Apprentice - Plumbing and Heating - West Midlands

Dalkia Engineering Services

Bolton (BL6 4SD)

Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026

Posted on 9 February 2026

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Summary

Mechanical and plumbing apprentices support our engineers in the installation, maintenance and operation of mechanical and plumbing systems.

This apprenticeship will take progress on to the level 3 qualification. 

Wage

£16,640 a year

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  • Overtime is available on the majority of our sites and will be given if required. 
  • Travel is claimable in line with our expenses policy; this will be dependent on your home location. 

Training course
Building services engineering installer (level 2)
Hours
Your working week will be Monday to Friday, 7.5 hours per day with a 30 minute break.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

4 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

Under the supervision of trained engineers you will:

  • Read, interpret and execute drawings and building code specifications to see the layout of commercial mechanical equipment installations
  • Install, repair or replace domestic and commercial plumbing systems
  • Install, repair or replace domestic and commercial heating systems
  • Do preventative maintenance and testing of plumbing systems (water hygiene)
  • Conduct preventative and maintenance programmes and also keep maintenance records
  • May install, maintain and calibrate industrial equipment and connected devices
  • Undertake tasks on heating and ventilation systems and associated controls
  • Fully comply with standards and procedures of industry safety manuals and abide to safety rules at all times

Where you'll work

1 The Parklands
Lostock
Bolton
BL6 4SD

Training

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

Training provider

SALFORD CITY 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

  • You will get on and off the job training and will follow a comprehensive induction and training plan. You will attend college on block release
  • On successful completion you will be awarded the Plumbing and Domestic Heating Technician Level 2 & 3

More training information

Following the completion of your level 2 qualification, you will then progress onto the level 3. You will complete your apprenticeship over a four year period. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • Any other subject. (grade 4)
  • English (grade 4)
  • Maths (grade 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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

About this employer

Dalkia Engineering deliver mechanical and electro-technical solutions across the UK’s built environment from initial design to project completion.

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Company benefits

All benefits in line with the BESA working agreement.

After this apprenticeship

  • Dalkia value our people and pride ourselves on our passion for apprenticeships. We ensure that our apprentices are supported and prioritise retaining and championing our internal talent. 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SALFORD CITY COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013853.

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Closes on Wednesday 15 April 2026