Estates Apprentice
Birmingham Metropolitan College
Sutton Coldfield (B74 2NW)
Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 5 March 2026
Contents
Summary
To deliver a first-class Estates service, maintaining a safe environment for all staff, students and visitors at the sites of Birmingham Metropolitan College; whilst meeting the College specification and business needs.
- Wage
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£13,741 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday 8am to 4pm. Occasional flexibility required.
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 23 March 2026
- Duration
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2 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
- To carry out internal and external repairs
- To set-up and take-down room layouts before and after events
- Facilitate office and classroom moves
- To use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works
- Erecting of access equipment as required, with appropriate training and competency
- Erection of all necessary access plant and temporary screening as and when required to protect the environment and people, all in accordance with current Health & Safety guidance
- Carry out a planned programme of statutory compliance checks in accordance with instructions
- Use all relevant tools and equipment within safety guidelines as necessary for the completion of works
- Provide operational support to all Estates functions in emergency situations
- To operate the College CAFM (job-logging) software system
To undertake work in relation to:
- Statutory compliance checks (Legionella control, emergency light testing etc.)
- Minor DIY repairs
- Basic mechanical and electrical fault finding
- Replacing damaged floor tiles
- Replacing damaged ceiling tiles
- Replace light bulbs and tubes
- To interpret and work from all instructions, drawings and specification appropriate to the trade, without supervision
Interpersonal Skills:
- Working with other College users to arrange works
- To be conversant and qualified to use and maintain all relevant hand and power hand tools, and workshop equipment in a safe effective manner. Be capable of carrying out a good standard of workmanship in all duties as directed by managers
Other Requirements:
- To request assistance from other team members where task exceeds single worker capabilities
- To undertake snow clearing and road gritting as and when required, as instructed by the Facilities Managers
- To carry out all duties in accordance with the College’s Health and Safety policies and procedures
- To carry out any other duties as directed by your line manage
- To undertake any other duties within the spirit of the job description
- Commitment to outstanding customer service attitudes and approach and a commitment to drive such service attitudes throughout your team
- Commit to, promote and operate in accordance with BMet’s values and goals including but not limited to safeguarding; health and safety; diversity and inclusion
- Commit to and participate in college-wide activities as required including but not limited to enrolment; open events; development
Where you'll work
Lichfield Road
Sutton Coldfield
B74 2NW
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Training course
Property maintenance operative (level 2)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
- Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
- Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
- Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
- Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
- Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
- Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
- Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
- Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
- Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
- Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
- Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
- Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
- Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
- Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
- Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
- Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
- Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
- Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
- Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
- Plan the sequence of work required to carry out routine property maintenance operations.
- Identify and select the appropriate materials and components for property maintenance tasks, ensuring these are compliant with relevant regulatory requirements and manufacturer's specifications.
- Comply with statutory health and safety regulations and requirements.
- Comply with risk assessments, and organise the workplace, to safeguard themselves and the property.
- Comply with key regulatory and legislative requirements, including building regulations.
- Uses safe working practices when carrying out property maintenance tasks including the use of PPE, signage, barriers, access equipment and ensuring work area is prepared and reinstated.
- Select, and use work tools and equipment for property maintenance tasks, applying all safeguards, and ensuring the correct functioning of equipment.
- Safely isolate and secure electrical or electronic supplies prior to performing property maintenance operations.
- Apply and implement routine emergency system checks, testing and routine maintenance, identifying and reporting faults as required.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to plumbing systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components and clearing blockages.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to external drainage systems, including clearing blockages and replacing components.
- Perform maintenance and repairs to environmental and energy management systems, including fault identification, safe isolation of supply, replacing components.
- Use carpentry and joinery skills to perform repairs to windows, doors and glazing units, and their associated fittings.
- Perform repairs to plastered surfaces, including surface preparation, fixing and mixing materials and compounds.
- Use painting and decorating skills to prepare surfaces for decoration, apply paint using brushes and rollers, and complete sealing activities using gun appliances.
- Perform tiling repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
- Perform flooring repairs, including setting out, surface preparation and cutting around obstacles.
- Perform planned, responsive or temporary repairs to buildings or their immediate surroundings, attending to minor defects within either masonry, roofing, fencing or railing, groundwork or landscaping.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address property maintenance problems.
- Record and report information, using digital and written techniques.
- Inspect own work, ensuring it is delivered to the given specifications.
- Comply with environmental regulations and procedures. Segregate resources for reuse, recycling and disposal.
- Use and adapt communication methods for different situations and when, working with colleagues and stakeholders, using industry terminology as appropriate.
- Provide customer feedback whilst maintaining customer service.
- Escalates issues beyond their level of competence and authority.
Training schedule
- The successful candidate will achieve a full ‘Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship Standard’
- The training will be delivered from Sutton Coldfield College
- Initial off-the-job training will be 3 days per week, dropping to 1 day a week further into the apprenticeship
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Grade C/4 or Above)
- Maths (grade Grade C/4 or above)
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
An enhanced DBS check, funded by Birmingham Metropolitan College, is required. The role involves manual labour, IT usage, and primarily indoor work, with some outdoor tasks as well.
About this employer
BMet is one of the largest training providers and further education colleges in the UK with over 15,000 learners across its sites in Birmingham which include James Watt College, Matthew Boulton College and Sutton Coldfield College. BMet provides a wide range of education and training opportunities for school leavers looking to advance their qualifications and career prospects as well as adults returning to learning to start a new career, secure promotion or start a new venture.
https://www.bmet.ac.uk/college-life/our-locations/sutton-coldfield-college/ (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
There is potential for progression for the right candidate.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BIRMINGHAM METROPOLITAN COLLEGE
Recruitment Team
recruitment@bmet.ac.uk
0121 362 1122
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000019196.
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Closes in 8 days (Friday 13 March 2026 at 11:59pm)