Commercial Heating Wet Worker Apprentice

SMITH AND BYFORD LIMITED

Cheam (SM2 7AT)

Closes in 28 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 8 August 2025

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Summary

You will be required support engineers to install, maintain and repair pipes and fixtures associated with district heating systems in residential and commercial properties. You will carry out testing and inspection on heating systems, completing works in both plant rooms & flats, carrying out planned maintenance.

Wage

£15,704 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

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Training course
Building services engineering installer (level 2)
Hours
Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Wednesday 1 October 2025

Duration

2 years

Positions available

3

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 in the installation of pipework for district heating systems in residential and commercial properties
  • Support in fitting fixtures such as radiators, cylinders, valves, pumps, and controls
  • Assist engineers with installing plant room equipment including boilers, heat exchangers, and buffer vessels
  • Learn and apply pressure testing techniques to newly installed pipework and components
  • Support planned maintenance tasks including checking system performance and carrying out preventative work
  • Carry out basic inspections on heating systems in plant rooms and residential flats
  • Assist with fault finding and diagnosis of heating system issues
  • Support engineers in performing tests on system controls and thermostats
  • Help record test results and identify non-compliant or faulty components
  • Complete job sheets and maintenance logs accurately and on time
  • Set up and clean work areas before and after work is carried out
  • Ensure tools and equipment are ready for use and safely stored afterwards
  • Transport and organise materials as required on-site
  • Follow safe systems of work, risk assessments, and method statements
  • Follow company health and safety policies and procedures at all times
  • Wear appropriate personal protective equipment
  • Assist in ensuring compliance with building regulations and industry standards
  • Attend training sessions, college classes, and internal development programs
  • Learn to read and interpret technical drawings and system schematics
  • Seek guidance and feedback from qualified engineers to improve practical skills
  • Stay up-to-date with industry standards and best practices for wet heating systems
  • Drive to and from work locations as required

Where you'll work

St George House
Station
Approach
Cheam
SM2 7AT

Training

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

Training provider

CROYDON COLLEGE

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.

Training schedule

Training will take place on site with block release for you to attend college.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade 9-4)
  • Math (grade 9-4)

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

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Problem solving skills
  • Number skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative

Other requirements

Full driving license required and willing to travel between sites on a daily basis.

About this employer

Smith and Byford were established in 1966. We now directly employ 400+ members of staff, yet remain a family run business. We specialise in delivering Gas, Electrical and BMS services to over 15 Registered Providers in London and the South of England. Total Home Solutions (THS) are part of the Smith and Byford group. Our THS showroom in Cheam Village opened in 2012 where our team specialise in delivering Gas, Electrical and Plumbing services to local private Homeowners and Landlords.

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Company benefits

Company vehicle provided.

After this apprenticeship

Secure a full-time engineer position at Smith and Byford.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CROYDON COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000336324.

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Closes in 28 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)

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