Fleet Engineering Apprenticeship
LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
London, SE1 8NJ
Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March)
Posted on 14 February 2025
Contents
Summary
As a Fleet Engineer, your responsibility is crucial in maintaining our entire fleet of trains. You will be up-to-date of the latest developments, ensuring our assets, both new and legacy, consistently operate at optimal levels. This role is pivotal in the continuous performance and safety of our transportation system.
- Wage
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£26,961 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more.
- Training course
- Rail engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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The apprenticeship scheme will involve flexible hours to include early, late, night and weekend shifts.
Shifts to be confirmed
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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12
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
In the initial year, you'll be acclimating to both London Underground and the field of engineering. This period will primarily involve delving into fundamental engineering theories at our partner college in Enfield
In your second year, you will actively engage in the operational side of the business, gaining practical insights from seasoned train maintainers across different lines. Your role will involve shadowing teams, progressively building your confidence and practical expertise
As you progress into your final year, you will continue rotating through various placements, honing your competencies through diverse methods. The qualifications encompass knowledge assessments and documentation of the practical work you undertake. Ultimately, you will present your finest work to an external engineering institute, obtaining the final endorsement that declares you as a proficient rolling stock engineer.
Where you’ll work
Palestra House
197 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NJ
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
LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
Your training course
Rail engineering technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
Your training plan
There are 12 depots that you could be placed in. These depots are typically found at the end of lines and are all around (north, east and west) London and can last for as long as 4 months.
More training information
The apprenticeship scheme will involve working flexible hours to include early, late, night and weekend shifts.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English or English Language (grade A*-C / Grade 4 or above)
- Maths (grade A*-C / grade 4 or above)
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
- Logical
- Willingness to learn
- Proactive
Other requirements
Due to the health and safety requirements of this role we are unable to employ apprentices under 18 on this scheme flexible hours to include early, late, night and weekend shifts.
About this company
London Underground's history dates back to 1863 when the world's first underground railway, the Metropolitan Railway, opened between Paddington and Farringdon, serving six intermediate stations. Since then the Underground network, affectionately nicknamed the Tube by generations of Londoners, has grown to 272 stations and 11 lines stretching deep into the Capital's suburbs and beyond.
Company benefits
You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow: Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household. Discounted national rail and Eurostar travel.
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
Upon successful completion of this scheme, you could roll-off into a Train maintainer position which could develop into opportunities such as Advanced Train Maintainer or Manager positions.
At the end of the apprenticeship, you will be at an Engineering Technician professional standard. While there is no requirement, this can be built upon to achieve Engineering Chartership status in the future.
You’ll also have opportunities to complete additional training courses. These will vary from soft skills training, safety training to technical skills training.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
The recruitment team
earlycareerscampaigns@tfl.gov.uk
0203 005 1680
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304006.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March)
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Company’s application instructions
Please pay close attention to emails and deadlines provided noting you have 1 week to complete assessments and we cannot re-issue these tests. Assessment centres for apprenticeship roles will take place from April, please note that many roles only have 1 assessment day and we are unable to guarantee additional dates. We are conducting assessment centres in person and virtually (role dependent).