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Traffic Management - Health and Safety Apprentice
AMEY SERVICES LIMITED
Manchester (M9 8AB)
Closes in 22 days (Friday 23 October 2026)
Posted on 29 September 2026
Summary
We have a fantastic opportunity for a Health and Safety Apprentice to join our Traffic Management account within Amey's Transport Infrastructure Business Unit, based in Manchester. Whether you are leaving school, finishing college or looking for a new direction, this is a great place to start building your future career.
Wage £24,920.81 a year
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Training
Training course: Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm. 37 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date: Thursday 1 April 2027
Duration: 2 years 3 months
Positions available: 1
Work
Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.
What you'll do at work
- Support the delivery of Health, Safety, Environment and Quality (HSEQ) activities across all Amey Traffic Management contracts.
- Assist with planned and unannounced site inspections, audits and assurance activities to verify compliance with company standards, legislation and client requirements, including day and night activity throughout the year.
- Monitor compliance with Safe Systems of Work (SSOWs), risk assessments and operational procedures.
- Support investigations into incidents, near misses, service failures and unsafe acts, ensuring lessons learned are captured and communicated.
- Assist in the collection, analysis and reporting of HSEQ performance data, trends and key metrics.
- Promote and support the Amey Zero Code and positive safety culture across the workforce.
- Participate in depot inspections and workplace compliance reviews, identifying opportunities for improvement.
- Support the development, review and communication of risk assessments, SSOWs and other operational documentation.
- Assist with the delivery of safety briefings, campaigns, toolbox talks and workforce engagement initiatives.
- Build effective working relationships with operatives, supervisors, managers, clients and stakeholders across multiple contracts.
- Support compliance with ISO management systems, legal obligations and client-specific HSEQ requirements.
- Maintain accurate records, reports and documentation in accordance with company procedures.
- Attend training, development programmes and apprenticeship activities to achieve the Level 3 qualification and professional development objectives.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing safety, quality, environmental performance and operational excellence.
- Undertake any other reasonable duties that support the effective delivery of HSEQ objectives across Amey Traffic Management.
Where you'll work
Factory Lane
Manchester M9 8AB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider: RHG CONSULT LTD
Training course
Safety, health and environment technician (level 3)
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Course contents
- Present and hold an audience's attention, for example when delivering SHE training, toolbox talks, inductions or presenting data or investigation findings to the workforce or management team.
- Show they can sell the SHE message, have personal impact, deal with challenge, reflect on personal performance, use appropriate language for the audience.
- Assist the management team in the development, management, implementation and monitoring of the Safety, Health and Environmental Management System by updating systems in line with changes in legislation or best practice, delivering training, coaching operational teams and undertaking workplace inspections.
- Provide advice on the practical implementation of the company's SHE policies and processes applying generic industry guidance into the context of the workplace.
- Identify the hazards and evaluate: workplace instructions that are relevant to the individual’s job; working practices in the individual’s job that may harm themselves or others; aspects of the individual’s job that could harm themselves or others; which of the potentially harmful working practices and aspects of the individual’s work present the highest risks to themselves or others; how to deal with hazards in accordance with workplace instructions and legal requirements.
- Support the practical application of the workplace instructions and suppliers or manufacturers instructions for the safe use of equipment, materials and products.
- Support and assist in the implementation of SHE inspections and monitoring systems demonstrating the balance between enforcement and internal support.
- Undertake and/or assist with the monitoring, analysis of and reporting of SHE performance.
- Prepare and maintain records relating to safety, health and environmental matters that comply with legal and workplace requirements and are accessible to those who are authorised to use them. E.g. records associated with Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations, Lifting Operation and Lifting Equipment Regulations, Noise at Work Regulations, Hand Arm Vibration Regulations or Environmental Permitting Regulations.
- Assist the management team in establishing, managing and maintaining relationships with external stakeholders such as local authorities, Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency, Occupational Health, Occupational Hygienists and others as required and directed.
- Research Safety, Health and Environmental Issues and best practices. Review updates of health and safety regulations e.g. changes to Construction, Design and Management Regulations or updates to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health along with workplace instructions, making sure that information is from reliable sources.
- Assist and/or manage the investigation of accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences, near misses and other incidents as directed.
- Recognise where decisions have a financial cost and assisting to develop a budget.
- Recognise situations where the activity will benefit from contributions and expertise of other internal departments such as HR, Finance, IT or Occupational Health.
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Requirements
Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
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
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
- If you are under 19 and do not hold Maths and/or English qualifications, you will need to complete Functional Skills.
- Full UK driving licence.
- Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to insurance and nature of the work associated with this account.
- Successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing, in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.
About this employer
Amey is a global, integrated infrastructure consultancy and operations partner. We design, deliver, protect, and maintain critical assets and systems. We advise, design, finance, deliver, and enhance civic, transport, and defence systems. By combining strategic intelligence, engineering, infrastructure finance, and operational expertise, we create secure, resilient, compliant, and high-value outcomes across the lifecycles of new and legacy assets.
What truly defines Amey is our commitment to people. Our business is only as strong as the individuals who power it, and our greatest asset is our team. If you're ready to learn, grow and start building a career with real impact, we'd love to hear from you.
http://amey.co.uk (opens in new tab)
Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions. You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
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The contact for this apprenticeship is: RHG CONSULT LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000055397.
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