SZC Health Safety & Environment Apprenticeship

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The Opportunity

If you are looking to kick start a career that is rewarding, where you can really make a difference, then come join our Health Safety Environment Apprenticeship. You will work on one of the most exciting and significant sustainable energy projects that our country has ever seen, being at the forefront of the UK’s climate change agenda and energy policy. Sizewell C is a nuclear new build project in Suffolk. When completed, it will provide dependable electricity to 6 million homes for at least 60 years.

Do you want to begin a career in H&S or have you thought about re-training and starting down a whole new and exciting career path? Do you have a passion about wanting to make a difference, wanting people to go home safe both physically and mentally? Are you interested in the construction of a nuclear power station.  If so, then this exciting new opportunity is the chance you’ve been waiting for.  

The role of an apprentice Health and Safety Advisor is extremely varied and will require you to be able to demonstrate certain behaviours such as compassion, empathy and to be able to positively influence behaviour in others to achieve desired outcomes and resolution of conflicts, to be inclusive and to demonstrate fairness at work by committing to equality and diversity and to be able to communicate effectively. 

By the end of the apprenticeship, you the new H&S advisor, will have gained a unique experience and knowledge of Sizewell C and completed a level 3 apprenticeship.  

The apprenticeship will last two years and during this time, you’ll complete different placements. You’ll also study to follow the level 3 Safety, Health And Environment Technician apprentice standard https://www.instituteforapprenticeships.org/apprenticeship-standards/safety-health-and-environment-technician-v1-3. Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you’ll be able to join the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) at TechIOSH level, as well as beginning your career as a H&S advisor. 

Whilst completing the apprenticeship, you can expect to work with the management and delivery teams at Sizewell C and ensure both legal and Sizewell C H&S requirements are implemented. You will assist to develop, review, and check the implementation of safe systems of work. Engage with all aspects of the organisation to support the embedment of a culture that everyone can return to their family and friends unharmed every day, whilst also protecting and enhancing the global land, air and water resources for future generations. This will be achieved by inspiring and influencing others to see the benefit of working responsibly, understanding the legal framework and showing how safety, health and environmental management can enhance operational activities. 

What we’re looking for

•    You should have achieved or be working towards 5 GCSE’s A* - C including English and Maths as well as working knowledge of computer applications
•    A genuine interest in the energy industry and a passion for sustainability and being a part of making a difference. 
•    We will need you to be open minded, flexible and have an agile way of thinking to succeed in a dynamic fast paced project environment.
•    Having a strategic mindset that brings innovative ideas. 
•    Effective interpersonal skills are key, as well as being able to demonstrate high ethical behaviour, integrity, humility, and character. 
•    Effective communication skills will be required to manage your stakeholders whilst prioritising competing demands.

Power in Diversity

Sizewell C is a great place to work.  Our ambition is to have a workforce which reflects and benefits the society we are part of and serve. Everyone working at Sizewell C, wherever they are, should help to create and experience the right environment where everyone on the team understands, respects and embraces diversity with a culture where everyone is treated with equal respect and are all given equal access to opportunities. By valuing the different points of view and experiences that having a diverse team brings, and by fostering an inclusive climate, we will create a great place to work.  This aligns to our key values:

Respect: Value the rules and environment in which we operate
Positivity: Positively challenge poor quality and performance
Humility: Be open to other’s points of view and ideas, be willing to debate and to compromise
Solidarity: One team, working closely together and helping each other
Clarity: Communicate clearly and consistently

Competitive Salary And Benefits

We’re dedicated to offering flexible benefits that support our people across all aspects of their lives and we’re delighted to offer a range of benefits to support our employees’ physical, emotional and financial wellbeing.

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer a market-leading company pension scheme, 28 days paid holidays and a range of flexible benefits, such as: a company incentive bonus plan, health cover, cycle to work scheme, discounts and employee pricing.

Sizewell C Limited (Sizewell C) is nuclear site licensed company whose business is to design, finance, construct, commission, operate, maintain, and eventually decommission the nuclear power plant and related infrastructure at Sizewell C in Suffolk.  Sizewell C was formerly under the majority ownership of the EDF Group but is currently majority owned by HM Government and operates as an independent company. EDF remains a key shareholder in Sizewell C and the business therefore maintains close links to EDF as a part of its ‘nuclear family’.

As a Sizewell C employee, you may wonder why you are contacted by colleagues with an EDF email, or see the EDF logo on portals that you access and/or documentation you receive; this is because we have partnered with EDF for the provision of a number of support services whilst we complete a successful transition out of the EDF group.