Air conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Apprentice - VINCI Facilities - Birmingham – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

An exciting opportunity to join our team. Your role as 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

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (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, ventilation air checks, servicing, maintenance, and replacement of parts/plant, associated filters, belts to air handling units (AHUs), fan coil units, extract fans, carrying out FGas leak detection, checking air flow/pressure differentials
Reactive Maintenance (RM) fault finding electrical & mechanical components and replacing failed i.e. compressors, valves, printed circuit boards, fan motors, volume control dampers. Pressure testing to determine location of refrigerant leaks & subsequent repair

Where you’ll work

Unit A
Penny Emma Way
Sutton-In-Ashfield
NG17 5FA

Training

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

College or training organisation

WEST NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

Your training course

Refrigeration air conditioning and heat pump engineering technician (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
Identify and use tools and equipment.
Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
Complete a customer handover.
Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
Apply ethical principles.
Comply with health and safety, regulations and standards. Apply safe systems of work, including carrying out a risk assessment.
Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards for example prevention of refrigerant emissions, segregate resources for reuse and, recycling and disposal of waste.
Position, fix, joint and test, pipework and electrical circuits.
Test, charge with refrigerant and commission vapour compression systems.
Test and commission electrical and electronic control systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
Interpret information and data from log books and diagrams.
perform servicing, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on vapour compression systems including routine and reactive maintenance, installation of components and safe electrical isolation of supply.
Perform routine service, maintenance, fault diagnosis and rectification procedures and techniques on electrical and electrical control systems applicable to vapour compression systems including carrying out safe isolation procedures.
Decommission vapour compression systems, safe recovery and disposal of equipment, hazardous waste refrigerant transfer.
Decommission electrical and electronic systems applicable to vapour compression systems.
Adjust vapour compression system operating parameters to achieve reductions in carbon emissions.
Maximise performance of vapour compression systems by determining heating and cooling loads and selecting and balancing components and systems.
Retrofit and retro fill existing equipment to lower GWP refrigerants.
Mitigate risks of refrigerants including environmental, toxicity and flammability hazards.
Identify and use tools and equipment.
Communicate with others verbally and in writing.
Complete a customer handover.
Work collaboratively with clients or stakeholders to solve problems.
Apply project leadership techniques and principles.
Use information and digital technology and comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations.
Apply ethical principles.

Your training plan

Level 3 Refrigeration Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Technician
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

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 NOTTINGHAMSHIRE COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000310667.

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Closes in 28 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

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Air conditioning and Heat Pump Engineering Apprentice - VINCI Facilities - Birmingham

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