Corporate Social Responsibility Practitioner Apprenticeship - North West

DALKIA ENGINEERING LIMITED

Bolton (BL6 4SD)

Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026

Posted on 12 March 2026

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Summary

Kickstart your career in sustainability with the Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability apprenticeship. Gain skills in social strategy and responsible business while working with Dalkia Engineering, supporting large-scale M&E construction projects and building a career in the engineering sector. 

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8:30am to 5.00pm, with one hour for a lunch break.

36 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

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

Below are some of the activities you will be involved in:

  • Coordinate and support the delivery of social value commitments
  • Liaise with project stakeholders to determine priorities of both Dalkia and the client
  • Ensure CSR contributions are meaningful and actively benefit local communities
  • Assist in producing tender contributions and responses
  • Implement social-value activities across live construction projects

Where you'll work

1 The Parklands
Lostock
Bolton
BL6 4SD

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

Training course

Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
  • Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
  • Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
  • Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
  • Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
  • Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
  • Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
  • Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
  • Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
  • Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
  • Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
  • Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
  • Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
  • Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
  • Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
  • Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
  • Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
  • Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
  • Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
  • Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
  • Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
  • Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.
  • Select and implement project management and planning tools applicable to the type of project/ campaign lifecycle.
  • Assess the effectiveness of change and identify opportunities to improve outcomes, guiding and supporting others to deliver results.
  • Balance own CR&S workload to prioritise competing demands and achieve key performance indicators.
  • Utilise strengths of internal organisational structures to help build self-sustaining CR&S populations.
  • Tailor approach to maintaining new/existing external stakeholder relationships to achieve progress on plans (e.g objectives, key initiatives and shared interests).
  • Contribute to the negotiation of external CR&S projects of mutual benefit.
  • Adopt a communication method that takes account of the audience and is suitable for the circumstances.
  • Recommend opportunities for external engagement, articulating the mutual benefits and risks.
  • Contribute to written reports on CR&S performance in line with organisational requirements.
  • Contribute to the drafting of the CR&S strategy.
  • Adjust leadership style to achieve results, having regard to the needs of the individual/teams involved.
  • Select data that is relevant to the CR&S issue being considered.
  • Analyse data to form evidence-based conclusions on CR&S performance.
  • Deliver CR&S events in accordance with contractual arrangements.
  • Quality assure own and others work in accordance with organisational requirements
  • Contribute to reporting externally on CR&S Strategy and delivery in line with industry and legislative requirements.
  • Identify own organisations CR&S opportunities and threats. Escalate risks within own organisation when needed.
  • Research the CR&S landscape, escalating best practice opportunities within own organisation.
  • Apply management techniques needed to deliver CR&S projects within budget.
  • Train colleagues in CR&S techniques, tailoring the learning style to the circumstances.
  • Identify and deliver initiatives that may raise funds for CR&S projects.
  • Identify and apply relevant IT solutions to CR&S issues.

Training schedule

  • The apprenticeship takes up to 36 months to complete, with 17 months of teaching and up to 18 months for further workplace development
  • The programme is delivered predominantly through tutor-supported online study and learning, with one on-campus block at Manchester Met per module
  • You will be assigned projects in the workplace that you can apply directly to your learning on campus

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Three GCSEs including Maths and English (grade 4/C or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

About this employer

Dalkia Engineering deliver mechanical and electro-technical solutions across the UK’s built environment from initial design to project completion.

https://www.dalkia.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 26 days paid holiday rising after service to 28 and a range of flexible benefits such as health cover and a flexi holiday purchase scheme.

After this apprenticeship

  • Ongoing employment
  • Further learning and development opportunities and continuous growth within the work-winning function

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DALKIA ENGINEERING LIMITED

Dalkia Engineering Limited

recruitment.deng@dalkia.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020744.

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Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026