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Wage
£17,942.08 a year
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9am - 5pm
38 hours a week
Start date
Tuesday 1 September 2026
Duration
3 years
Positions available
2
What you'll do at work
As part of our team, you'll be based within the Cumbria Consortium, supporting one of the UK's largest and most significant integrated facilities management partnerships. Mitie delivers facilities management services across multiple sites within the Consortium, including Sellafield Ltd, Europe's largest nuclear site.
Mitie has worked in partnership with Sellafield since 2003, with the relationship growing over the years into a full integrated facilities management contract covering engineering, cleaning, security, waste management, grounds maintenance, catering and projects. Today, hundreds of Mitie colleagues support the operation of sites across Cumbria and Warrington.
This is a unique opportunity to gain hands-on engineering experience within a complex and highly regulated environment. You'll work alongside experienced engineers and technical specialists, developing the skills, behaviours and knowledge needed to maintain essential systems and infrastructure that support critical national operations.
As an Apprentice Electrical Engineer at Mitie, you'll be at the heart of what we do, making a real impact from day one. Here's a glimpse of what your journey could include:
- Developing the skills and technical knowledge required to inspect, test, fault find, maintain and repair electrical equipment and systems
- Supporting planned preventative maintenance activities and responding to electrical maintenance requirements across site
- Learning how to safely use electrical drawings, schematics, testing equipment and technical documentation
- Working alongside experienced electricians and engineers to gain practical, hands-on experience in a live operational environment
- Helping to diagnose faults, support repairs and contribute to the reliability and performance of critical electrical infrastructure
- Ensuring compliance with Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality (HSEQ) standards, making safety and sustainability a priority in every task
Where you'll work
Sellafield
Seascale
CA20 1PG
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LAKES COLLEGE WEST CUMBRIA
Training course
Maintenance and operations engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Comply with industry health, safety and environmental working practices and regulations.
- Locate, and rectify faults on plant and equipment.
- Communicate with and provide information to stakeholders in line with personal role and responsibilities.
- Read, understand and interpret information and work in compliance with technical specifications and supporting documentation.
- Prepare work areas to undertake work related activities and reinstate those areas after the completion of the work related activities.
- Inspect and maintain appropriate plant and equipment to meet operational requirements.
- Assess and test the performance and condition of plant and equipment.
- Communicate, handover and confirm that the appropriate engineering process has been completed to specification.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle electrical plant and equipment, which may include motors, switchgear, cables and conductors, to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on electrical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in electrical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle mechanical plant and equipment which may include pumps, valves, gearboxes, pipework, to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on mechanical plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in mechanical plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle plant and equipment which may include instrumentation and control of temperature, pressure and flow systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair or remove components in plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure instrument and control systems.
- Install, assemble and dismantle wind turbine plant and equipment, which will include pitch systems, yaw systems, switchgear, control systems to agreed specifications.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on wind turbine plant and equipment including mechanical drive systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components in wind turbine plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Carry out planned, unplanned and preventative maintenance procedures on integrated plant and equipment.
- Replace, repair and/or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Calibrate and configure integrated electrical apparatus, systems and process control equipment.
- Position, assemble, install and dismantle integrated electromechanical power and control systems.
- Replace, repair or remove components within integrated plant and equipment and ensure its return to operational condition.
- Safely and efficiently carry out routine and non-routine operating procedures on plant and equipment.
- Monitor and control the operation and performance of the plant and equipment.
- Handover and accept responsibility for plant and equipment.
- Evaluate and solve complex problems within energy conversion plant and systems.
- Rapidly and correctly respond to contingencies and abnormal conditions, to maintain energy conversion and production plant and equipment within operational parameters.
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As part of your apprenticeship, you will be enrolled onto the Level 3 Engineering Maintenance Technician (Electrical Pathway) Apprenticeship Standard, which typically runs for approximately 42-48-months.
You will be fully supported by our training provider, Lakes College, and experienced site teams through a combination of classroom learning, practical training, on-the-job experience, one-to-one coaching, e-learning materials and mentoring from industry experts.
Our dedicated Apprenticeship Team will support you every step of the way, helping you make the most of every opportunity and achieve the goals you already have - and those you have yet to discover.
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
- Administrative skills
- Team working
- Initiative
At Mitie, we’re the UK’s leading facilities management and professional services company. We deliver critical services that power businesses, communities, and individuals across the nation. Rock Power Connections are proud to be part of Mitie designing and building electrical infrastructure solutions across the UK, bringing high voltage power to the places it’s needed.
Company benefits
Enjoy wellbeing support, virtual GP access, flexible lifestyle benefits, discounts, share schemes and recognition rewards. With learning pathways and real career growth, Mitie gives you the tools, choice and support to thrive every day.
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Whether you're stepping into your first job or looking to change your career, our apprenticeships are your ticket to learning, earning, and achieving. With us, you'll gain nationally recognised qualifications, real-world experience, and a competitive salary - all while being part of a company that truly cares about its people and the planet.
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MITIE GROUP PLC
Tamisha Ancliffe
earlycareersresourcing@mitie.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000043590.
Closes in 13 days (Monday 3 August 2026)
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