Level 6 Woodland Officer Apprentice - Thirlmere

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! With a range of award-winning roles on offer, you're sure to find your perfect career here at United Utilities. We'll provide you with industry-leading skills and the experience you need to succeed in your chosen field.

United Utilities is accountable for water and wastewater services in the North West of England. From  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.

To support in our delivery United Utilities is the UK's largest corporate landowner with over 56,000 Ha of land in our stewardship. This includes some of the UK's most valuable habitats. We own this land to ensure that the water that flows from it is of the highest quality but it also provides us with a great opportunity to manage and improve it to enhance the resilience and biodiversity in these catchments.

Whatever area of our business your interests lie in, our award-winning apprentice programme will give you first-class training and support, aligned with an in-depth understanding of your chosen business area - so that you can develop the skills you need to progress your career as you make a real contribution to the communities we serve.

Working in the North West means there's a lot of ground to cover. You could have the opportunity to work in the heart of the Lake District, or you could sample a taste of city life. As well as our main office in Warrington we also recruit for a variety of roles based across the North West; we have 575 wastewater treatment works and 96 water treatment works in areas from Crewe in Cheshire to Carlisle in Cumbria.

Whichever scheme you join, you'll be at the heart of bringing innovation and positive change to the water industry.

Our apprentices are well looked after, with a generous salary, 26 days of leave (excluding bank holidays), a £500 contribution towards learning to drive, and many more benefits.

You'll have a dedicated mentor and manager to support you every step of the way. All we ask is that you're willing to learn, work well as part of a team, and manage your time and workload effectively.

As a Level 6 Woodland Officer Apprentice, you'll learn how to:

• Effectively manage and improve the company’s trees and woodland throughout the catchment, in order to protect water quality, provide amenity, and enhance reputation.
• Develop and implement forest management and design plans in line with FSC guidelines for all trees and woodlands within the catchment.
• Manage the company’s woodlands to ensure we maintain the company’s FSC accreditation including preparing for and managing the audit process.
• Represent UU at meetings with stakeholders including local authorities, utility companies, contractors, partners etc. ensuring that the Company's interests are protected and the Company's reputation enhanced.
• Assess land to identify opportunities to create new woodland.
• Apply for grants to deliver new woodland creation and existing woodland management.

Your apprenticeship will last 48 months, and successful apprentices will achieve a Level 6 Professional Forester (integrated degree) endorsed by the Institute for Apprenticeships.

Your training will be at your workplace and block release at the university. If you do not live near, accommodation will be reimbursed/provided by United Utilities during this period, excluding weekends.

We're looking for someone keen to gain hands‑on experience, develop practical skills, and achieve the standards needed to succeed in this role.

You’ll need to have:

• 5 GCSEs or equivalent, grades A-C or grades 9-4, which must include Maths, English and a Science or Technology subject
• Plus A levels or equivalent qualifications to tally a minimum of 96 UCAS points
• Full UK…