Job overview
London Underground plays an essential role in our city’s development. Our network covers 253 miles, serving 275 stations and carriers more than five million passengers per day.
The role of a London Underground engineering apprentice is critical to ensuring the ongoing performance and safety of our tube network. The technological advancements we are seeing in our trains and operating infrastructure mean that we need to adapt the way we maintain our assets to keep them operating at peak performance. You’ll be at the forefront of these developments whilst also keeping a watchful eye on our legacy assets across the network.
Sustainability
Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world.
What will I be doing?
Apprentices will have the opportunity to learn from experienced and qualified staff through various placements across the organisation to gain a broad spectrum of knowledge through a hands-on approach to learning.
Power – LV Cables
As a London Underground LV Cables Apprentice, you will participate and work with competent teams that ensure the LV Cables Assets are maintained and delivered into service in a safe and timely manner. During your apprenticeship, you will be placed across a range of departments within the LV Cables areas, enabling you to experience and learn how the LV Cables Divisions function. You will learn how to read Electrical and Mechanical Drawings, be trained to write reports, fault finding, understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for the termination and connection of conductors, cables and cords in electrical systems.
On completion of our Apprenticeship, you will become an Qualified Electrician and a LV Cable Jointer and have the opportunity of working towards becoming an IRSE Licensed Electrical Traction Distribution Technician.
Working within the Power Delivery Unit of the Asset Performance Directorate of London Underground, your role will be to maintain, upgrade and operate power assets. This will include other related activities such as fault rectification and support to other units in relation to Power assets.
Accountabilities
Where can this career take me?
This apprenticeship is just the start of your career, the roles and opportunities available to you are endless.
On completion of the apprenticeship, you could roll of into a Senior Technician role. After gaining invaluable experience and knowledge within the LV Cable department, whilst carrying out your role as an IRSE Licenced Electrical Traction Distribution Technician, you may wish to look to progress into a Team Leader role and eventually even become a Works Controller. All Team Leaders and Managers within the Department have progressed from Support staff through the ranks to become Managers and you could be the future of LV Cables.
You’ll also have the opportunities to complete additional training courses. These will vary from soft skills training, safety training to technical skills training.
What do we look for?
Our talented apprentices form a vital part of that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who are;
Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are:
What qualifications can I gain?
Throughout the Apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to complete various additional training courses that will enhance your skills and knowledge within London Underground.
We also have an established Graduate and Apprentice Committee as well as an Alumni group, these groups are powerful networks in developing your understanding of the organisation, different apprenticeship schemes and opportunities to develop your career. Many current graduates and apprentices believe this to be a powerful support network and they often hold apprentice only events that are very beneficial to your continued learning.
