Apprentice Engineer
Brentwood Communications Ltd
Essex (SS11 8YQ)
Closes on Tuesday 29 December 2026
Posted on 3 November 2026
Contents
Summary
This is a Level 4 Network Engineer role - split 80/20 between employment with the employer, and learning & gaining qualifications with Solveway Apprenticeships!
- Wage
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£18,251 a year
Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)
18 month apprenticeship.
- Training course
- Network engineer (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 09:00 - 17:00,
35 hours a week
- Start date
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Wednesday 30 December 2026
- Duration
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1 year 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
- Assisting the Group Engineer with install of two way radio systems
- Install and configure network and infrastructure systems
- Monitoring and improve network and system performance
- Investigate and resolve technical issues with networks and infrastructure
- Work to strict specifications and contribute to managing changes
- Work with colleagues to respond and remedy network fault incidents
Where you'll work
Unit 19-21 Buckingham Square, Hurricane Way
Wickford
Essex
SS11 8YQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
SOLVEWAY LIMITED
Training course
Network engineer (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
- Install and configure network components.
- Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
- Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
- Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
- Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
- Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
- Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
- Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
- Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
- Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
- Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
- Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .
- Apply tools and techniques when securely operating and testing networks.
- Install and configure network components.
- Implement tools and techniques to monitor, identify, analyse and record systems performance in line with defined specifications.
- Maintain security of the network against potential threats.
- Apply tools and or techniques to gather information to troubleshoot issues and or isolate, repair or escalate faults.
- Communicate outcomes of tasks and record actions in line with organisational procedures.
- Upgrade, apply and test components to systems configurations ensuring that the system meets the organisation’s requirements and minimises downtime.
- Interpret information and or specifications received from a manager, customer or technical specialist and accurately implement the defined requirements.
- Implement techniques to optimise systems or component performance in line with defined specifications.
- Apply the required level of responsibility when organising and prioritising work tasks, clients’ or stakeholders’ requests in line with SLAs and organisation processes.
- Explain their job role within the business context to stakeholders to enable a clear understanding on both sides of what their remit is and convey technical constraints.
- Operate securely, and apply process, policies and legislation within their business responsibilities.
- Configure and maintain network addressing in line with customer requirements.
- Ensure compliance of network engineering outputs with change management processes including Secure Access Service Edge SASE or Zero-trust networking .
Training schedule
You will work towards the Advanced IT (Network Engineer) apprenticeship standard, with training delivered by Solveway alongside your role
Requirements
Desirable qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (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
- Organisation skills
- Analytical skills
- IT skills
- Customer care skills
- Attention to detail
- Number skills
About this employer
Our mission is to make instant, innovative communication between people and organisations come to life within any industry from anywhere around the world. Long before the internet and mobile phones, our expertise in two way radios was helping people to stay connected to achieve bigger and better things. Today, as the world moves forward, so do we with our range of innovative solutions, all designed to make your communications journey as smooth as possible.
https://www.brentwoodradios.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)
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).
- On successful completion, this role can lead to progression onto the next level of the apprenticeship, full time employment and additional responsibilities as skills and confidence grow
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
SOLVEWAY LIMITED
Jasmine Morgan-Platten
jasminemorganplatten@solveway.co.uk
01438 567063
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000062440.
Apply now
Closes on Tuesday 29 December 2026
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