Fleet Engineering Apprenticeship

East Midlands Railway

Nottingham (NG2 3JH)

Closes in 7 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)

Posted on 9 February 2026

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Summary

Our Fleet Engineering Apprentices are our future talent, who bring diversity of experience and thought, new ideas and a fresh approach that helps drive our business forward. Based at our Derby depot, you'll have an important role in making sure our trains are safe, well-maintained, and reliable.

Wage

£18,258.33 a year

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You’ll earn a fantastic starting salary of £18,258.33, increasing to: £20,046.24 (Year 2), £24,055.48 (Year 3) and £32,073.98 (Year 4). 

Training course
Rail engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Year 1: Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 2.00pm. Year 2: Monday - Friday, 7.00am - 2.00pm. Year 3: Shift work. Year 4: Shift work.

35 hours a week

Start date

Monday 7 September 2026

Duration

4 years

Positions available

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

Based at our Nottingham depot, you'll have an important role in making sure our trains are safe, well-maintained, and reliable.

We offer a 4-year programme designed to give practical on the job training in our Fleet Engineering depots, combined with classroom-based learning that will give you all the underpinning knowledge you need to be successful in your apprenticeship You'll get practical experience of Engineering, Fitting and Vehicle Building and lots of other maintenance activities that keep our trains on the right track! 

Where you'll work

Eastcroft Railway Depot
Nottingham
NG2 3JH

Training

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

Training provider

SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED

Training course

Rail engineering technician (level 3)

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Training schedule

Year One

Year one will require one day a week classroom on our Derby site completing the core units of the knowledge component required for this apprenticeship. This will follow a typical academic calendar. 4 days a week you will be on the depot between 7am - 2pm. You will also be required to attend residential as part of your induction at National Training Academy for Rail (NTAR).

Year Two

During the second year you will work 5 days a week on depot, and attend 2 x 2 week blocks at NTAR Northampton to complete the specialist units of the knowledge component required of this apprenticeship. 

Year Three

Year three, is spent working full time at the depot continuing to develop your occupational competence and compiling evidence in your portfolio. During year 3 you will start working shifts on the depot. The End Point Assessment is the final part of the apprenticeship and is aligned to EngTech as specified in UKSPEC.

Year Four

Year four is a year spent working within the business consolidating all the learning of the previous three years, learning to work independently in the depot and ensuring readiness for a permanent role. The level of competence and skills you will have developed by the end of the 4-year programme is equivalent to our Senior Team Member roles.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 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
  • Number skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative

About this employer

We are proud to be One Team at East Midlands Railway (EMR). We are passionate about keeping people safe, delighting our customers, doing the right thing and putting customers at the heart of our sustainable railway for the East Midlands. With over 2,600 employees, our people are the reason we are so successful and our Apprentices make a crucial contribution to this. Eight times accredited as a Top Employer, and Gold accredited for Inclusive Employers we value our people and are dedicated to making sure that everybody feels empowered to bring their authentic self to work. We have an exciting opportunity to join #TeamEMR Fleet Production Team as Level 3 Rail Engineering Apprentices.

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Company benefits

You’ll also get some great rail perks, including free train travel with EMR, 75% discount on travel with other train companies, discounted family and friends tickets and a generous workplace pension scheme.

After this apprenticeship

  • We'll equip you with the skills to build an exciting and rewarding career in our railway family and when you complete your apprenticeship, you’ll be qualified to apply for work as a Rail Engineering Technician.
  • Progression opportunities include; Senior Team Member, Team Leader, Shift Manager.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SIEMENS MOBILITY LIMITED

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013875.

Apply now

Closes in 7 days (Sunday 22 February 2026)

After signing in, you’ll apply for this apprenticeship on the company's website.