HSE Apprentice
H B TUNNELLING LTD
SANDTOFT (DN8 5SX)
Closes on Monday 1 February 2027
Posted on 13 November 2026
Contents
Summary
Kick-start your Health & Safety career with hands-on practical experience with You'll work alongside experienced SHWEQ professionals, helping to create safer workplaces while developing valuable skills & qualifications. An excellent opportunity to build a rewarding career with genuine progression opportunities in a growing industry.
- Wage
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£17,056 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Monthly Increase in line with age until qualified to advisor level, minimum 2 years. Additional training will be required and supplied by the company. (e-learning)
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday 08:00-17:00.
Tuesday 08:00-17:00.
Weds 08:00-17:00.
Thurs 08:00-17:00.
Fri 08:00 – 15:30.
41 hours a week
- Start date
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Thursday 1 April 2027
- Duration
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2 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
Your duties will include:
- Assisting with site inspections and workplace audits.
- Supporting incident investigations and the completion of reports
- Helping to prepare and review risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
- Maintaining health and safety records, documentation and databases.
- Assisting with inductions, toolbox talks and employee communications.
- Monitoring compliance with company policies and legal requirements.
- Supporting wellbeing, environmental and quality initiatives.
- Attending meetings and training sessions to develop your knowledge and skills.
- Working with managers and operational teams to identify and implement improvements.
A typical week will involve a mix of office-based work, site visits, training and mentoring, giving you valuable experience of health, safety, environment and quality management within a busy operational business.
Where you'll work
UNIT 1
HIGH PREMIER IND ESTATE
BELTON ROAD
SANDTOFT
DN8 5SX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Present and hold an audiences attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team. Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience
- Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections
- Provide advice on the practical implementation of the companys SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace
- Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others’; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements
- Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products
- Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support
- Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance
- Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations
- Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed
- Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed
- Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget
- Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health
Training schedule
Training will be at North Lindsey College/ Doncaster College, where you will access a wide range of facilities on offer.
Block release/ Day release.
You will undertake Functional Skills for English and/or Maths if needed.
You will undertake both on and off-the-job training by a team of industry-qualified professionals to give you the best skills, knowledge and experience that will help you become a safety professional of the future!
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
- Criminology (grade Pass)
- Law (grade pass)
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Non judgemental
Other requirements
You must be able to travel to and from work and college.
Apprentices are paid for their normal working hours and training that's part of their apprenticeship (usually one day per week).
The Apprenticeship National Minimum Wage guide is updated every April (ANMW): https://www.gov.uk/national-minimum-wage-rates
We need to ask all applicants whether they have any relevant criminal convictions and/or pending investigation as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Relevant meaning offences against a person, whether violent or sexual, offences involving drugs or controlled substances, or theft. A declaration of a relevant Criminal Conviction will result in a Risk Assessment being carried out to determine whether the applicant poses a risk to the welfare or safety of others. This does not include warnings, cautions, reprimands and (for example) speeding fines/points.
A YES ANSWER DOES NOT AUTOMATICALLY EXCLUDE YOUR APPLICATION.
About this employer
HB Tunnelling is a specialist UK tunnelling contractor established in 2009 and based in Sandtoft, near Doncaster. The company delivers underground construction services for main contractors and utility companies across the water, wastewater, oil, gas and infrastructure sectors. Its services include tunnelling, pipejacking, shaft sinking, augerboring, timber headings, sheet piling and grouting, alongside design input to help develop practical solutions for underground pipelines, tunnels and shafts.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Progression to Health & Safety Advisor.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
DN COLLEGES GROUP
Debbie Evans
debbie.evans@dncolleges.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000064170.
Apply now
Closes on Monday 1 February 2027