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Kick-start your career in geoscience with a degree apprenticeship that lets you earn while you learn. Working alongside experienced hydrogeologists, you'll help investigate how water moves beneath the ground, gain hands-on field experience and achieve a fully funded Geoscience degree with Keele University.
Requirements
- Essential qualifications
- GCSE in: English Language (grade 4/C or above)
- GCSE in: Mathematics (grade 4/C or above)
- A Level in: any Geology, Geography, Environmental Science, (grade 3 at grade BBB or above) or Chemistry, Physics, Biology or Math (grade BBB or above)
- Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Other requirements
- Willingness to travel across Great Britain for site visits, fieldwork and university attendance.
- Ability to work outdoors in a range of weather conditions when undertaking fieldwork.
- Must be able to meet the entry requirements for Keele University's Level 6 Geoscientist Degree Apprenticeship, including any qualification requirements set by the university.
- A full UK driving licence would be advantageous but is not essential at the start of the apprenticeship.
- Willingness to work towards obtaining a full UK driving licence during the apprenticeship.
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Responsibilities
- Support the monitoring and investigation of groundwater and mine water systems across Great Britain
- Assist with collecting water samples and environmental data from sites
- Help inspect and maintain groundwater monitoring equipment
- Analyse environmental and geological data using specialist software and tools
- Support the interpretation of groundwater, geological and hydrogeological information
- Assist with the preparation of technical reports, maps and presentations
- Work alongside experienced hydrogeologists on environmental and mine water remediation projects
- Take part in site visits, fieldwork and investigations to understand groundwater conditions
- Contribute to projects that help protect water resources and the environment
- Gradually take ownership of your own work and projects as your skills and experience develop
Benefits
- Wage: £24,454.04 a year
- Fully funded degree apprenticeship
- Generous annual leave: 27.5 days plus bank holidays
- Flexible working is available
- Access to employee benefits package
- Support from experienced colleagues and mentors
- Defined benefit pension scheme with around 29% employer contribution
- Wellbeing support
- Excellent development opportunities
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Application Process
- Closes in 13 days (Sunday 19 July 2026)
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About Mining Remediation Authority
Here at the Mining Remediation Authority, we really are a great team to work with. We’re united in our passion and commitment to make a better future for people and the environment in mining areas. We carry out a wide variety of essential services from responding to coal mining hazards, to keeping everyone and everything safe from mine water pollution. We are excited about what our future holds. Our work is helping to develop a new sustainable source of renewable energy for the UK. By harnessing the energy from mine water heat, we hope to play a key role towards helping the UK to meet net-zero emissions by 2050. We truly are a supportive organisation where we all live and breathe our values. We are inclusive, trusted and progressive in everything that we do.
https://www.miningremediation.co.uk/careers/
Contact
- Recruiter: Yvonne Hackwell
- Email: Recruitment@miningremediation.gov.uk
- Reference code: VAC2000040633
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