Apprentice Asset Manager- South/East Yorkshire
YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED
Beverley, Hull, Rotherham, Sheffield
Closes in 17 days (Sunday 3 May 2026)
Posted on 16 April 2026
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Apprentice Asset Manager to join the Clean Water Quality Asset Management team at Yorkshire Water and be a part of helping Yorkshire Water to provide the best service to our customers. Could this be you?
- Wage
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£24,309 a year
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An annual incentive bonus is payable to colleagues including Apprentices
- Training course
- Asset manager (level 4)
- Hours
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A typical working day could be Monday to Friday, 08:30 - 16:30, and will be agreed with the Line Manager upon appointment.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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2 years
- Positions available
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Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
Our Asset Manager Apprentices are office based however visits to site include asset inspections and the area they are situated, meeting specialist engineers and contractors involved in projects. As our Clean Asset Manager Apprentice, you will work to develop competence in:
- Identifying and leading investigations into asset performance shortfalls or opportunities.
- Leading projects to identify issues with assets, source resolutions and work with internal and external stakeholders to bring assets back up to performance.
- Utilising innovative thinking and drawing down on the expertise of the team and stakeholders involved in projects to meet budgets and carbon reduction challenges.
- Identifying and managing risks in relation to asset performance, project performance and project completion utilising project management and engineering techniques.
- Utilising specialist systems and Microsoft Office Packages to deliver projects.
Where you'll work
You can select which locations you want to apply for in your application on Find an apprenticeship.
This apprenticeship is available in these locations:
- Waste Water Treatment Works, Barmston Close, Beverley, HU17 0LW
- Cottingham Water Treatment Works, Millhouse Woods Lane, Cottingham, Hull, HU16 4HD
- Aldwarke Waste Water Treatment Works, Aldwarke Lane, Rotherham, S65 3SR
- Langsett Water Treatment Works, Manchester Road, Sheffield, S36 4GY
- Smithy Wood, Smithy Wood Drive, Sheffield, S35 1QN
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WATERTRAIN LIMITED
Training course
Asset manager (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
- Identify asset service and performance requirements.
- Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
- Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
- Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
- Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
- Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
- Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
- Plan and manage projects.
- Assess asset health; condition and performance.
- Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
- Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
- Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
- Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
- Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
- Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
- Identify asset service and performance requirements.
- Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
- Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
- Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
- Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
- Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
- Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
- Plan and manage projects.
- Assess asset health; condition and performance.
- Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
- Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
- Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
- Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
- Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
Training schedule
Our Asset Manager Apprentice’s study the Level 4 Asset Manager Apprenticeship which is equivalent to a HNC. This includes learning about the different types of assets, asset management standards and systems, asset lifecycle activities and asset management project tools and techniques. This is delivered through Watertrain, a leading training provider for the water industry.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- Any 2 other subjects (grade C/4/Pass)
- Any Science Subject (grade C/4/Pass)
- English (Literature or Language) (grade C/4/Pass)
- Mathematics (grade C/4/Pass)
A Level in:
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- IT skills
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
- Driving License
Other requirements
Candidates will need to pass a DBS check as well as have a full UK Driving Licence.
About this employer
Our Funded Learning team work closely with teams across the business to offer as many quality opportunities as possible to support the building of knowledge, skills and behaviours for our learners to use in the workplace. Each apprentice will benefit from a support network including former apprentices who have been on similar journeys and a central support team who will make sure your training provider delivers a quality programme. Complemented by employability workshops, experiential team building sessions and social activities, our apprentice remain strong as a cohort throughout their career at Yorkshire Water.
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Company benefits
- 25 days holiday +bank holidays and wellness day
- company car (salary sacrifice)
- Pension: Up to 12% Company contribution
- Life Insurance: 4 times pensionable salary
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
The substantive role comes with a progression plan which has links to further development as well as pay increases.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WATERTRAIN LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026783.
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Closes in 17 days (Sunday 3 May 2026)
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