Apprentice Electrical Technician – 2025 - Walsall

SKANSKA UK PLC

Walsall (WS2 9PS)

Closes in 8 days (Monday 24 March)

Posted on 28 February 2025

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Summary

As an Apprentice Electrical Technician, you will be working as part of a team of engineers ensuring safety and comfort of building users (users, staff, visitors) by carrying out planned and emergency break down maintenance to electrical equipment across the hospital.

Wage
Competitive

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Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

  • Work alongside an Electrical Engineer and learn tasks such as carrying out small electrical installation works, generator testing, rectifying power loss, emergency light testing, finding lighting faults and changing plug sockets and switches
  • Learn to understand and complete building maintenance-related documentation
  • Understand the value of excellent customer service
  • You will be on your feet most of the day and use tools to carry out maintenance tasks.
  • Due to the nature of the facility, you will be required to undergo a DBS check.

Where you’ll work

Manor Hospital
Moat Road
Walsall
WS2 9PS

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

WALSALL COLLEGE

Your training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Your training plan

You will attend Walsall College 1 day per week to study a Level 3 in Installation and maintenance electrician. You’ll learn service and maintenance techniques associated with industrial and commercial electrical systems. You will work with our experienced technicians for the remaining 4 days of the week.

More training information

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. If you have any questions, please contact us: emerging.talent@skanska.co.uk.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSE's inc Maths and English (4 or above) (grade 9 - 5)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Due to the nature of the facility, you will be required to undergo a DBS check.

About this company

Skanska Group uses knowledge and foresight to shape the way people live, work and connect. More than 135 years in the making, we are one of the world’s largest development and construction companies. We create innovative and sustainable solutions that support healthy living beyond our lifetime. Established in the UK in 2000, Skanska has more than 3,300 local experts delivering projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, highways, rail and water. At Skanska, we believe in our Purpose, we build for a better society. Through our Values of care for life, commit to customers, be better - together and act ethically and transparently you will enable us to deliver our purpose.

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

Company benefits

You will be a part of a community of 100+ graduates and apprentices Funding and support to help you achieve a formal qualification My Rewards – an array of retail, dining, well-being and travel discounts Professional and social events

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • You will be part of a well-established organisation built on strong purpose and values.
  • We want you to do well and will support you to have a meaningful career beyond the apprenticeship.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WALSALL COLLEGE

Emerging.Talent@Skanska.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000306780.

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Closes in 8 days (Monday 24 March)

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Company’s application instructions

A typical application process is as follows: Stage 1: Application Stage 2: Online assessments Stage 3: Video interview Stage 4: Assessment day or final interview