Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship

Summary

We’re offering a fantastic opportunity for a motivated individual to begin their career in construction and property services as a Property Maintenance Operative Apprentice. Working as part of the Thompson’s Refurbishments team, you’ll gain hands-on experience across a wide range of residential and commercial refurbishment and maintenance.

Wage

£17,550 a year

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Training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

Hours

Monday - Friday (8.00am - 4.00pm), 30 mins lunch break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 15 September 2025

Duration

2 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

Key Responsibilities:

Assisting Skilled Trades

Support experienced tradespeople including carpenters, plumbers, decorators and general builders across varied property maintenance tasks

Routine Repairs & Upkeep

Help with day-to-day maintenance and small repair works, such as fixing fittings, replacing tiles, repairing doors, patching walls and maintaining finishes

Health & Safety Awareness

Follow site safety procedures at all times, wear the appropriate PPE and help maintain clean, tidy, and hazard-free work areas

Multi-Trade Exposure

Learn a wide range of practical skills including basic carpentry, plumbing, plaster patching, painting, and fault-finding on occupied and unoccupied properties

Use of Tools & Materials

Gain experience in the safe use of hand and power tools and develop an understanding of the materials used in property maintenance

Working Across Sites

Travel to different job locations with the team (transport provided if needed), helping on live refurbishment sites, occupied buildings, or scheduled maintenance jobs

Supporting Documentation & Communication

Assist with recording tasks, completing basic job sheets or site notes, and learning how to interact professionally with clients and colleagues

Where you'll work

1 The Old Dairy
Lower Fyfield
Marlborough
SN8 1PY

Training

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

College or training organisation

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Your training course

Property maintenance operative (level 2)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.

Your training plan

College or training organisation:

New College Swindon

Your training course:

Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship
Equal to GCSE

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English & maths (grade 3)

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
Team working
Willing to learn
Enthusiastic
Practical/hands on
Good attitude
Interested in construction
Presentable

Other requirements

Friendly, welcoming team Uniform will be provided Due to remote location, own transport is essential

About this company

Thompsons Refurbishments is a third-generation premium construction & refurbishment firm renowned for exceptional craftsmanship, timeless design and meticulous execution. We partner with like-minded clients and professionals to deliver outstanding projects across the southern counties.

https://thompsonsrefurbishments.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Progression and/or full time employment following the apprenticeship is a possibility and will be considered on completion.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NEW COLLEGE SWINDON

Kirsty Quittelier

kirsty.quittelier@newcollege.ac.uk

07564576155

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000331263.

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