Engineering Maintenance Technician Level 4 Apprentice - Burnley

BT GROUP PLC

Burnley (BB11 1PW)

Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 5 August 2025)

Posted on 22 July 2025


Summary

We’re looking for a motivated apprentice to join our Power & Cooling Engineering team, playing a vital role in keeping BT’s networks running 24/7, 365 days a year. This is not a desk job – you’ll be out in the field, traveling in a company van, working with experienced engineers to maintain and test our power infrastructure across the UK.

Training course
Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday- Friday, Shifts Be confirmed.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

3 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

  • Learning how to install, maintain, and repair key power and cooling systems
  • Working on low and high voltage systems, alarms, exchange generators, emergency lighting, cooling, and Power back supply
  • Supporting experienced engineers to keep BT’s network up and running – ensuring the UK stays connected
  • Traveling to different sites to keep our critical infrastructure in top condition

Where you'll work

Brown Street
Burnley
BB11 1PW

Training

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

Training provider

STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE

Training course

Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures when using resources. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal applying sustainability principles.
  • Follow manufacturers’ instructions and standard maintenance procedures.
  • Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Plan and schedule tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Manage tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Evaluate tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders verbally.
  • Communicate in writing.
  • Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
  • Identify potential conflicts and apply resolution strategies.
  • Identify training needs of team members in the workplace.
  • Provide technical leadership for maintenance practices and techniques.
  • Provide technical leadership for repair practices and techniques.
  • Provide technical leadership for fault finding techniques and practices.
  • Identify problems and apply methods to identify causes and solutions. Escalate issues or concerns.
  • Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, ISO9001.
  • Interpret and use information from engineering data sources to apply changes.
  • Lead on continuous improvement projects. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Manage technical handover of completed repair or maintenance activity.
  • Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management in line with breakdown, repair and maintenance activities. Comply with GDPR.
  • Comply with health and safety regulations and procedures. Apply safe systems of work.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and procedures when using resources. Segregate resources for re-use, recycling and disposal applying sustainability principles.
  • Follow manufacturers’ instructions and standard maintenance procedures.
  • Identify and document risks and hazards in the workplace. Advise on and apply control measures.
  • Record or enter information - paper based or electronic. For example, job sheets, risk assessments, equipment service records, test results, handover documents and manufacturers' documentation, asset management records, work sheets, checklists, waste environmental records and any legal reporting requirements.
  • Plan and schedule tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Manage tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Evaluate tasks, projects or resources in the workplace.
  • Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders verbally.
  • Communicate in writing.
  • Negotiate with colleagues or stakeholders. For example, to access equipment or arrange system outage.
  • Identify potential conflicts and apply resolution strategies.
  • Identify training needs of team members in the workplace.
  • Provide technical leadership for maintenance practices and techniques.
  • Provide technical leadership for repair practices and techniques.
  • Provide technical leadership for fault finding techniques and practices.
  • Identify problems and apply methods to identify causes and solutions. Escalate issues or concerns.
  • Comply with engineering standards and regulations. For example, ISO9001.
  • Interpret and use information from engineering data sources to apply changes.
  • Lead on continuous improvement projects. Apply continuous improvement techniques. Devise suggestions for improvement.
  • Manage technical handover of completed repair or maintenance activity.
  • Use information technology. For example, for document creation, communication, and information management in line with breakdown, repair and maintenance activities. Comply with GDPR.

Training schedule

  • As a Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician, you’ll study for a Level 4 apprenticeship with Stoke College
  • You will be required to attend the College on a block release, Monday lunchtime to Friday lunchtime
  • There will be approximately 10 blocks per year

More training information

  • Your apprenticeship scheme will be 3 years in duration
  • 20% of your working hours will be dedicated to studying

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any (grade 4)
  • Any (grade 4)
  • Any (grade 4)
  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 6)

A Level in:

  • Any (grade C)
  • Any (grade C)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Organisation skills
  • Logical
  • Team working

Other requirements

You must hold a full manual driving licence (as you’ll be driving a company van).

About this employer

You’re not just looking for a career, you’re looking to make a difference. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding. And we use the power of technology to help solve big challenges, like climate change and cyber security. From day one, you’ll have a voice at BT Group. You’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitching ideas and making things happen. You won’t be alone though: we’ll be there with help and support through you’re learning and development. You’ll make great friends, discover new talents, and feel part of something exhilarating. This is your chance to make a real difference to the world. Grab it.

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Company benefits

A paid apprenticeship with hands-on experience and a clear career path. A company van and all the tools you need to succeed. Training from experienced engineers and support to gain industry qualifications.

Disability Confident

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

  • On completion of your apprenticeship, you will become a qualified maintenance field engineer, working alongside established colleagues in your respective geographic patches
  • There are further opportunities to develop your knowledge and skills and over time progress to an Advanced Electrical Mechanical Engineer, working with other technologies such as refrigeration cooling, pressurisation and high voltage activities 
  • Alternatively, there are other roles with specialism in power policy and support 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333071.

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Closes in 13 days (Tuesday 5 August 2025)

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