Apprentice Data Analyst

M Group Water; Brighton; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company focused on infrastructure services through a 13-month Data Analyst apprenticeship program in Brighton. Develop practical and technical skills while ensuring compliance with regulations, working alongside experienced professionals, and gaining a Level 4 qualification.

Benefits

Dedicated mentor assigned

Matched pension scheme

Online GP service

Employee assistance programme

My Rewards portal with discounts

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Right to work in the UK.
• GCSE grade 4/C or equivalent in Maths and English.

Responsibilities

• Gathering data from various sources and ensuring its accuracy.
• Using statistical methods and programming languages for analysis.

Skills

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Ability to use own initiative

Can do attitude

Education

GCSE grade 4/C in Maths

GCSE grade 4/C in English

Tools

Power BI

Job description

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.

Start date: September 2025

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

You'll be working within our MEICA and capital maintenance team. Our Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (MEICA) experts offer a one-stop solution, including ongoing operation and maintenance services.

This role will be within our Southern Water contract, working out of our Falmer, Brighton depot.

Want to be a part of it?

What will you be doing?

This 13-month programme will develop your practical, technical and soft-skills, with Health & Safety at the heart of everything you do. On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will gain a Data Analyst Level 4 qualification and a permanent, long-term career with M Group Water!

• You’ll be working alongside qualified and highly experienced members of staff, many of whom would have started their careers as an Apprentice just like you.
• You’ll learn about our business and the industry regulations surrounding it.
• We’ll teach you a variety of IT systems to support your role including Power BI
• You’ll gathering data from various sources, ensuring its accuracy, and organizing it for analysis.
• You’ll be taught to use statistical methods, programming languages, and data analysis tools to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies.
• You’ll learn how to draw conclusions from data analysis and translating them into actionable insights.
• You’ll learn how to creating charts, graphs, and other visualizations to communicate findings effectively.
• We’ll teach you how to prepare business reports and presentations that summarize data analysis and insights for stakeholders.
• You’ll use data to identify and solve business problems.
  
  

What You’ll Bring

• Right to work in the UK
• At least a grade of 4/C GCSE (or equivalent) in Maths and English
• Effective communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Keen to learn with an interest in development and progression
• Passionate about the industry
• Hardworking
• Reliable, with excellent attendance and timekeeping
• Ability to use own initiative
• Must have a ‘can do’ attitude
  
  

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• You will have a dedicated mentor/buddy assigned who will help you maximize your potential by sharing your knowledge
• Matched or contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
  
  

In addition, this role offers;

• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• Personal Accident Cover
  
  

About Us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
  
  

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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