Building Services Maintenance Apprentice

We are seeking to appoint an apprentice to join the Campus Operations team, within Estates, who offer a reactive and planned maintenance service to University-owned properties across all our campuses and sites. You will be supported to learn how to carry out a variety of mechanical and plumbing basic reactive and planned maintenance tasks.

• Future prospects

  This role provides a fantastic opportunity for those looking for their first building services maintenance role to gain experience of working in a friendly and supportive estate team.

  Our previous apprentices have been successful in progressing on to permanent roles and further apprenticeships within the Estates team at the University.

• Training

  Apprenticeship training will take place at Newbury College, 1 day/week during term time. This will take place during the working week, during your paid working hours.

  Apprenticeship training is expected to be 48 months, plus a 3 month End Point

• Skills Required

  Communication skills, IT skills, Customer care skills

• Qualification Required

  GCSE English (Grade C/4 or above) Essential
  GCSE Maths (Grade C/4 or above) Essential

• Employer Description

  Occupying three beautiful campuses (Whiteknights, with its early 19th century planned landscape, London Road with its formal gardens and ceremonial Great Hall, and Greenlands, Henley-on-Thames, with its riverside garden landscape) the unique “University within a Park” setting of the University of Reading is an inspiring place to come to work. With such a varied portfolio, there is never a dull day in the Estates Team here at Reading. As well as being responsible for the management and maintenance of the University’s academic teaching and research buildings, we also care for a significant collection of Champion Trees, an expansive lake, and the university SportsPark. We are seeking to appoint a Building Services Maintenance Apprentice to join the Campus Operations team, within Estates, who offer a reactive and planned maintenance service to University owned properties across all our campuses and sites.

• Things to consider

  The Reactive Maintenance Team are based on the Reading Whiteknights Campus, with some travel to sites at London Road Campus and Greenlands in Henley required from time to time. The post holder must be willing and able to travel between University campuses and Newbury College when required.

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