Electrical apprentice
PUMP SUPPLIES LTD
Gloucester (GL2 7NG)
Closes in 9 days (Monday 5 October 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 25 September 2026
Contents
Summary
Electrical Apprenticeship working in the water industry, which incorporate a multi skilled role (electrically biased).
- Wage
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£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
- Hours
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08:00 – 16:30 Monday – Friday 40 hours per week.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 12 October 2026
- Duration
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4 years 6 months
- 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
Chance to become a qualified electrician completing electrical tasks supervised in the water industry. Work to consist of:
- Installation work – Assisting our engineers in installing, testing and commissioning our equipment on client sites.
- Control Panel maintenance – In house training to ensure company assets are maintained to a high standard though our inspection and test program. Which allows us to provide a service to our clients.
- Testing, inspection and fault finding
- Mechanical installation – Assisting mechanical teams assembling pipework on client sites.
Where you'll work
Unit 1, Old Airfield Farm
Moreton Valence
Gloucester
GL2 7NG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Training course
Installation and maintenance electrician (level 3)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
- Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
- Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
- Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
- Comply with all relevant legislation including environmental, regulations, codes of practice and other relevant information and guidance when planning and performing electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Identify and use personal protective equipment (PPE) that should be used when undertaking electrical work in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Carry out work in a tidy and safe manner, including restoration of the work area on completion of work.
- Apply relevant legislation; Building Regulations; industry guidance notes; relevant codes of practice, the requirements of the current edition of the Wiring Regulations (BS7671) and other relevant standards while carrying out work.
- Understand and apply the practices and procedures for planning and preparing to maintain electrotechnical systems and equipment.
- Apply and use necessary mathematical and scientific techniques, formulae, and calculations that underpin an electrician’s work.
- Use a range of tools, materials, equipment, and components, including prefabricated, relevant to performing electrical work in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Design, plan, set up, and install electrical and related electronic systems including terminating and connecting cables in electrical wiring systems, installations, and equipment in commercial, industrial, and residential installations.
- Inspect and test new and where applicable existing electrical Installations in industrial, commercial and residential environments using test equipment.
- Apply diagnostic and problem-solving techniques to identify, assess and resolve electrical faults in industrial, commercial and residential environments.
- Install electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Maintain electrical and electronic equipment and components, including traditional and novel technologies such as connections for EV charge points, battery storage, solar and thermal panels, heating and cooling systems.
- Carry out and manage own work ensuring work is compliant to the standards required of an electrician working in industrial, commercial, and residential environments.
- Record work including the completion and maintenance of work documentation, recording of test results and preparation of appropriate certification.
- Use relevant digital learning platforms and business communication and collaboration applications.
Training schedule
As the successful apprentice you will undertake an Advanced Apprenticeship qualification in Electrical and Maintenance Installation. This will include an assessment in Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours and completion of your End-Point Assessment (EPA).
During your time on the apprenticeship programme, you will also be expected to complete and document off-job-training.
The apprenticeship will be delivered by South Gloucestershire & Stroud College over 5 years.
One day per week during term time for college attendance at our Stroud or Horizon 38 campus.
More training information
You will be required to attend our Stroud or Horizon 38 Campus on day release for your studies and a Training Advisor will conduct progress reviews every 12 weeks. You will be assigned a supervisor/mentor within the workplace, who will support you to develop your workplace skills, knowledge and behaviours throughout the duration of your apprenticeship programme
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
Desirable qualifications
Level 2 Electrical 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
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
Other requirements
We cover various area across the UK operating out of 5 depots. Gloucester is our head office where we would expect the apprentice to make his own way to work. When working away from the head office, transport will be provided, but apprentice would still need to find there way to the head office as a meeting point. When away from the office the work is predominantly outdoors in all weather conditions, but PPE is provided.
About this employer
Pump Supplies, a leading electrical pump company, supplying submersible pumps to the quarrying, wastewater and other sectors. Providing an engineered solution to meet customer requirements.
Operating from depots in Gloucester, Port Talbot Bodmin, Winsford and Middlesborough servicing a large, varied client base. We support our customer providing them with a solution to achieve their flow diversion.
We have an excessive stock of pumps ranging from 2.2kW all the way up to 275 kW. These are all controlled by a variety of starter control panels, varying from direct on line to variable speed drive.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Full-time and permanent position available on completion of the apprenticeship.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE AND STROUD COLLEGE
Amy Archer
Amy.archer@sgscol.ac.uk
01179092202
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000055566.
Apply now
Closes in 9 days (Monday 5 October 2026 at 11:59pm)