Customer Experience Apprentice

United Infrastructure Ltd; Wakefield; On-site; GBP 11,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday allowance

Christmas shutdown

Tailored benefits portal

Level 3 apprenticeship remotely

Job summary

United Infrastructure Ltd in Wakefield is seeking a Customer Experience Apprentice to join our Water division. You will be the first point of contact for customers, handling enquiries and supporting with planned works while gaining hands-on industry experience.

You'll enrol on the Level 3 Customer Service Specialist apprenticeship, delivered remotely with tutor support, and benefit from a generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, and a tailored benefits portal.

Qualifications

• 5 GCSEs at grade 9-4/A*-C including English and Maths.
• Good IT skills and able to use Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel).
• Good organisation and time management skills.
• Good communication skills and confident speaking to clients and customers.

Responsibilities

• Handling customer enquiries and complaints via telephone and email.
• Managing customer communications and providing updates for planned works and interruptions.
• Maintaining records of customer interactions, permissions and case updates.
• Supporting with the preparation and issuing of customer correspondence and access documents.
• Ensuring compliance with legislation, procedures, data protection and customer service standards.

Skills

Communication skills

Organization skills

Time management

Education

GCSEs (5) including English & Maths

Tools

Microsoft Office

Outlook

Excel

Job description

United Infrastructure is a dynamic and rapidly expanding business, focused on delivering critical infrastructure projects, across the utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Our team of highly skilled and hardworking specialists deliver innovative solutions to the complex challenges our clients face.

Our company is split into two business areas:

Utility Infrastructure -

Our team of Utility Infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical water, energy (gas), power and telecoms infrastructure, for the UK's largest network owners and operators.

Social Infrastructure -

Our team of Social Infrastructure specialists revitalise homes and communities by carrying out a wide range of work, from retrofit to refurbishment, and maintenance.

Equal Opportunities Statement - At United Infrastructure, we are committed to making every interaction a positive and inclusive experience. If there is anything we can do to support you, remove barriers, or make the process more accessible, please let us know - we want this to be the best possible experience for you.

We are looking for a Customer Experience Apprentice to join our Water business division who are a national provider of infrastructure and non-infrastructure water and wastewater services to UK water utility companies.

Day to day, you will support the team who are a key point of contact for customers, stakeholders and operational teams across both clean and wastewater activities and will play an important role in ensuring they receive a professional, efficient and positive experience while supporting operational delivery and regulatory compliance.

Some of your key responsibilities will include:

Handling customer enquiries and complaints that come in via telephone and email.

Managing customer communications and providing updates associated with planned works, service interruptions, and operational activities.

Maintaining accurate records of customer interactions, land entry activities, permissions, and case updates.

Supporting with the preparation and issuing of customer correspondence, notifications, and access documentation.

Ensuring all your work is compliant with relevant legislation, company procedures, data protection requirements, and customer service standards.

As an Apprentice with United Infrastructure, you'll be given a real job from day one where you will gain hands-on industry experience, and the knowledge required to achieve a nationally recognised qualification. You'll get a generous holiday allowance, Christmas shutdown, and a tailored benefits portal that allows you to choose the right benefits for you.

In order to fully develop in your role, you will be enrolled onto the Level 3 Customer Service Specialist apprenticeship qualification with one of our training partners. This learning pathway is delivered entirely remotely, and you will access online self-accessed or virtually delivered classroom sessions, and one-to-one support from your tutor or coach. They will also meet regularly with you and your line manager to ensure you are progressing through your programme.

Academic Entry Requirements

5 GCSEs at Grade 9-4/A*-C including English and Mathematics

Good IT skills and able to use Microsoft Office packages e.g. Outlook, Word, Excel etc.

Good organisation and time management skills.

Good communication skills and confident speaking to clients and customers.

You should also be available to start full-time work by September 2026 and have:

The commitment to live and breathe our company values during your work and studies.

The motivation and dedication to successfully complete your apprenticeship programme.

Please note, as this is an apprenticeship programme, in order to be eligible to apply you must not already have an equivalent level or higher qualification in the occupational area, or significant work experience.

Upon successful completion of your programme, you will achieve:

Level 3 Customer Service Specialist

Eligibility to join the Institute of Customer Service as an Individual member at Professional level.

Join us at United Infrastructure and be part of our mission to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions to the complex infrastructure needs of the UK.

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Company United Infrastructure Ltd

Location Wakefield, England, United Kingdom