LU Track Operative Engineering Apprenticeship
LONDON UNDERGROUND LIMITED
London, SE1 8NJ
Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March)
Posted on 18 February 2025
Contents
Summary
As a London Underground Track Apprentice, you will undertake regular placements across the network. Here, you will work alongside our highly skilled track engineers, learning how to maintain a key asset without which London Underground could not operate.
- Wage
- £26,961 a year
- Training course
- Rail engineering operative (level 2)
- Hours
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This apprenticeship will predominantly consist of night shifts when on placement but will also occasionally include day and weekend shifts.
35 hours a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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1 year
- 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
As an apprentice, your 2-year development programme will be made up of up to 4 or 5 placement rotations. Our aim is to equip you with the range of skills and experience you need for your successful career. We also understand that everyone’s career is different, so every apprentice’s journey is unique. Here’s an idea of what yours could look like:
- To work as part of a track team in order to complete essential track maintenance under the supervision of a Site Person in charge.
- To assist the line inspection, staff in undertaking Safety Critical Inspections of the track.
- To work safely at all times adhering to strict Safety Controls and instructions given.
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 operative (level 2)
Equal to GCSE
Course contents
Your training plan
- The apprenticeship is made up of a mixture of Classroom Training at Acton Training Centre, Placements across the Network and Operational Training.
More training information
- You will rotate across different lines between Maintenance and Inspections for the duration of your Apprenticeship
- You must be 18 years of age by 8th September 2025 to be eligible for this scheme.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English or English language (grade A*-C or grade D and above)
- Maths (grade A*-C or Grade D and 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
- Communication skills
- Team working
- Adaptable
Other requirements
You will be working towards a Level 2 qualification in Rail Engineering Operative. Due to the health and safety requirements of this role we are unable to employ apprentices under 18 on this scheme
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
Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more
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 Skilled Track Operative Role which could lead to further career development opportunities such as Track Inspector and Track Technician, as well as Site Person in charge.
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 VAC1000304471.
Apply now
Closes in 12 days (Friday 7 March)
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Company’s application instructions
Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this apprenticeship scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, hearing test and eyesight tests including Ishihara Plates and Colour Assessment and Diagnosis tests to determine colour deficiency.