Engineering Apprentice (Maintenance)
SHOREHAM PORT AUTHORITY
West Sussex (BN42 4ED)
Closes in 20 days (Sunday 19 April 2026)
Posted on 27 March 2026
Contents
Summary
Do you like being inside and outside, in all weathers, up high, or down low? Would you enjoy learning from skilled engineers how to build and fix things, as well as have the opportunity to get involved with innovative projects whilst achieving a Level 2 qualification?
- Wage
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£17,500 a year
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* Generous pension scheme * 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays * Well-being benefits including a health cash plan, trained Mental Health First Aiders & Cycle to Work scheme * 25% colleague discount at Port Kitchen our on-site café
- Training course
- Property maintenance operative (level 2)
- Hours
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8am - 5pm, Monday to Friday with an hour for lunch.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 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
Shoreham Port operates 24/7 365 days of the year within a fascinating and complex engineering environment. The role of Engineering Apprentice (Maintenance) is to support the Engineering Team in keeping Shoreham Port operational, which involves maintaining our critical infrastructure. No two days are the same; you could be maintaining one of our 170 commercial units, and the next day you could be involved in exciting development and refurbishment projects.
Key Tasks and Responsibilities
- Adherence to, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Statutory Responsibilities, and Port Health & Safety policies and procedures at all times
- To complete a day release Level 2 qualification in Property Maintenance
- Assist the Maintenance Team in the undertaking of planned and reactive maintenance to our property portfolio and critical infrastructure
- Assist in monitoring and reporting on the condition of the properties and Port operated facilities
- Helping to ensure high standards of maintenance are achieved with the Port critical infrastructure and property portfolio
- Assisting other members of the Engineering Team as and when appropriate
- Any other duties as directed
Where you'll work
Nautilus House
90-100 Albion Street
Southwick
West Sussex
BN42 4ED
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
CHICHESTER COLLEGE GROUP
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 have the opportunity to achieve a Level 2 (Property Maintenance) qualification via the Chichester College Group. The training will be provided on a day release basis.
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE 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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Health & Safety aware
About this employer
Shoreham Port is a vital commercial hub with a proud history that dates back to 1760. Operating 24/7, our Port plays a crucial role in facilitating local and international trade, handling a diverse range of cargoes, including timber, steel, aggregates, bulks, glass, woodchip, and cereals. We provide a full range of marine services to commercial users including fishing vessels, and our marinas are home to many local leisure users. Beyond our core operations, we manage an extensive commercial property portfolio that supports over 170 small and medium-sized enterprises, including our own hospitality venue, Port Kitchen. Extensive onsite solar arrays and onshore wind turbines generate renewable energy, contributing towards our decade-long certification as an EcoPort.
After this apprenticeship
This role is offered on a Fixed Term basis running in line with the course of study. On completion of the apprenticeship a career discussion will take place with a member of the Engineering Management Team to discuss any options available at the time.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SHOREHAM PORT AUTHORITY
The People Team
jobs@shoreham-port.co.uk
01273 598100
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000023624.
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Closes in 20 days (Sunday 19 April 2026)
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