Apprentice - Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician Level 4 - Guildford
Role
About this role
This role is for our Power & Cooling Engineers who are at the heart of keeping BT’s networks operating 24/7 365 days a year. Utilising their expertise and knowledge in both Low and High Voltage systems, alarms, emergency lighting, cooling and UPS they ensure that the BT estate continues to work no matter the circumstances.
Working with their experienced teams within our exchange buildings as well as other environments, including radio sites, rooftops and outdoors, they are required to support the variety of power systems and cooling equipment that ensures our network keeps the UK’s internet working.
What you'll be doing
Our network is at the heart of everything we do; from sending a text, calling your friends, to accessing your socials on your phone, anywhere, anytime. It’s constantly evolving, and we’re at the forefront of technology for the next generation of cutting-edge mobile networks and services. Our Engineering Maintenance apprentices play a key part in making sure that continues. Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.
Your role in our team will be to ensure our Power infrastructure networks are regularly maintained and tested to satisfy both regulatory compliance and environmental standards. You’ll be working on an array of different hardware installed in our exchanges across the UK, ensuring that our customers have the very best experience.
Training
As a Lead Engineering Maintenance Technician, you’ll study for a Level 4 apprenticeship with Stoke College. You will be required to attend the College on a block release, Monday Lunchtime to Friday lunchtime. There will be approximately 10 blocks per year and the programme is 3 years in duration. Covered by BT.
20% of your working hours will be dedicated to studying.
Following the apprenticeship you will move into a Power Maintenance role within BT, and can then progress to an advanced level Power role with further training provided.
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Lead engineering maintenance technician (level 4)
- Training Provider
- STOKE ON TRENT COLLEGE
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday typically falling between 8am-5pm. Once qualified, there will also be a requirement to contribute to an out of hours callout by joining a formal On Call Framework to support 24x7 service as needed by the business.
- Expected Duration
- 36 Months
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Thursday, 30th May 2024
- Start Date
- Monday, 9th September 2024
Desired Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Initiative
Qualifications
- Any GCSE or equivalent, grade 4 (Essential)
- Any GCSE or equivalent, grade 4 (Essential)
- Any GCSE or equivalent, grade 4 (Essential)
- English Language GCSE or equivalent, grade 4 (Essential)
- Maths GCSE or equivalent, grade 6 (Essential)
- Any A Level or equivalent, grade C (Essential)
- Any STEM Subject A Level or equivalent, grade C (Essential)
About the Employer
- Company
- BT GROUP PLC
- Location
- Leapale Road, Guildford, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £21,000.00
- Posted
- Company
- BT GROUP PLC
- Location
- Leapale Road, Guildford, England
- Employment Type
- Higher Apprenticeship
- Salary
- £21,000.00
- Posted