Apprentice Building Services Engineer (Commercial Plumbing)

EYRE BUILDING SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

Cambridge (CB23 7AJ)

Closes on Monday 31 August 2026

Posted on 7 July 2026

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Summary

You will assist qualified engineers in installing, maintaining, and repairing plumbing and heating systems across commercial environments.

Wage

£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

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Training course
Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 7.15am-3.30pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 15 September 2026

Duration

3 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

  • Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above
  • Level 3 course starts September, Course Length is 4 Years
  • 1 day a week day release
  • Applicants must be 16 or over
  • Must have the right to work in the UK and meet the Education and Skill funding Agency residency status
  • Driving Licence is essential

Where you'll work

Horizon Park
Barton Road, Comberton
Cambridge
CB23 7AJ

Training

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

Training provider

CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE

Training course

Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents
  • Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods including method statements.
  • Produce risk assessment.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risk.
  • Move, lift and handle materials safely.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards.
  • Apply waste management techniques.
  • Interpret information from, for example, drawings, specifications, and system schematics.
  • Apply design techniques.
  • Plan work activities and order.
  • Apply resource management techniques and principles when planning work.
  • Prepare area of work for setting out and work activities for self and others; carry out prework checks.
  • Anticipate and minimise delays to planned work.
  • Select materials, components, fittings and bracketry required to complete work tasks.
  • Secure and store equipment and tools.
  • Carry out pre commissioning activities.
  • Fabricate pipework systems including pipe bending.
  • Install systems for example cold water, hot water, return, heating, chilled.
  • Use pipe-jointing techniques.
  • Carry out the testing of a system following installation.
  • Diagnose faults on systems.
  • Apply electrical safety testing techniques.
  • Complete a final quality inspection.
  • Apply decommissioning and disassembly practices.
  • Complete system handover activities.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Communicate verbally and in written form, including internal and external customers and colleagues, using sector specific terminology.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
  • Record or enter information – paper based or electronic.
  • Collaborate with others including customers, colleagues, internal and external stakeholders, other trades.
  • Investigate problems to identify the underlying cause and solution.
  • Work within limits of authority and escalate issues.
  • Conduct toolbox talks and site inductions.
  • Apply configuration techniques.
  • Apply commissioning practices and techniques.
  • Apply safe working practices and comply with safe working methods including method statements.
  • Produce risk assessment.
  • Select and use personal protective equipment (PPE).
  • Identify and report hazards and risks in the workplace. Take action to mitigate hazards and risk.
  • Move, lift and handle materials safely.
  • Comply with environmental and sustainability regulations and standards.
  • Apply waste management techniques.
  • Interpret information from, for example, drawings, specifications, and system schematics.
  • Apply design techniques.
  • Plan work activities and order.
  • Apply resource management techniques and principles when planning work.
  • Prepare area of work for setting out and work activities for self and others; carry out prework checks.
  • Anticipate and minimise delays to planned work.
  • Select materials, components, fittings and bracketry required to complete work tasks.
  • Secure and store equipment and tools.
  • Carry out pre commissioning activities.
  • Fabricate pipework systems including pipe bending.
  • Install systems for example cold water, hot water, return, heating, chilled.
  • Use pipe-jointing techniques.
  • Carry out the testing of a system following installation.
  • Diagnose faults on systems.
  • Apply electrical safety testing techniques.
  • Complete a final quality inspection.
  • Apply decommissioning and disassembly practices.
  • Complete system handover activities.
  • Apply team working principles.
  • Follow equity, diversity and inclusion procedures.
  • Communicate verbally and in written form, including internal and external customers and colleagues, using sector specific terminology.
  • Use information technology and digital systems. Comply with GDPR and cyber security regulations and policies.
  • Record or enter information – paper based or electronic.
  • Collaborate with others including customers, colleagues, internal and external stakeholders, other trades.
  • Investigate problems to identify the underlying cause and solution.
  • Work within limits of authority and escalate issues.
  • Conduct toolbox talks and site inductions.
  • Apply configuration techniques.
  • Apply commissioning practices and techniques.

Training schedule

Training will take place on-site and at college one day a week, but based at our Ipswich Office.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade Grade 4 +)
  • Maths (grade Grade 4 +)

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
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • driving license

About this employer

Eyre (Electrical) Limited was formed on 1st October 1964 and founded by Jack Eyre, trading as Electrical Contractors and Retailers from two Victorian houses located on Sprowston Road and Magdalen road in Norwich

On 30th December 1983, Eyre Electrical Limited joined the R G Carter Group.

The company relocated to Yarmouth Road, Thorpe St Andrews in March 1997, remodeling the business to provide mechanical as well as electrical services trading as Eyre Electrical Mechanical.

https://www.eyregroup.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

  • Company pension
  • Employee discount scheme
  • On-site parking
  • Health & wellbeing programme
  • Life insurance
  • Sick pay

Disability Confident

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).

Senior Heating and Plumbing Engineer.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

EYRE BUILDING SERVICES GROUP LIMITED

Julie Sturman

julie.sturman@rgcarter.co.uk

01603578127

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040933.

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Closes on Monday 31 August 2026