Electrical Apprentice
AMEY SERVICES LIMITED
Recruiting nationally
Closes in 30 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
Posted on 3 February 2026
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Summary
We are excited to offer a fantastic opportunity for an Electrical Apprentice to join our SBIM account based in Severn Bridge.
- Wage
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£25,913 a year
- Training course
- Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday -Thursday 7:00-15:30 & Friday 07:00-15:00. Optional overtime weekend & Night work
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years 3 months
- Positions available
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2
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
- Maintenance and repair of underdeck gantries
- Testing and commissioning 3-phase motors and control circuits
- Testing and commissioning 230v motors and control circuits
- Direct on-line starter systems, Motors with soft start control systems
- Star/Delta motors
- 110v/24v control circuits
- PLC-controlled drive systems
- Fault finding and diagnostics
Electrical testing and inspection.
- Commercial property
- Work Shops
- Fixed machines – including band saw, pillar drills and overhead cranes
- Maintenance of 110V/230V/410V systems
- 230v internal lighting and power
- 110v power out lets
- 415v Tri power outlets – with independent earth monitoring system
- Designing and installing new electrical circuits
- Cable handling systems – Metal conduit, plastic conduit, cable tray, trunking
- Cable calculations to determine cable size and volt drop
Streetlighting maintenance
Fault finding and repairs
- Maintenance and periodic inspection
- Building a HERS portfolio
- Aerial and marine navigation lighting
Testing and inspection
- Planned maintenance and reactive repairs
- Recording and reporting reports and test schedules
Building reports and submitting them to the project client
Notifying and reporting faults and defects to the appropriate department and the project client.
An element of the role will require working at heights from MEWPS and static elevated working platforms.
Maintenance and testing 110v tools and equipment, including PAT testing of office IT equipment.
Periodic maintenance and repair of CCTV systems, Intruder alarm systems and Fire alarm systems.
Supporting specialist sub-contractors with instructed works such High Voltage (11kV) maintenance, traction passenger lifts and rack and pinion passenger lifts.
Where you'll work
Severn Bridge Specialist Bridges - M5 Avonmouth Bridge, M4 Prince of Wales Bridge, M48 Severn Bridge
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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Training schedule
As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto a Maintenance and Operations Engineering Technician level 3 apprenticeship which will take approximately 39 months to complete. You will be fully supported by our partnered college to achieve this qualification, having 1-2-1 advice and support, e-learning materials, and a whole team of experts on hand for advice and technical knowledge at your office.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
If the candidates do not have GCSE/functional skills qualifications, they must achieve a minimum of entry level 3 in Maths and English during initial assessment.
Full UK driving License. DBS requirement. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age to be eligible for consideration, due to the nature of the work associated with this account. Please note that successful applicants will be required to undergo random drug and alcohol testing in line with our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant working environment.
About this employer
Amey is a leading infrastructure services and engineering company. Our 11,000 people are behind the critical services the country relies on every day and we each take personal pride in our public service. Our unique engineering and operations experience, together with data driven insight from our consulting business, delivers better results for our clients. We are trusted partners of Government – both national and local – managing assets and complex projects that are vital to the country.
http://amey.co.uk (opens in new tab)
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
Permanent employment after successful completion of the apprenticeship
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WESTON COLLEGE OF FURTHER AND HIGHER EDUCATION
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000344740.
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Closes in 30 days (Friday 6 March 2026)
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