Level 4 Apprentice Statutory Coordinator
United Utilities
Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington (WA5 3LP)
Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 February 2026)
Posted on 30 January 2026
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Summary
Are you ready to live your future? Do you want to be part of building a greener, healthier, and stronger North West? Come and join us! We’ll provide you with industry-leading skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.
- Wage
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£20,000 a year
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Reward and benefits – There are lots of perks, including a starting salary of £20,000, which will increase each year based on performance
- Training course
- Associate project manager (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday.
37 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 2 September 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
As an Apprentice Statutory Coordinator, you’ll learn how to:
- Assist the Statutory Team Leader in ensuring all third parties engaged in activity in the completion of the work adhere to all company policies and procedures, including safe systems of work.
- Assist the Statutory Team Leader in ensuring all procedures and processes associated with the delivery of this work are documented, communicated and adhered to across the company
- Working with Commercial, ensure that all third-party contractor arrangements are robust and meet the technical requirements of the activities.
- Work with Engineering and Health and Safety Teams to ensure United Utilities is compliant with new legislation when implemented.
- Liaise with Capital Delivery Teams to ensure a robust process for handover of assets in compliance with the statutory inspection and maintenance requirements for the agreed asset and equipment types.
- Work with other areas of the business to ensure a delivery plan is in place to cover statutory compliance. Examples of assets include pressure vessels, lifting equipment, boilers, navigational markers, gas holders and pipework
- Ensure that job plans and access arrangements are in place to minimise aborted third-party contractor visits.
Where you'll work
Lingley Mere (UU), Lingley Green Avenue, Great Sankey, Warrington
WA5 3LP
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
Training course
Associate project manager (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
- Manage and engage with stakeholders.
- Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
- Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
- Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
- Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
- Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
- Monitor and analyse project budgets.
- Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
- Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
- Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
- Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
- Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
- Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
- Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
- Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
- Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
- Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
- Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
- Work within the approved project budget.
- Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
- Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
- Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
- Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
- Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
- Use project monitoring and reporting techniques to track, interpret and report on performance.
- Manage and engage with stakeholders.
- Influence and negotiate with others to create a positive outcome for the project.
- Resolve conflict as and when required with stakeholders within limits of responsibility.
- Adapt communications to different stakeholders.
- Communicate and support the project vision, to ensure buy in to the project objectives.
- Collate and analyse information and provide input to support negotiations relating to project objectives.
- Monitor and analyse project budgets.
- Review and provide feedback on a project business case to ensure the project remains valid.
- Apply change control processes to support the management of project scope.
- Evaluate an integrated project management plan to provide recommendations on areas for improvement.
- Prepare, monitor, and schedule activities that contribute to the delivery of the overall project schedule and objectives.
- Evaluate and make recommendations on the risk management plan to threats to delivery and recommend solutions.
- Identify and monitor project risks and issues; and plan and implement responses to them.
- Deliver a Quality Management Plan which contributes to quality control processes.
- Use an organisation’s continual improvement process including lessons learned to improve performance.
- Support the preparation or maintenance of a resource management plan for project activities.
- Work with stakeholders to deliver the project.
- Use digital tools and software to meet project objectives for example research, collaboration, presentations, and resolution of problems.
- Provide underpinning data to support the written submission through the governance process.
- Work within the approved project budget.
- Ensure that integrated schedules support critical path analysis, interface management, resource forecasting and risk management.
- Apply relevant legislation, regulations, codes of practice, and ethical guidance where appropriate to their work.
- Use data to inform decisions on actions to take to mitigate risks on project.
- Use configuration management and change control to schedule and maintain projects.
- Manages resources through the project lifecycle.
Training schedule
Your study will be the day-release model. Apprentices work for their employer four days a week and dedicate one day a week to study.
More training information
As part of your induction, you will attend a five-day residential trip to the Lake District. This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your skills in a beautiful setting with your fellow apprentices. Accommodation and boarding will be provided.
During your apprenticeship, you may need to travel to your place of study. If you’re not local to your place of study, accommodation will either be provided or reimbursed by United Utilities during this period (excluding weekends). Please consider travel requirements and staying away from home if applicable.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- 5 GCSE's minimum or equivalent (grade A-C or 9-4)
- Maths, English and a Science or Technology subject (grade A-C or 9-4)
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
- Communication skills
- Problem solving skills
- Team working
Other requirements
You will need to be mobile in this role, we’ll contribute up to £500 towards driving lessons and tests to help you get on the road!
About this employer
United Utilities is responsible for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. From 2025-2030 we will undertake the largest investment in water and wastewater services in the North West in 100 years - that's more than £13 billion worth of projects. Now, more than ever, we need inspiring future talent to help make the North West stronger, greener, and healthier.
https://www.unitedutilities.com/corporate/careers/apprenticeships/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a £500 contribution. towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.
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
Every apprentice is guaranteed a permanent position at the end of their scheme. (As long as you meet all necessary standards and behaviour criteria throughout the programme.)
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BPP PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011650.
Apply now
Closes in 15 days (Monday 23 February 2026)
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