About us

We are one of the country’s fastest growing service providers, with a broad range of services, including facilities management, property services and specialist care facilities. Providing commercial solutions which address current and future built environment challenges, we have 36 partnerships across England and Wales.

As Britain’s largest local authority trading company (LATCo), ensuring we put people at the heart of what we do is integral to the ethical value proposition for our stakeholders and shareholder.

Our current Group business activity, and predicted growth over the next five years, will centre on providing services across England, Scotland, and Wales. We will seek to work with unitary, county, and district councils and clients from the education, care, NHS, and charitable sectors.

Careers

Norse Group was founded by Norfolk County Council in 1988. Through thirty years of organic growth, entrepreneurial spirit, and the creation of numerous Joint Venture Partnerships across the country, we are the UK’s largest Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo).

We operate a range of services across four core business units - Care, Commercial, Consulting and Specialist – available nationwide, wherever, and whenever our partners require them.

We offer a spectrum of career opportunities across England and Wales, delivering a wide range of services from business development and finance to architecture and surveying to waste management, grounds maintenance and cleaning.

We’re an organisation of 9,000 local people driven by Improving People’s Lives - a commitment to live our values for the communities and colleagues who depend on us, and our employees are our most valuable asset. As a company, we are committed to developing our team by providing ongoing training and development opportunities.

​As a major employer, we are always on the lookout for talented people.

We provide a range of professional, technical and manual opportunities in areas such as architecture, surveying, catering, cleaning, environmental and waste services, building maintenance, security and transport. We work with councils, education and health authorities, housing associations and the private sector.

We also offer recruitment opportunities in support services such as human resources, payroll, finance and business development.

If you can strengthen our team, check out our latest vacancies by clicking here. 

Apprenticeships at Norse Group

Our employees are our most important asset, so when it comes to building our workforce for the future and equipping them with the skills they need, we place great emphasis on our apprenticeship scheme.
Our apprenticeships take place at locations right across the UK and lead you to nationally recognised qualifications.

To achieve this, we ensure our apprentices have a real job – one that has been carved out for them, linking training with hands-on experience. Delivering a diverse range of services means that Norse can offer a wide range of apprenticeships, offering over 40 different types across the Group.

What to expect

• Once recruited, apprentices gain vocational qualifications in their chosen subject while working alongside other departments across the Group.
• Your training will normally be delivered through a local training provider and will meet National Occupational Standards as part of the Institute for Apprenticeships.
• You’ll get competitive rates of pay and be rewarded for progressing to new levels of competency, and for good conduct, with regular reviews and pay increases. Once you qualify, your rate of pay will be aligned to the relevant newly qualified rates.
• Join Norse as an apprentice and you’ll be given the opportunity to reach your career aspirations. Both your manager and the dedicated Apprenticeship Team are there every step of the way, to support you on your journey.

To find out more visit our Apprenticeships page. 

Work Placements

Work placements are a perfect first step towards discovering an exciting career.

At Norse, we are committed to supporting local schools, colleges and universities by providing opportunities for work placements, giving students the chance to gain practical on-the-job experience. These opportunities are offered as unpaid placements to help you gain relevant experience in the workplace.

Through our tailored work placements, you will be able to develop valuable new skillsets, which will help you to stand out from the crowd when applying for jobs or apprenticeships.
We’re keen to support you every step of the way, as well as offering additional opportunities for you to work towards future qualifications.

To find out more about work placements with Norse click here.