Technical Assistant Civic Campus Apprentice
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
London (W6 9JU)
Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 February 2026)
Posted on 27 January 2026
Contents
Summary
Complete a Council‑funded Building Services Engineering qualification, take part in ongoing development activities, and support maintenance across Council buildings. Monitor systems for safety and efficiency, develop technical skills, and communicate effectively with residents and teams.
- Wage
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£27,783 a year
- Training course
- Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday
9am- 5pm
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 2 March 2026
- Duration
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4 years
- Positions available
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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
Attend college one day per week to complete formal qualifications in electrical building services.
- Shadow the Lead Engineer during planned and reactive maintenance tasks
- Assist with basic electrical and mechanical tasks under supervision (e.g., changing filters, checking sensors, logging faults)
- Shadow experienced engineers and suppliers, assisting with basic tasks, and learning about electrical, mechanical, and control systems
- Complete the Level 3 Building Services Engineering Service and Maintenance Engineer qualification
- Learn to use the Trend BMS system for task logging and asset management
- Participate in toolbox talks, site inductions, and health & safety briefings
- Observe and support maintenance of Trend BMS, VRV/VRF systems, and fan coil units
- Develop understanding of safe systems of work, including risk assessments and permit procedures
- Maintain a learning log and complete progress reviews with line manager and training provider
- Demonstrate a positive attitude, willingness to learn, and commitment to safety and teamwork
- Support / maintain accurate records of inspections, repairs, and compliance documentation
- Prepare reports for management and clients on system performance and maintenance outcomes
- Ensure adherence to regulatory and company policies
- Operate and configure Trend Building Management Systems (BMS) and Energy Management Systems (EMS)
- Learn how to use Civica CAFM for asset tracking and work order management
- Learn how to apply data analysis tools to monitor system efficiency and predict maintenance needs
Where you'll work
Town Hall
King Street
London
W6 9JU
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GLP TRAINING LTD
Training course
Building services engineering service and maintenance engineer (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
- Comply with current company policies and procedures.
- Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
- Produce a risk assessment.
- Produce a method statement.
- Plan work activities.
- Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
- Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
- Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
- Minimise delays to planned work.
- Amend and replan work activities.
- Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
- Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
- Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
- Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
- Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Isolate building service engineering systems.
- Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
- Replace components.
- Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
- Handover completed maintenance activities.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Provide internal feedback.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
- Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
- Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
- Repair components.
- Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods, including highlighting control method application and safe systems of work.
- Comply with current company policies and procedures.
- Undertake dynamic risk assessment to identify and manage a safe working environment.
- Produce a risk assessment.
- Produce a method statement.
- Plan work activities.
- Apply sustainable principles and techniques.
- Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance.
- Follow organisational and site procedures for waste management across the site.
- Plan, organise, and carry out tasks in a way that utilises resources, for example cost, quality, safety, security, and environmental impact.
- Plan, organise, prepare, and secure area of work for setting out and work activities.
- Minimise delays to planned work.
- Amend and replan work activities.
- Prepare and maintain work areas to ensure safe access and egress for self and others.
- Select, use, secure and store hand and power tools, equipment, and components.
- Interpret information from sources such as manufacturer's instructions, drawings, plans, specifications, or previous reports.
- Carry out testing and commissioning of a building services engineering system.
- Carry out decommission of a building services engineering system.
- Undertake planned maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Undertake reactive maintenance activities to building services engineering systems.
- Isolate building service engineering systems.
- Identify and diagnose faults and outline solutions for resolution.
- Replace components.
- Communicate options in writing for repairs, replacements or improvements including the impact of cost, and timescales in writing.
- Handover completed maintenance activities.
- Use information technology and digital systems to monitor and manage the operation of plant and equipment.
- Record or enter information - paper based or electronic.
- Provide internal feedback.
- Communicate verbally with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Follow equity, diversity, and inclusion principles and policy.
- Refer problems outside of own responsibility or authority to the relevant person.
- Identify, carry out and record industry related continuing professional development (CPD) activities.
- Repair components.
Training schedule
Requirements
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
- Team working
About this employer
Hammersmith & Fulham is one of London's leading councils. We aim to be the best. The council is currently controlled by a Labour Party administration and the Leader of the Council is Councillor Stephen Cowan
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
- To be decided
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GLP TRAINING LTD
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000011081.
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Closes in 12 days (Thursday 19 February 2026)
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