Service and Maintenance Apprentice

Summary

You will be required to undertake a 48-month apprenticeship scheme, in which you will be mentored on a day-to-day basis by a Senior Lead Engineer who will supervise the role and demonstrate how to carry out maintenance on HVAC plant and basic mechanical and electrical assets within commercial buildings.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

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Training course

Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8.30am - 5.00pm (breaks to be confirmed).

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

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

Key Areas of Responsibility:

At the end of the apprenticeship, you will gain the qualification of a Building Services Engineer, with skills acquired throughout this time to carry out PPM tasks in a competent and professional manner, together with good engineering knowledge.

The role is 8:00 to 17:00
The role is full-time and requires the successful applicant to work 40 hours per week, travelling predominantly into the centre of London
The role will cover plumbing, basic electrical, and mechanical services
Maintenance on specific assets
Understand compliance with SFG 20 maintenance tasks.
To attend college online or in person to undertake the building services engineering service and maintenance qualification (Level 3
To learn to use practical skills to carry out pre-planned maintenance and small installations.
To uphold the key culture and virtues of Gratte Brothers

Where you’ll work

Our head office is London Kings Cross, however this role will be carried out at various locations around London

Training

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

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

Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard
A - Level
20% off-the-job training

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

Maths, English and Science (grade A-C or reformed GCSEs grade 4)

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
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

As one of the UK’s leading building services companies, we are committed to providing outstanding service delivery in every area of our business. We pride ourselves on building long-term relationships, so understanding our clients’ needs is a key priority for us. We also recruit, retain and develop people with the knowledge, skills and attitude to deliver consistent service and only work with supply chain partners who share our high standards. The incredible rate of technological change in our industry presents both opportunities and challenges for our clients and ourselves. We explore opportunities and meet challenges by consistently looking forward and adapting our business to future needs.

After this apprenticeship

The Gratte Brothers service and maintenance apprenticeship will progress you into a service and maintenance engineer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GRATTE BROTHERS LIMITED

Georgia Bonsor

Training@gratte.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000317177.

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