Multi Skilled Building Fabric Apprenticeship at EDF Sizewell B Suffolk

DALKIA FACILITIES LIMITED

Leiston (IP16 4UR)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 4 May 2026 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 14 April 2026

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Summary

Join a team with an impressive track record of recruiting and developing apprentices. This role will involve supporting all other trades in a labouring capacity in the maintenancence and updgrade of the building fabric including, dry lining, tiling, floor coverings, ground works, plumbing, shuttering, minor paint works and concrete work.

• Wage:

  £24,784 a year

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  A uniform will be provided. We offer a range of benefits including shopping discounts and a pension scheme. Your salary will increase each year as you complete a full year of your apprenticeship programme.

• Training course: Property maintenance operative (level 2)
• Hours: Monday - Friday, 37-hours a week exact times to be confirmed.

  37 hours a week

• Start date:

  Tuesday 4 August 2026

• Duration:

  2 years

• Positions available:

  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

Working under supervision, the apprentice would be involved in a range of general civil engineering and maintenance activities across the site, including:

• Groundworks such as excavation, backfilling, and compaction
• Concrete mixing, pouring, and finishing (paths, bases, slabs)
• Bricklaying, blockwork, and general masonry repairs
• Drainage maintenance - jetting, rodding, clearing blockages, and inspecting culverts
• Fencing, gates, and boundary maintenance
• Assisting with shuttering and formwork for concrete structures
• General labouring in support of trades and engineers on site
• Loading, unloading, and organising materials and plant
• Operating small plant and tools once trained and signed off
• Keeping work areas clean, safe, and compliant with site rules 

Weekly / Ongoing Responsibilities:

• Attending safety briefings, and inductions
• Completing apprenticeship coursework, assessments, and off-the-job training (typically one day per week at college)
• Maintaining a site diary or logbook to evidence competency development
• Participating in planned preventative maintenance (PPM) schedules alongside experienced operatives
• Supporting emergency reactive works when civils issues arise on site

Power Station Specific Considerations:

• You'll be working within a highly regulated, safety-critical environment with strict permit-to-work systems 
• Compliance with environmental regulations is very important
• Security clearance requirements and site access protocols must be followed (full guidance will be given pre interview stage)

Where you'll work

Sizewell B
Sizewell
Leiston
IP16 4UR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

SUFFOLK NEW 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

• As well as guided on the job training specific to our organisation you will study towards your level 2 Property Maintenance Operative apprenticeship. You will attend college on day release during term time only
• A tutor will be assigned to you, and you will receive protected study time within the workplace
• You will also get support from our apprenticeship team through mentoring and buddying

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 4-9)
• Maths (grade 4-9)

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
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Initiative
• Physical fitness
• Mechanically minded

Other requirements

This would suit someone with a practical mindset who likes to problem solve too. The role requires someone who has reasonable fitness levels and an understanding of working safely.

• Security and DBS checks will be carried out prior to you starting. 
• The role may start sooner than August subject to clearance checks. 
• College attendance is likely to start in September and is a two year programme. 

About this employer

EDF Energy is a British integrated energy company, wholly owned by the French state-owned EDF, with operations spanning electricity generation and the sale of natural gas and electricity to homes and businesses throughout the United Kingdom. Dalkia Facilities Ltd is a subsidiary of EDF Energy Ltd. Everything we do is in service to our clients and their customers. We continuously find new and better ways of working to help our clients overcome the challenges of today and tomorrow. We partner with our clients and are committed to realise their ambitions and deliver solutions to meet their needs. We are upfront, honest and act with integrity. By staying curious and pushing ourselves to find new and better ways of doing things, we’re constantly innovating, creating quality and adding value for our clients at every stage. Join a team that’s serious about quality, support, and growth – where you’re not just a number, but a valued part of the Dalkia mobile division. If you're ready to take the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you.

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Company benefits

We're a company committed to helping others less fortunate and each year we nominate a charity of the year and take part in numerous fundraising events throughout the year. Tools and equipment will be provided as well as PPE.

After this apprenticeship

We really value our people and pride ourselves on our loyal team. We genuinely see this as a career opportunity for the right candidate and have an excellent apprenticeship track record.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SUFFOLK NEW COLLEGE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000026140.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 4 May 2026 at 11:59pm)