Corporate Social Responsibility Apprentice (ESG)

LANES GROUP PLC

Manchester (M30 9PJ)

Closes in 10 days (Friday 4 September 2026)

Posted on 24 August 2026

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Summary

As a Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability Apprentice, you’ll be part of the team helping drive positive change across Lanes Group and its wider businesses. You’ll work closely with the Group Head of ESG, supporting initiatives that improve how we operate socially, environmentally and ethically.

Wage

£23,000 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Training course
Corporate responsibility and sustainability practitioner (level 4)
Hours
Monday- Friday Shifts to be confirmed

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Thursday 24 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

  • Support the Group Head of ESG with admin tasks and help collect great examples of the positive work happening across the business
  • Help build a network of community and sustainability champions across different teams
  • Get involved in raising awareness of sustainability and social responsibility, helping employees understand how they can make a difference
  • Deliver and support simple, engaging training to help people understand sustainability and why it matters
  • Help turn real projects and activities into case studies and stories that showcase the impact our teams are making
  • Support initiatives that bring our ESG strategy to life in a practical way
  • Work with teams like HR, Learning & Development, HSEQ and
  • Finance to gather information and share ideas
  • Support bid teams by helping pull together information on our sustainability performance and commitments
  • Connect with local community groups and organisations to support volunteering and social value activities
  • Help teams take part in community and environmental projects that make a real difference
  • Carry out research to understand sustainability trends, rules and best practice
  • Keep up to date with new ideas and support the team in improving how we work
  • Complete all required apprenticeship learning, assignments and off-the-job training
  • Participate in regular reviews with line manager and training provider
  • Keep up to date with new ideas and support the team in improving how we work 
  • Apply learning in the workplace to continuously develop HR knowledge, skills and behaviours

Where you'll work

300 Lansdowne Road
Eccles
Manchester
M30 9PJ

Training

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

Training provider

LDN APPRENTICESHIPS LTD

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 4)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Geography, Science or Maths (grade C)

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
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Initiative

About this employer

Lanes Group is the largest independent National Drainage Company. We have over 2200 employees across the country working on a number of different contracts, which include Thames Water, Severn Trent Water, United Utilities. We have a £200 million+ turnover.

https://www.lanesgroup.com/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).

Environmental, Social, and Governance positions within a growing team.

E.g. Analyst, Specialist.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LANES GROUP PLC

Janine Holden

Janine.Holden@lanesgroup.co.uk

07710 633236

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049760.

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Closes in 10 days (Friday 4 September 2026)

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