Building Maintenance Mechanical and Electrical Apprentice

CAMBRIDGE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD

London, WC1A 1EU

Closes in 8 days (Friday 24 January at 11:59pm)

Posted on 3 January 2025

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Summary

This apprenticeship provides excellent opportunities for a self-motivated individual to develop their career within a fast-growing organisation. The apprentice will work within a supported learning environment and be mentored by a team of experienced engineers with the aim of developing their knowledge and progressing within the organisation.

Annual wage
£14,144 a year

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Training course
Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)
Hours
Your normal hours of work will be 42.5 hours per week. These hours will be calculated on the basis of a weekly timesheet submissions. Shifts TBC.

42 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Thursday 6 February

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

  • You will ensure engineering standards are maintained to maximise the operational effectiveness and reliability of the plant and associated systems
  • Planned preventative maintenance will be completed in accordance with the SFG20 specification as a minimum, with singular repair works to assets completed under supervision.
  • You can expect to work with or around mechanical & electrical assets, including but not limited to ventilation systems, low temperature, hot water, chilled water, electrical services, water supply, water hygiene & L8
  • Learn to maintain accurate records of maintenance activities, service reports and compliance documentation
  • Develop skills in diagnosing faults and identifying solutions across building services systems.
  • Perform routine and scheduled maintenance tasks to prevent breakdowns and ensure system efficiency.
  • Become proficient in using the tools, testing equipment and technology relevant to building service engineering.

Where you’ll work

70 New Oxford Street

London

WC1A 1EU

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SKILLS4STEM LTD.

Your training course

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
  • Comply with current company policies and procedures.
  • Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
  • Produce a risk assessment.
  • Produce a method statement.
  • Plan work activities.
  • Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
  • Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
  • Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
  • Minimise delays to planned work.
  • Amend and replan work activities.
  • Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
  • Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
  • Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
  • Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
  • Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
  • Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
  • Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
  • Isolate building service engineering systems.
  • Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
  • Replace components.
  • Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
  • Handover completed maintenance activities.
  • Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
  • Provide internal feedback.
  • Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
  • Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
  • Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
  • Repair components.
  • Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
  • Comply with current company policies and procedures.
  • Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
  • Produce a risk assessment.
  • Produce a method statement.
  • Plan work activities.
  • Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
  • Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
  • Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
  • Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
  • Minimise delays to planned work.
  • Amend and replan work activities.
  • Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
  • Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
  • Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
  • Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
  • Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
  • Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
  • Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
  • Isolate building service engineering systems.
  • Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
  • Replace components.
  • Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
  • Handover completed maintenance activities.
  • Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
  • Provide internal feedback.
  • Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
  • Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
  • Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
  • Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
  • Repair components.

Your training plan

The trainIng will take place at work with one day per week allowed for remote learning with the training provider, Skills4Stem. This remote learning will take place at work or from home, depending on the circumstances. 

More training information

  • Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer L3 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

This is a mobile position which covers several sites across central London.

About this company

Cambridge Maintenance Services (CMS) is a nationwide supplier of facilities maintenance services with almost 40 years' experience. We deliver M&E building services maintenance to a wide range of sectors across the UK.

http://www.cambridgemaintenance.co.uk (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

23 days holiday, plus bank holidays. Private Healthcare. 360 Wellbeing, which includes employee discounts on gym membership, shopping, fuel, etc. We also offer an appraisal based bonus scheme.

After this apprenticeship

The opportunity for a position with CMSL with continued training and progression opportunities. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CAMBRIDGE MAINTENANCE SERVICES LTD

Hannah Hall

HR@cmsl.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000264573.

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Closes in 8 days (Friday 24 January at 11:59pm)

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