement and ranked as a Top 50 UK Employer on Glassdoor. With nearly 10,000 dedicated colleagues, we're looking for more brilliant people who are eager to turn challenges into opportunities for a better future.

If you're excited to learn, and ready to make a real impact, we want you on our team.

LET’S TELL YOU MORE

Apprenticeship Programmes are a great way to earn and learn! Our Apprenticeship HR Consultant Programme offers the perfect blend of personal and professional development, exposing you to the core of our business.

You’ll be supported every step of the way. Your role will be to gain practical experience in a few teams developing your knowledge and understanding of Severn Trent and the processes.

All of this will allow you to further develop your skills so you can communicate data effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders. Furthermore, you'll spend time with 3 different teams across HR.

We welcome all apprentices from diverse backgrounds, as we know diverse minds bring new ideas and a different way of thinking. We are looking for someone who wants to build their career with us and grasp new opportunities, and in return we will support you with varied experiences, training and development to provide a grounding for your future career.

HOW WILL THE PROGRAMME WORK?

You will be based at Severn Trent Headquarters in Coventry, the heart of our patch. The programme requires you to complete four 6-month placements throughout your time in the role, gaining exposure in different areas of the department so that you are equipped with the right skills to build your career here at Severn Trent.

As an apprentice HR Consultant, you’ll be exposed to a wide range of opportunities through tailored placements across the following functions to help you develop your HR generalist experience, including: HR Operations & Reward, Resourcing & New Talent, The Academy and HR Business Partnering & Change.

In this exciting programme, you will have the chance to discuss your development and career ambitions in your 1-1 meetings with business leads, mentors, a study buddy, the cohort leader, and the New Talent Team.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

You'll be supporting colleagues to help create a fair and equitable working environment where everyone can succeed by:

• Providing advice, guidance, and support to our colleagues when they need it most
• Developing data and analytics that drive valuable insight and decision making
• Supporting our annual employee cycle of activities (such as pay review, bonus, performance, and talent reviews etc)
• Enabling and supporting our colleagues through business change and transformation
• Attracting, selecting, and onboarding talented individuals to Severn Trent so we can deliver on our customer promises
• Partnering with leadership teams to continue to improve employee engagement
• Help our colleagues to continue to grow, learn and develop new skills through our Academy
• Delivering on our diversity and inclusion ambition, to have a workforce that reflects the communities we serve

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You will gain:

• A good understanding across all HR disciplines, legislation and policies and procedures. As well as best practice and emerging thinking.
• How to develop and deliver HR solutions that drive business performance whilst motivating, supporting and developing our employees.
• How to build relationships with colleagues and leaders across the organisation.
• You’ll have the opportunity to learn a specialism across; Resourcing, Reward, HR Operations or Learning and Development, to suit your strengths and interests.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We want our employees to care and to have a genuine passion for what we do as a business. We need people who want to make a difference in providing a vital service to our customers, now and for the long-term.

If you have the passion to succeed that we see in our apprentices every day, you’ll be a great match for our programme. We’d love you to be someone with:

• A ‘can do’ attitude – willing to get stuck in, take accountability for decisions and actions and who takes pride in their work
• A love of variety in a role and ability to adapt to a dynamic, fast-paced working environment
• Ability to quickly prioritise tasks and the initiative to dive head-first into problem solving.
• No two days are the same on the front line and not every day goes to plan, so you'll need to be quick on your feet to respond!
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills and enjoy working with multiple teams
• Ability to analyse and interpret information and effectively communicate this to different team members and audiences
• Curiosity to learn quickly in a reactive and dynamic working environment

ABOUT THE PROGRAMME

Our New Talent Team will guide you and support you every step of the way. Furthermore, your line manager, mentor and apprentice buddy will be there to help you in making sure you reach your full potential here at Severn Trent.

Entry Criteria: You will be required to have a level 3 qualification (A-Levels or equivalent) and a GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English (Grades C/4 or above)

Driving Requirements: There are no driving requirements for this role

You will be working 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, across a 8am– 4pm/9am - 5pm working pattern.

HOW WE’LL REWARD AND CARE FOR YOU IN RETURN

It’s not just a job you’ll get here, you’ll get a career too. We have a range of benefits that reward and recognise great work and award-winning training to ensure you reach your potential. And we’ll also help you play your part in looking after the environment and the community in which we live.

With that in mind, here are just some of our favourite perks that you’ll get being part of the Severn Trent family:

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays (and the ability to buy/ sell up to 5 days per year)
• Annual bonus scheme (of up to £1,500, which is subject to eligibility)
• Leading pension scheme – we will double your contribution (up to 15% when you contribute 7.5%)
• Sharesave – the chance to buy Severn Trent Plc shares at a discounted rate
• Dedicated training and development with our Academy
• Retail Offers
• Family friendly policies
• Two paid volunteering days per year

As if that isn’t enough, you’ll receive an annual salary increase whilst you’re on programme and you’ll also get an increase when you move into your first job.

DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

At Severn Trent we are passionate about our people. We want to make sure that we continue to foster a more diverse, inclusive, and cohesive culture that represents the communities and customers we serve. We’re making sure we keep up the progress with our wonderful working groups – LGBTQ+, Women in Operations & STEM, Disability and Ethnicity, who help us with our commitments. Find out more about our commitments to Diversity and Inclusion at Severn Trent.

LET’S GO

Apply now to build an amazing career and be part of a brilliant team. We can’t wait to hear from you.

• Roles close on 16th March at Midday (12pm)
• Check your diary – face to face assessments will run from through April and May 2026
• Estimated start date- September 2026

To find out more about working with us, search #LifeatSevernTrent on social media.

In accordance with Home Office guidance successful candidates will be required to evidence their right to work in the UK before commencement of employment. We have assessed this programme and do not consider that we would be able to sponsor a successful candidate under the Skilled Worker route as the role does not meet the relevant Home Office criteria; the successful candidate must be able therefore to demonstrate right to work without Severn Trent sponsorship.