Safety, Health & Environment Technician Apprentice
SMART ENERGY PROJECTS LTD
Ripley (DE5 3GH)
Closes on Friday 18 December 2026
Posted on 12 November 2026
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Summary
Smart Projects is a growing building services contractor specialising in air conditioning, heat pumps, ventilation and TM44 inspections across the UK. As we expand, we want health, safety and environment to be embedded in everything we do, and that’s where you come in.
- Wage
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£19,747 a year
- Training course
- Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 8.30am - 4.00pm (30 min lunch).
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 25 January 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
This apprenticeship is a chance to learn from experienced SHE professionals, gain hands‑on experience on real projects, and build the foundations of a long‑term career in health and safety.
You’ll be supported every step of the way by our H&S Consultant and operational teams, gradually developing your skills until you’re ready to take on more responsibility.
As a SHE Technician Apprentice, you’ll support a wide range of activities that help keep our people safe and our business compliant. Your week will include:
- On-site learning
- Completing site surveys at customer premises, recording hazards, access and measurements.
- Carrying out quality inspections on completed installation and service work.
- Supporting sensor trials and temperature‑monitoring projects across customer sites.
Developing our SHE management system
- Helping maintain and update policies, procedures, risk assessments and records.
- Supporting improvements to our SHE management and assurance systems.
- Assisting with workplace inspections and ensuring actions are closed out.
- Helping investigate accidents, incidents and near misses.
Compliance and business assurance
- Tracking training, competence cards, F‑Gas certificates, PPE and equipment checks.
- Supporting accreditation evidence for SSIP Accreditations.
- Preparing the weekly business review pack and updating action logs.
Developing JobLogic across the business
A major part of your role will be helping us make JobLogic the central system for service and installation operations. You will:
- Help move our service schedule and installation board into JobLogic.
- Maintain customer sites, assets, equipment records and F‑Gas data.
- Build and improve digital forms, templates and checklists.
- Check job data accuracy, chase missing paperwork and support engineers using the system.
- Produce simple JobLogic reports for compliance and weekly reviews.
You’ll be guided throughout by experienced colleagues and will play a key part in helping us improve how we work.
Where you'll work
Unit 8
Industrial Estate, Heage Road
Ripley
DE5 3GH
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED
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
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
A full UK driving licence is required as you will have to travel regularly to customer sites.
About this employer
Smart Projects is a Derbyshire-based building services contractor. We design, install and maintain air conditioning, air-to-air heat pumps, ventilation and cellar cooling, and carry out TM44 air conditioning inspections for commercial and domestic customers across the UK. We are growing, and we want health and safety built into how we work every day.
http://www.smartenergyprojects.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 29 days holiday a year
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
On completing the apprenticeship, the role is expected to develop into a SHE Advisor position within the business, with support towards further qualifications such as NEBOSH.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
PENSHAW VIEW TRAINING LIMITED
Kathryn Hewitt-Meadows
kathryn.hewitt-meadows@penshawview.co.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000064098.
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Closes on Friday 18 December 2026