Installation and Maintenance Electrical Apprentice

**Science and Technology Facilities Council**
**Salary**: £18,900
**Hours**: Full time - 37 Hours
**Contract Type**: Fixed Term - 4 Years
**Location**: Daresbury Laboratory, Daresbury Science and Innovation Campus, Warrington, WA4 4AD
**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 Installation and Maintenance Electrical 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 Installation and Maintenance Electrician Apprenticeship. Installation and maintenance electrician / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education

In your final year, you will undertake an End Point Assessment. The End Point Assessment will include a knowledge test, observation and scenario-based interview.

**About the Apprenticeship**

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.

For a list of our full benefits, please visit here.

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
- Providing technical and functional information for work on electrical systems and equipment
- Organise work programmes
- Provide good communication with the maintenance team and other departments to ensure high standards of service.
- Installation, test and inspection of electrical circuits
- Maintain electrical circuits and equipment
- Utilise fault finding and problem-solving techniques
- Deliver a high level of customer service.

**Person Specification**

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 keen interest in engineering projects/solutions (S&I)
- Practical experience and interest in electrical/electronic projects/solutions (S&I)
- Keen to learn new skills, seeking new experiences (S&I)
- Ability to work with a team (S&I)
- Self-motivated (S&I)
- Good time management (S&I)

**Desirable**:

- Interested in science and physics (S&I)

**Important Information**

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.

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

**About The Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC)**

As one of Europe’s largest research organisations, we ask the biggest questions in the universe to find answers that change the world around us.