TfL Sustainability Apprenticeship Scheme
Fun Fact
TfL is the biggest user of electricity in London (over 1.5TWh per year) and one of the biggest users in the UK. We even have our own power station!
Salary
£29,281
What we offer
You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow:
Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household
Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel
Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays
Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more
Location
London / Hybrid working.
At least two days per week in the office - subject to working patterns and business requirements. One day a week at a London-based University.
Duration
5 years
Entry requirements
A minimum of 2 GCSEs or equivalent at Grade 4 or above including English and Maths
3 A Levels in any subject at Grade A* - C or equivalent
You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards a qualification at the same or higher level in a related subject or have already studied content from the qualification for this scheme.
Please note that you will be required to provide original certificates and/or predicted grades as proof for your eligibility checks.
You must be 18 years of age before the start date to be eligible for this scheme.
Proposed start date
8th September 2025
Job overview
We’re seeking talented individuals across a range of disciplines and backgrounds to help us on our journey to zero carbon and to live up to TfL’s vision of being London’s strong green heartbeat. Whilst keeping close links to TfL’s Sustainability & Corporate Environment team, you could potentially work in any department within the organisation. You will be working to ensure that sustainability is at the heart of every decision we make.
Sustainability
The climate and ecological crisis is the defining challenge for humanity. London is part of the global effort to address it, and the mayor has an ambition to make London net zero-carbon by 2030. TfL must keep London moving to make the city as safe, sustainable, and inclusive as possible in line with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Find out more about what TfL does and how sustainability is at the core of our purpose.
What will I be doing?
You will complete a two-week induction, and three weeks work experience as a Customer Service Assistant at a station. This will give you invaluable front-line experience and understanding of the customer facing element of working for a transport organisation.
Your apprenticeship programme will then incorporate two different placements each year. Placements will be chosen with you to give you breadth of experience and to align with your interests and ambitions. The placements will allow you to gain the skills, experience and behaviours required to complete the Apprenticeship and for your future career.
Our current Sustainability Apprentices have completed placements in:
• Sustainability & Corporate Environment – Sustainability (example activities: developing and delivering knowledge programmes)
• Sustainability & Corporate Environment – Carbon & Energy (example activities: developing and implementing detailed plans to tackle our energy consumption, increase renewable energy and reduce carbon emissions)
• Bus Operations (example activities: helping drive the wider green agenda for bus operations, looking at opportunities beyond the flagship project of zero emission buses)
• Piccadilly Line Upgrade project (example activities: chairing the ‘Green Meeting’ attended by the Piccadilly Line Upgrade leadership team, reporting against environmental metrics, championing climate adaptation, biodiversity and carbon)
• Environment & Sustainability Engineering (example activities: carbon modelling and management, working to make sustainability ‘business as usual’ in TfL Engineering)
• Transport Strategy & Planning (example activities: involvement in development and implementation of London-wide environmental transport policy)
• Places for London (example activities: working with property managers to help improve the environmental and social aspects of the London property market).
Where can this career take me?
This scheme focuses on creating sustainability leaders who can influence outcomes in roles including, but not limited, to:
• Environmental Management
• Sustainability Management
• Responsible Procurement
• Asset Operations and Strategy
• Project and Infrastructure Delivery
• General Management
• Transport Policy and Planning
• Finance
• Governance and Legal Compliance
What training and support will I get?
Whilst on the scheme, we’ll support your technical development through a wide range of on-the-job practical experiences and placements. We’ll also support your professional development through a combination of classroom-led training courses, online training courses, mentoring opportunities, and structured networking opportunities.
You'll also receive one-to-one guidance throughout the programme from your:
• Placement manager: Responsible for your day-to-day management and support with your development
• Scheme sponsor: A senior manager who acts as a technical and professional adviser and has line manager responsibility
• Buddy: Usually an apprentice or graduate who gives support to you and ensure that you feel welcomed in the organisation
• Development adviser: Supports your professional development through providing career coaching and career progression at TfL
The study element of the apprenticeship will be a mixture of day release with a few full weeks of block learning.
What do we look for?
Everything we do as an organisation is to ensure that our evolving city remains future-proof for millions of Londoners. Our talented apprentices will gain the skills, behaviours, and experiences to help deliver that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who:
• Have an inquisitive mind
• Take their own action
• Thrive in a team
As a member of the team, we’ll give you responsibility and the opportunity to add value from day one. If you are excited by inspiring and influencing the future of London and are up for a challenge and thrive under pressure, then this is the career path for you.
Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:
• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work
• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together
• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate
