Building Services Pipework Installer Apprenticeship

Summary

This apprenticeship will train you to become competent in installing, testing, and maintaining large-scale heating and cooling systems in commercial and industrial buildings. You'll gain hands-on experience fitting pipework, brackets, and components for systems including heating, chilled water, and hot and cold water.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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£20,000 per annum + Travel expense's paid.

Training course

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

Hours

The working week will be 1 day per week for training at GBE Modular facility in Stroud Kent and then 4 days on GBE London construction sites. (Monday - Friday) Shifts to be confirmed.

38 hours a week

Start date

Monday 22 September 2025

Duration

1 year 2 months

Positions available

10

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

Installing, testing, and maintaining large-scale heating and cooling systems in commercial and industrial buildings.
Installing and Fabricating Pipework in number of systems
Interpreting Drawings - Understand schematics and layouts to determine pipe placement and specifications
Working as Part of a team and Independently
Working with componants such as Valves, Controls, Pumps
Collaborate with other proffesions

Where you'll work

This apprenticeship is available in these locations:

3RD FLOOR, 140 FENCHURCH STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND, EC3M 6BL
Unit 1, Neptune Industrial Estate, Neptune Close, Medway City Estate, Rochester, ME2 4LT

Training

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

College or training organisation

NORTH EAST SURREY COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY (NESCOT)

Your training course

Building services engineering installer (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Comply with building services engineering industry regulations, standards, and guidance. 
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and practices.
Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risks.
Comply with safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Follow environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal. 
Move, lift, and handle materials.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Use and store hand tools, power tools and equipment.
Prepare work area and complete set out requirements.
Maintain a safe working area.
Select materials, components, and fittings required to complete the work tasks.
Plan order of works and carry out pre-work checks.
Carry out pre commissioning activities for building service engineering installations.
Fabricate system pipework including pipe bending.
Test fabricated pipework system.
Install pipework system, including pipework, bracketry and components of pipework systems, not including the energy source.
Use pipework jointing techniques.
Test installed pipework.
Apply decommissioning practices, for example draining pipework system.
Complete system handover activities.
Complete a final quality inspection.
Communicate with others verbally including internal and external customers, colleagues using sector specific terminology.
Communicate with others in a written context including internal and external customers, colleagues using sector specific terminology.
Interpret drawings from drawings, specifications, and system schematics.
Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and polices.
Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion policies.
Work within limits of authority and escalate issues.
Collaborate with others including customers, colleagues, internal and external stakeholders and other trades.
Apply team working and wellbeing principles.
Comply with building services engineering industry regulations, standards, and guidance. 
Comply with health and safety regulations, standards, and practices.
Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risks.
Comply with safe systems of work and apply control measures.
Follow standard operating procedures (SOPs).
Follow environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal. 
Move, lift, and handle materials.
Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
Use and store hand tools, power tools and equipment.
Prepare work area and complete set out requirements.
Maintain a safe working area.
Select materials, components, and fittings required to complete the work tasks.
Plan order of works and carry out pre-work checks.
Carry out pre commissioning activities for building service engineering installations.
Fabricate system pipework including pipe bending.
Test fabricated pipework system.
Install pipework system, including pipework, bracketry and components of pipework systems, not including the energy source.
Use pipework jointing techniques.
Test installed pipework.
Apply decommissioning practices, for example draining pipework system.
Complete system handover activities.
Complete a final quality inspection.
Communicate with others verbally including internal and external customers, colleagues using sector specific terminology.
Communicate with others in a written context including internal and external customers, colleagues using sector specific terminology.
Interpret drawings from drawings, specifications, and system schematics.
Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, energy usage, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and polices.
Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion policies.
Work within limits of authority and escalate issues.
Collaborate with others including customers, colleagues, internal and external stakeholders and other trades.
Apply team working and wellbeing principles.

Your training plan

Building Services Engineering Installer Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade 4-7)
Maths (grade 4-7)

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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Initiative

About this company

GBE has established a reputation for exceptional delivery on some of London’s largest and most complex construction projects. We pride ourselves on our engineering led, proactive approach to project delivery. We challenge ourselves to bring a fresh approach to each and every project. GBE have grown steadily over the past 18 years into one of the most innovative companies in the London building services market.

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After this apprenticeship

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The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GBE SERVICES LTD

Adelaide Whybrow

adelaide.whybrow@gbeltd.co.uk

02039061609

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000323423.

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Closes on Saturday 26 July 2025

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