About Us

Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency.

Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements.

We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

About the Team

CMDP is a joint venture between Costain and MWHT and delivers a range of schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works in the eastern half of its region (Kent & Sussex).

Job Description

This role will be supporting the Defence and Nuclear Operations Support Team in their administration duties by supporting with the Security Vetting Process, the management of the Memberships within the Sector including invoices and events, as well as assisting the team with holiday cover where required.

Due to the role being within our Nuclear and Defence sector, candidates will be required to be eligible to security clearance. 

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Personnel Vetting Register to ensure all data and information is up to date.
• Review the status of BPSS and NSV Clearances, liaising with applicants where necessary. 
• Assist Security Coordinator with New BPSS / NSV Clearance Requests once fully trained. 
• Support with maintaining and updating the D&NE Memberships.
• Assist with the processing of Invoices. 
• Assisting the Operations Support Team in the organising and coordinating of Sector Events.
• Assisting the Operations Support Team with general administrative tasks and holiday cover where required. 
• Interacting with stakeholders either by phone, email or in person and building relationships
• Working towards your formal qualification.
• Keeping a work diary outlining your training progress throughout your apprenticeship.

Qualifications

• A passionate individual looking to undertake an apprenticeship with an award-winning employer 
• Equivalent of 5 GCSEs, grades A*-C or 9-4, including Maths, Science and English 
• An organised individual that can work well to deadlines with an adaptable and flexible attitude
• Someone who is creative, with a keen interest in the latest technology 
• Someone that enjoys challenges and problem solving in their day-to-day work 
• Communicating clearly, both written and verbally 
• Problem solving 
• Getting it right the first time, with good attention to detail 
• Works well within a team, but equally on your own 
• Building and maintaining positive working relationships 
• Using a computer and Microsoft software 
• Numerate 

Additional Requirements:

• Candidates will be required to achieve appropriate security and medical clearances; these will be instigated on receiving a conditional offer of employment.
• Please note that if you are invited to interview, we will require you to produce your passport and/or right to work documentation.
• As some of our project sites are based in remote locations, it is worth noting that you will be required to have the ability to travel to the site.

What does an Apprenticeship at Costain offer me?

The level and training provider for your apprenticeship will depend on the skills you present at interview. The Early Careers team will register you with a suitable training provider who can support the delivery of your qualification. Being an apprentice means you will work both on-the-job with your project at site, and off-the-job with the provider.

When taking on one of the many apprenticeships on offer by Costain, you will be supported by your project line manager and team, the Costain Early Careers Team, and the training provider of your academic qualification. The training provider may be a university or even an independent training provider.

You will be supported throughout your apprenticeship by your local team and line manager, and you will be given time to carry out your studies with the provider etc. Your on-the-job training will be in line with the work available on site but will afford the opportunity to ensure that you are given on-site experience required to meet the technical and competency levels in order to achieve your apprenticeship goals.

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