Electrical Apprentice - VINCI Facilities - Watford & Southampton

VINCI Facilities

Hertfordshire, Southampton

Closes in 9 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)

Posted on 20 March 2025

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Summary

An exciting opportunity to join our team. Your role as a an apprentice will be to support the team into support the maintenance work for our clients.

Wage

£18,800 a year

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Everyday discounts. Pension scheme with employer contribution. Opportunity for bi-annual salary progression

Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, from 8.00am - 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 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

Core tasks:

  • Planned Preventative Maintenance (PPM), Routine and Re-active inspections, PAT testing, fixed wire testing, RCD testing, emergency light testing.
  • Reactive Maintenance (RM) fault finding electrical & mechanical components and replacing failed i.e. distribution boards, socket outlets, light fittings and associated control gear, heaters, circuit protective devices. Installation & testing of new circuits where required.

Where you’ll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

  • Astral House, Imperial Way, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD24 4WW
  • St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AR

Training

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

College or training organisation

WEST HERTS 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

  • Level 3 Installation and maintenance electrician
  • Face to face delivery

More training information

  • 2 years fixed term contract
  • Opportunity for progression and permanent contract

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Relevant Discipline (grade achieved)

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
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Presentation skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

You will be based on a construction site and PPE use will be required for site visits.

About this company

VINCI Facilities offer national comprehensive construction, fit out and facilities management services across a wide range of sectors nationally. Our expert teams deliver robust, sustainable and bespoke services to keep our clients’ facilities running smoothly. Operating in both public and private sectors, including government, industrial, healthcare and retail, our experts ensure end users operate in a safe, compliant, clean, secure and well-maintained estate. Providing multi-disciplined and cost effective building refurbishment, housing and regeneration solutions. bespoke solutions across the healthcare, education, local authority, government, corporate, retail, utilities, industrial, social housing and defence sectors that maximise the efficiency and life cycle of the built environment. VINCI Facilities is committed to creating a working environment that is inclusive and diverse.

https://www.vincifacilities.com/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

26 days holiday + 8 days bank holidays. 2 days paid volunteering. Training courses programme and Mentor Support.

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

  • VINCI Facilities Apprenticeship Scheme has been designed to kick start your journey towards becoming an industry expert. You will get hands-on experience and tailored training to support you every step of the way.
  • In addition to the qualifications the programme will enable candidates to progress in terms of level of responsibility, interpersonal skills, leadership, commercial awareness and commercial knowledge.
  • This position offers candidates to opportunity to learn on the job, gain a recognised qualification and the opportunity to progress on to a degree course upon completion  and ultimately lead to full membership of the relevant professional institutions.
  • We are looking for a long-term relationship with our apprentices and we have a long-term career structure in mind, whereby we see the apprentice developing into senior roles within our business as it grows.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

WEST HERTS COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310666.

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Closes in 9 days (Wednesday 30 April 2025)

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Company’s application instructions

Short List of CVs and interview at the project office. If you require any adjustment to the interview let us know. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted