Deployment and Services Apprentice - London

As an Hitachi Rail GTS UK Deployment and Services Apprentice you will follow a three-year programme completing work placements across a variety of disciplines, including signalling and telecommunications. During the three years, you will achieve the relevant safety accreditation to enable you to work on the railway.

Role

During this three-year programme you will undertake various work placements, getting to know and experience Hitachi Rail systems and learning what it takes to be a Telecomm engineer on the railway. Your placements will include activities such as:

Network management and tasking
Reactive and preventative maintenance
Installation and commissioning across a wide range of Hitachi Rail products, projects and services.

Upon completion of the programme our aim is to help you move into a permanent role within Hitachi Rail GTS UK.

Training

The programme will be delivered in partnership with our training provider, Velocity, via a block release delivery model. Delivered remotely, you will have approximately 5 study weeks over the first 12 months on programme. At the end of the apprenticeship you will go through an End Point Assessment to ensure occupational competence prior to progressing your career with Hitachi Rail.

This apprenticeship could lead you into a multitude of careers on the railway including technician, field services engineer or an office based network analyst.

Apprenticeship Standard: Information communications technician (level 3)
Training Provider: VELOCITY 1st LIMITED
Working Week: This apprenticeship will see you work shift work, including nights, across a number of London Underground sites.
Expected Duration: 3 Years
Positions Available: 2
Closing Date: Friday, 17th April 2026
Start Date: Monday, 7th September 2026

Desired Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Logical
Team working
Non judgemental
Physical fitness

Qualifications

English GCSE, grade 5 and above (Essential)
Maths GCSE, grade 5 and above (Essential)
Science GCSE, grade 5 and above (Essential)

About the Employer

HITACHI RAIL GTS UK LIMITED

Hitachi Rail is driving the Mobility Transition - helping every passenger, customer and community enjoy the benefits of more connected, seamless and sustainable transport. Our mission is to deliver superior, original technology and products for mobility projects around the world. Our products are designed to make sustainable mobility a reality across all areas of the global railway sector. Everything that we do at Hitachi Rail is underpinned by our values; Wa (Harmony): We need to show respect to our colleagues, our suppliers, our clients and our stakeholders. We show respect to earn respect. Makoto (Sincerity): We should act with integrity in all we say and do, this shows that we are sincere in holding to our stated values. We maintain fairness in all our dealings; our reputation is founded on how we go about our business. Kaitakusha – Seishin (Pioneering Spirit): We lead with ambition, seeking new challenges; we are not afraid to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of our business.

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