Electrical Installation Apprentice

MPS Energy

SUFFOLK (IP6 8AS)

Closes in 19 days (Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 15 July 2025

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Summary

Working for MPS Energy you will be supporting and working with a fully qualified electrician at all times. The work is varied and you will be working on projects ranging from building management installations, controls work and standard electrical installations including some testing, this is in both commercial and industrial sectors.

Wage

£17,667 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Hours
Lunch is half an hour each day, engineers are paid from door to door including travel. Engineers will have regular times of staying away which keeps travel time down but could increase hours on site.

45 hours a week

Start date

Monday 11 August 2025

Duration

4 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

As an Apprentice you’ll be part of a small ambitious business working on industrial and commercial sites across the UK building management systems, energy metering and carrying out electrical installation work.
Your main duties are:

  • Help ensure all the parts are available for each project
  • Help the electrician set up the working area
  • Help the electrician install containment, this will include drilling, fixing and engineering conduit and trunking
  • Help the electrician wire terminate equipment
  • Help with commissioning
  • Help with fault finding
  • Help with writing up documentation
  • Help with any other duties that are deemed necessary for the smooth running of the business

 

An idea of projects we work on are as follows;

  • Full boiler room installations
  • Control panel upgrades
  • Bespoke building control applications
  • Energy metering systems
  • Tenant metering systems
  • Electrical supplies
  • Electrical installations

Where you'll work

SUITE 6
5 STATION YARD
NEEDHAM MARKET
SUFFOLK
IP6 8AS

Training

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

College or training organisation

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Your training course

Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
  • Maintain the safety of self and others by applying statutory health and safety policies, procedures, and regulations when conducting electrical work.
  • Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
  • Use verbal and written communication techniques suitable for the context, adapting style and use of terminology to suit the audience. Uses industry terminology.
  • Apply customer service principles and techniques to deliver customer or client service in industrial, commercial and communal residential environments.
  • Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
  • Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
  • Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
  • Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
  • Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
  • Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
  • Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
  • Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
  • Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
  • Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.

Your training plan

  • Installation Electrician and Maintenance Electrician Standard
  • Electrotechnical Level 3
  • English and Maths (if required) Level 2

More training information

Company Training - we offer the following training:

  • First Aid
  • Asbestos Awareness
  • Manual Handling
  • Working at heights
  • Abrasive Wheels

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • or equivalent in English (grade 4/C)
  • or equivalent in Maths (grade 4/C)

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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

We have a wide customer base who are spread throughout the UK, due to this, our projects often involve travelling and/or staying out overnight whilst working on the projects. Ideally the applicant will hold or be working towards a full UK Driving Licence. Whilst working away, separate rooms, and a generous food allowance is provided. We also cover travel time within the engineers paid hours. As a responsible employer we are required to carry out the appropriate checks to ensure you are legally entitled to work in the UK. Due to the nature of our works, which can range from electrical surveying, BMS installations, service visits, metering installations, each week will be different. Working at height is required, mostly this is from GRP steps, however aluminium tower and if needed we use MEWPS. Full accredited training is provided. Some of our clients require us to carry out enhanced DBS checks on any employees working on their sites, with some sites having age restrictions therefore ideally the applicant should be at least 18. PLEASE NOTE: in addition to completing the online application the employer has requested that a CV and Covering Letter are sent to enquiries@mpsenergy.co.uk

About this company

MPS specialise in the installation of Building Management and Energy monitoring systems in the commercial and Industrial sectors We are split into two divisions: MPS Connect and MPS Energy. MPS Connect is an official Tridium Systems Integrator and we have a team of directly employed electrical/controls engineers installing BMS and IOT technology. MPS Energy installs sub metering solutions and carries out a range of metering audits. We do not sub-contract work, which ensures we are able to maintain an extremely high standard of installation work and ongoing customer service.

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After this apprenticeship

Our aim for all apprentices is to complete full electrical training.
If you show good software, IT and logical skills, there could be an opportunity to move towards BMS engineer training.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

Natasha Stead

natashastead@suffolk.ac.uk

01473 382600

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000329140.

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Closes in 19 days (Sunday 3 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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