Administration Apprentice (PPM and Asset)
EQUANS SERVICES LIMITED
Hampshire (PO6 3LY)
Closes in 12 days (Sunday 6 September 2026)
Posted on 25 August 2026
Contents
Summary
Equans is looking for an Administration Apprentice (PPM and Asset) to join our team at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth. This is a Fixed Term Contract for 24 months on a full time basis working 37.5 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and excellent benefits package.
- Wage
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£24,784.50 a year
- Training course
- Asset manager (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08.00 - 16.00, with half an hour unpaid lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 28 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
Are you ready to begin a career in Hard Facilities Management, supporting the maintenance of critical hospital systems? Join us at Queen Alexandra Hospital to play a key role in maintaining statutory and mandatory compliant systems that ensure safe and effective healthcare environments. As part of our Asset Management team, you will support the delivery of planned preventative maintenance, repairs, testing, and new installations across a wide range of hospital equipment, services, systems, and buildings.
You will learn valuable skills while contributing to a professional, customer-focused FM function, supporting both internal teams and contracted service providers.
What will you deliver?
- Assist in providing a 24/7 maintenance service for Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust within the service provider team.
- Help coordinate planned preventative maintenance (PPM) activities, ensuring optimal allocation of work, manpower, and resources.
- Support the scheduling and completion of all Statutory and Mandatory inspections and maintenance.
- Maintain and update statutory, contractual, and compliance records accurately.
- Update the computerised maintenance management system (CAFM) and manual records.
- Assist in producing operational and compliance reports as required.
- Provide asset-related advice and support within core technical areas.
- Promote excellent customer service to internal and external partners.
- Collaborate effectively with support services teams to ensure smooth operations.
- Maintain and develop knowledge of relevant legislation, standards, and best practices, including health & safety regulations like COSHH.
- Undertake additional reasonable duties as assigned by management.
Where you'll work
Queen Alexandra Hospital
Cosham
Portsmouth
Hampshire
PO6 3LY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WATERTRAIN LIMITED
Training course
Asset manager (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
- Identify asset service and performance requirements.
- Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
- Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
- Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
- Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
- Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
- Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
- Plan and manage projects.
- Assess asset health; condition and performance.
- Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
- Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
- Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
- Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
- Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
- Identify the organisation’s context and constraints that affect asset management.
- Identify asset service and performance requirements.
- Estimate and calculate Life Cycle Cost (LCC) or Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assets/asset systems.
- Use techniques to identify interventions for assets/asset system and estimate benefits.
- Apply multi criteria decision making methods to proposed intervention options.
- Select and use decision support tools to make asset management recommendations.
- Develop asset life-cycle plans including performance monitoring and business case.
- Classify assets, asset systems, life cycle stages and activities.
- Plan and manage projects.
- Assess asset health; condition and performance.
- Select and apply fault finding technique(s) to identify causes and effects of assets/asset system failures.
- Apply continuous improvement techniques.
- Assess and quantify asset, asset system and asset management activity-related risks; identify mitigation options.
- Comply with legislation, asset management standards and company policies.
- Use information technology systems and processes: for example, asset registers, work management systems, word processing, spreadsheets, email, presentation.
- Collate and analyse asset/asset system data and information.
- Interpret and present data - qualitative and/or quantitative.
- Communicate with colleagues and stakeholders – verbal, written and presentation.
Training schedule
You will undertake training via an apprenticeship which will be delivered virtually. You will train for 6 hours per week and receive mentoring and development on the job.
More training information
Most of your apprenticeship will be spent working. You'll learn on the job by getting hands on experience.
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
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
Other requirements
Due to the nature of the contract, you will be required to obtain and maintain a DBS at Standard Level.
About this employer
EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.
In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.
EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.
EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.
https://www.equans.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
Company benefits
- 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays)
- Life Cover equivalent to 1.5 times annual salary
- Employee discount shopping schemes
- Gym membership discounts
- Cycle to work scheme
2 corporate social responsibility days per year - Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications and training
- Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme
- Access to our growing employee networks
- 24/7 Employee Assistance Program
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
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Upon completion of this apprenticeship there is potential to lead to a permanent role and further career development.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WATERTRAIN LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000049641.
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Closes in 12 days (Sunday 6 September 2026)
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