Building Services And Maintenance Engineer Apprentice

Hours: Full time - 37 Hours
Contract Type: Fixed Term - 4 Years
Location: Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington
Closing date: 16th February 2025

The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory Estates Department is responsible for the development of the campus housing science and technology facilities, workshops and laboratories.

Estates Services offer wide ranging support; from the provision of suitable buildings, workplaces and information and communications technology connectivity, through to an exceptionally wide range of business and staff support services, including developing our staff and ensuring their safety at all times. 

About The Role 

Estates Services in-house maintenance team has created an exciting opportunity for a Level 3 Service and Maintenance Engineer Apprentice. Within this role, the apprentice will be required to work as part of a team to deliver efficient, effective and sustainable statutory maintenance service along with providing a reactive and minor works service across the Daresbury Laboratory Estate. 

Learning 

The apprentice will undertake professional development and training  which includes in-person teaching at Salford City College completing the Level 3 Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer Apprenticeship.  

In your final year, you will undertake an End Point Assessment. The End Point Assessment will include a multiple-choice test, observation and discussion about your portfolio of evidence which demonstrates the skills, knowledge and behaviours of the apprenticeship.  

About an Apprenticeship at STFC

With training and support from experts in their fields, you’ll be enthusiastic about developing your knowledge, skills and behaviours, working towards completing your apprenticeship, gaining appropriate qualifications whilst making a real difference in your role.  

If working with innovative technologies on world-leading research isn’t enough, you will develop both professionally and as a critical member of the team in an environment you won’t find anywhere else. 

Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of your opportunities and to achieve the goals you already have – and those you have yet to discover! 

We provide an opportunity to really pursue your interests and passion. You’ll have access to additional core skills development, access to a community of apprentices across the site, annual Apprentice awards evenings, a number of active sport and social groups across campus, and potential opportunities for overseas placements. 

STFC offers a benefits package crafted to provide an excellent work/life balance including 30 days’ annual leave, an outstanding index linked pension scheme, 10.5 public and privilege days, Christmas closure and flexible working hours.  

About the role and a summary of key duties & responsibilities

Working as part of an Estates Services internal team you will be delivering a service to the estate and customers, gaining knowledge, experience and learning new skills whilst carrying out a range of duties.   

Duties and responsibilities include: 

• Knowledge of health and safety and safe working practices 
• Carrying out fault finding, fault diagnosis, de-commissioning, component replacement, testing and re-commissioning of existing industrial and commercial ventilating, heating, water supply, waste (effluent discharge), drainage, and related electrical systems.  
• Organise work programmes 
• Provide good communication with the maintenance team and other departments to ensure high standards of service. 
• Utilise fault finding and problem-solving techniques  
• Deliver a high level of customer service. 

Person specification

In order to apply for this role, we are looking for the following:

Key - (S) will be measured at shortlisting, (I) will be measured at interview, (S&I) is both.

Essential: 

• Achieved or predicted to achieve GCSEs 4 or above in Maths & English by September 2025 (S)
• Practical experience and interest in engineering projects (S&I)
• Interest in problem solving through engineering solutions (I)
• Keen to learn new skills, seeking new experiences (S&I)
• Ability to work with a team (S&I)
• Self-motivated (I)
• Good time management  (I)

Desirable:

• Interested in science and physics (S&I)

Important Information

1. To complete the apprenticeship, you will need to evidence passes at 9-4 or A*-C in GCSE (or equivalent) Maths and English. For those sitting their GSCEs in Summer 2025, we would need evidence of your predicted grades.
2. When applying for an apprenticeship, there is a set residency eligibility criteria that must be met by the applicant. 
3. The training provider will also ask you to complete an initial assessment during the application process. If you already have a qualification in this subject area or similar please include, as an attachment, your transcript outlining the grade/s achieved and modules covered.  By applying for this apprenticeship, you are giving permission for your details to be shared with the relevant training provider. 

Please note that we hold the right to close this vacancy early if a sufficient number of applications have been received.  

What could you achieve with the world-leading facilities and experts of one of Europe’s largest research organisations by your side? 

Join us and discover what’s possible!