Sustainability Apprentice - UK
ECOLAB LIMITED
Cheshire (CW8 4DX)
Closes in 19 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
Posted on 2 July 2026
Contents
Summary
This role offers an excellent opportunity to gain hands-on experience in sustainability while developing core business and office skills within a global organisation.
If you are passionate about sustainability and eager to contribute to impactful projects in a dynamic, global environment, join our Team.
- Wage
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£25,528 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
LIP Bonus 6%
Merit Eligible
- Training course
- Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.30am - 4.30pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 August 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Support the division in turning sustainability data, insights, and initiatives into clear actions and compelling communications
- Working closely with cross-functional teams, you will help respond to customer sustainability expectations and promote the value of Ecolab solutions for a more sustainable impact
The scope of this mission will include, but is not limited to, the following:
- ESG data: support the collection, management, analysis and reporting of ESG data to meet internal and external requests
- Customer enquiries: coordinate responses to customer requests related to ESG data, performance, and company strategy
- Research and market intelligence: conduct and document research on the competitive landscape, industry trends, sustainability methodologies, and emerging innovations
- Content creation: Assist in developing engaging and accessible content for internal and external communications
- Events and initiatives: Contribute to the organisation of sustainability-related events and support cross-functional initiatives
- Processes and databases: maintain, improve, and structure sustainability processes, and information to increase efficiency and consistency
Where you'll work
Winnington Avenue
Northwich
Cheshire
CW8 4DX
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
Degree in:
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
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Team player
- Fluency in English
- European language is a +
About this employer
A trusted partner at nearly three million customer locations spanning over 170 countries, Ecolab is the global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services. Our team delivers comprehensive solutions, data-driven insights and personalized service to advance food safety, maintain clean and safe environments, optimize water and energy use, and improve operational efficiencies and sustainability for customers in the food, healthcare, hospitality and industrial markets.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- If there are open opportunities in the company once the apprenticeship is completed, there is possiblity of development
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ECOLAB LIMITED
Astrid Aristoy Olivos
astrid.aristoy@ecolab.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038349.
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Closes in 19 days (Friday 31 July 2026)
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