Waste Water Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

Job Description

Business Area: Waste Water - Alpheus

Starting Salary: £18,000

Hours: 40 hours per week while training, rising to 44 hours once the apprenticeship is completed

Start Date: August 2026

Location: Peterborough – This role is field Based (Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Northamptonshire, East Anglia). You will be provided a company van and work across the central region; within this you could be expected to travel up to 2.5 hours depending on customer requirements

Who are Alpheus?

Sectors served: Food & Beverage, Pharmaceuticals, Manufacturing, Leisure, Municipal, and more.

Alpheus is a leading UK provider of water and wastewater management solutions, specialising in the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of treatment plants for both public and private sectors.

We help businesses optimise water use, recycle resources, and achieve net-zero goals through innovative engineering and operational excellence. Our services include:

• Water & Wastewater Treatment – bespoke solutions for industrial and municipal clients.

• Water Reuse & Resource Recovery – reducing reliance on mains water and cutting discharge costs.

• Renewable Energy – generating power and heat from wastewater to support sustainability.

• Tankered Waste Services – operating licensed disposal centres across the UK.

Our approach is technology focussed, ensuring the most cost-effective and environmentally responsible solutions. With a strong focus on compliance, safety, and sustainability, we work in partnership with customers to deliver operational resilience and long-term value.

What will you be doing for us?

Our Mechanical and Electrical teams work at our Plants and are responsible for the day-to-day planned preventive maintenance and reactive repairs, electrical and instrumentation assets on a variety of water treatment sites. Once you have completed your apprenticeship you will be required to report on failing/failed assets and diagnose more complex faults utilising your training and deciding on and carrying out the most appropriate and cost-effective solution. You will need to regularly monitor the performance of our assets using available IT systems and will be expected to identify and promote necessary asset enhancements to enable optimum infrastructure performance.

You will gain a nationally recognised qualification, valuable practical skills, and guidance and support from an experienced team.

What’s in it for you?

• A full-time job at the end of your apprenticeship (subject to performance and behavioural reviews)

• From day one, receive guidance and support from our team of experts including our Early Careers team, Mentors, Front Line Managers, College Providers, Professionals, Peers and other apprentices – just to name a few!

• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service (plus the choice to buy & sell leave)

• Company Pension scheme - Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 12% employer contribution

• Personal private health care and remote GP service

• Fully expensed tools, uniform, and PPE tailored to your personal needs

• Enhanced family friendly policies to benefit your work life balance

To be successful as an Alpheus Apprentice you will require:

• GCSE (or equivalent) Grade A-C or 9-4 in Maths, English

• A desire to learn while working in a practical environment

• Willingness to work outdoors in all weathers

• A passion for problem-solving, fault finding and doing the right thing

• Full UK manual driving licence

• Please note we do not offer Visa sponsorship for this role

This position is deemed a safety critical role with safety being our number one priority. Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening will be taken.

Closing date: 01/03/2026