Asset Compliance Building Safety Apprentice

BPHA LIMITED

Bedfordshire (MK41 7BJ)

Closes in 26 days (Sunday 24 August 2025)

Posted on 29 July 2025


Summary

A key role in supporting the delivery of asset safety programmes and asset investment projects across areas such as gas, electrical, fire, asbestos, legionella, and lifting systems. You’ll gain hands-on experience working with a range of people on a variety of tasks, including reporting, repairs and compliance tasks.

Training course
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday - Friday 9am-5pm Hybrid working pattern with a minimum of 2 days per week in the office and the frequent requirement to visit sites.

37 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 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

  • Assist with arranging inspections, testing, and servicing tasks to ensure statutory and regulatory compliance programmes are achieved.
  • Support the planning and delivery of mechanical and electrical asset investment programmes.
  • Review compliance and works records for accuracy and completeness.
  • Handle and analyse data to support compliance reporting and decision-making.
  • Support health and safety audits and accident/incident investigations.
  • Review contractor Health & Safety documentation and promote safety through toolbox talks and briefings.
  • Audit contractor works and report findings to drive service excellence.
  • Engage with internal teams and external contractors in a professional, customer-focused manner. 

Where you'll work

Bedford Heights
Manton Lane
Bedford
Bedfordshire
MK41 7BJ

Training

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

Training provider

BEDFORD COLLEGE

Training course

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
  • Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
  • Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
  • Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
  • Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
  • Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
  • Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
  • Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
  • Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
  • Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
  • Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
  • Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
  • Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
  • Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
  • Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
  • Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
  • Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
  • Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
  • Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
  • Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.

Training schedule

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

More training information

What We’re Looking For:

  • A recent graduate with a proactive and enthusiastic approach to learning.
  • Strong attention to detail and organisational skills.
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities. 
    GCSEs in English and Maths (Grade 9–4 or A*–C).
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).
  • A keen interest in housing, property, health and safety or compliance.
  • Some experience in handling and analysing data (e.g. through coursework, internships, or previous roles).
  • Some customer-facing or customer service experience (e.g. part-time work, volunteering, or placements). 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 4 or above)
  • Maths (grade 4 or above)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Customer care skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Administrative skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative

Other requirements

Clear DBS check, Driving Licence check (where applicable), 2 years worth of satisfactory references.

About this employer

bpha is a Housing Association located in the Oxford to Cambridge arc, which is committed to providing its customers with high quality, value for money services whilst continuing to develop energy efficient, sustainable and affordable housing. We work together with communities – to improve opportunities, independence and quality of life for our residents, and to benefit the wider community. We bring people together, and run and support a wide range of community activities.

https://www.bpha.org.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

We believe that benefits should be more than just perks, they’re fundamental parts of what we stand for, from the very beginning. As standard. The full benefits offering is available here:https://www.bpha.org.uk/about-us/bpha-colleague-benefits/139/

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

This apprenticeship will open up a wide range of career opportunities within building safety and compliance both within and outside of bpha.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

BPHA LIMITED

Recruitment Team

recruitment@bpha.org.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000334271.

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Closes in 26 days (Sunday 24 August 2025)

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