Apprentice - Reactive Maintenance Operative
RAILSCAPE LIMITED
Essex (SS6 7UY)
Closes in 15 days (Friday 27 March 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 12 March 2026
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Summary
To support the maintenance team in carrying out reactive and planned maintenance duties across railway stations and depots, while working towards completion of the Property Maintenance Operative Level 2 Apprenticeship.
- Wage
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£14,133.60 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
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Pay will be at the National Minimum Wage / National Living Wage applicable to age
Age 21 and over: £12.71 ph
Age 18 to 20: £10.85 ph
Age 16 to 17: £8.00 ph - Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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Working hours will generally be 08:00 to 16:00, Monday to Friday.
However, start and finish times must be flexible depending on the location they are travelling to.
For example, hours may vary to 07:00 to 15:00 or 06:00 to 14:00 where required.
36 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 13 April 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
- Assist the maintenance team in responding to maintenance issues across railway stations and depot facilities.
- Support engineers when attending reactive maintenance tasks and general repair works.
- Assist with basic maintenance activities such as painting, minor repairs, basic plumbing tasks, and general building upkeep under supervision.
- Help ensure areas are made safe and report any hazards or faults identified on site.
- Support routine inspections of station and depot facilities and report any issues identified.
- Assist with completing job records and updating job tracking systems where required.
- Support communication with station staff and depot teams when carrying out maintenance works.
- Help maintain tools, equipment, and van stock to ensure they are organised and in good working order.
- Maintain a professional and courteous approach when working within operational railway environments.
- Assist with planned preventative maintenance (PPM) tasks where required.
- Escalate any concerns, faults, or safety issues to the supervising engineer or manager.
- Work safely at all times and comply with railway safety rules and company procedures.
- Follow risk assessments, method statements, and instructions provided by supervisors.
- Maintain a clean and safe working environment, minimising disruption to station and depot operations.
- Report hazards, incidents, near misses, or unsafe conditions to the maintenance supervisor.
- Communicate effectively with the team and supervisors regarding job progress and safety matters.
- Ensure waste and materials are disposed of responsibly in line with environmental policies.
Where you'll work
15
Totman Crescent
Rayleigh
Essex
SS6 7UY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
BARKING AND DAGENHAM 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
You will attend Barking & Dagenham College 1 day a week for day release.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 3/D)
- Maths (grade 3/D)
Other 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
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Health & Safety awareness
- Adaptability
Other requirements
- Interest in property maintenance, construction, or facilities management
- Willingness to learn practical maintenance skills
- Ability to follow instructions and work as part of a team
- Good communication skills
- Basic understanding of health and safety
About this employer
Under the supervision of experienced engineers, the apprentice will assist with inspections, basic repairs, and general maintenance tasks to help ensure railway stations and depot facilities remain safe, clean, and operational for staff and passengers. The role will provide hands-on experience in property maintenance while developing practical skills and knowledge within a railway environment.
Railscape cover the majority of the UK with the head office located in Rayleigh, Essex. We provide the Rail Industry with a range of services from Arboricultural to Environmental to Building Works, Fencing & Maintenance. Our vision is to be the preferred supplier to the rail industry for all aspects of Arboricultural and Environmental Services.
After this apprenticeship
Potential for full-time employment within the company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
BARKING AND DAGENHAM COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000020952.
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Closes in 15 days (Friday 27 March 2026 at 11:59pm)