Apprentice Building Services Engineering Craftsperson
Eyre Group
Cambridge (CB23 7AJ)
Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 7 July 2026
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Summary
If you have an interest in plumbing and a genuine passion to work in the built environment and have a desire to deliver the best for themselves and our customers. You will assist qualified engineers in installing, maintaining, and repairing plumbing and heating systems across commercial environments.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Building services engineering craftsperson (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday-Friday 7.15-3.30
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Monday 17 August 2026
- Duration
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2 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
Key Responsibilities
• Assist with the installation of hot and cold water services, drainage systems, sanitaryware, and commercial pipework.
• Read and interpret technical drawings, specifications, and installation plans.
• Measure, mark, cut, bend, and joint various types of metallic and non-metallic pipework.
• Support the testing, commissioning, and fault-finding of plumbing systems.
• Carry out planned maintenance and repair work under supervision.
• Ensure all work is completed in accordance with current legislation, industry standards, and company procedures.
• Maintain tools, equipment, and work areas in a safe and tidy condition.
• Follow health, safety, and environmental regulations at all times.
• Work effectively with colleagues, customers, subcontractors, and other construction trades.
• Attend all college training, complete coursework, and maintain apprenticeship records.
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)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
You'll enjoy the best of both worlds—attending Cambridge Regional College one day a week to develop your knowledge and skills, while spending the rest of your time applying what you learn in a real working environment at R.G. Carter Holdings.
More training information
Mandatory Health and Safety Training
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4/C)
- Maths (grade 4/C)
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
- Number skills
- Team working
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.
Company benefits
Apprenticeship Benefits:
• Company pension
• Employee discount scheme
• Free on-site parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Sick pay
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Successful apprentices will have the opportunity to develop their skills and knowledge within the company, with potential career progression to a Senior Building Services Craftsman position and further advancement opportunities.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CAMBRIDGE REGIONAL COLLEGE
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000040986.
Apply now
Closes in 23 days (Friday 31 July 2026 at 11:59pm)