Apprentice Plumber/ Heating Engineer NCCHS

2 x Level 3 Plumbing/ Heating apprentice (stage 1) 

Contract Type: Fixed Term for 51 months

Working Hours: 37 Hours per week

Worker Type: Mobile worker 

Salary: Age-related national living wage

Location: Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, NG8 3BB

We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…

Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best. 

In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.  So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.

* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.

About the Role

To complete a plumbing/Heating trade apprenticeship in a specified timeframe and gain on the job knowledge and experience. To identify underlying cause of issues and apply solutions to remedy including repair, replace and installation. To develop and apply characteristics of the NCC agreed behaviours and values in all activities. To actively and effectively promote the Council’s vision, values, aims, objectives and priorities, putting our citizens first through the delivery of best value services

Key accountabilities:

To undertake on-site training alongside and supervised by a qualified plumber or heating engineer in all aspects of plumbing and heating systems including: 

• The installation, accurate measuring, marking, cutting, bending and jointing metallic and non-metallic pipework. 
• Develop the knowledge and skills to ensure that both the system and appliances are appropriately selected and correctly installed, and done so in a safe, efficient, and economical manner to minimise waste
• Support with the installation of new and exciting environmental technologies like heat pumps, solar thermal systems, biomass boilers and water recycling systems.
• Support with servicing, repair and installation of appliances and equipment including gas, oil, and solid fuel boilers as well as pumps, heat emitters, bathroom furniture or controls as part of a cold water, hot water, and central heating or above ground drainage and rainwater systems.

About You

The ideal candidate will have:

• Experience of working in a team and individually.
• The ability to demonstrate capacity to organise self/materials/tasks, use own initiative, prioritise workload and work to deadlines
• The ability to understand measurements and carry out calculations including formulae
• Good interpersonal skills - to listen and respond to instructions and questions clearly and logically
• Is customer-focused and show a desire to deliver excellent customer service

You can find the job description for this post here: https://www.nottinghamcity.gov.uk/media/uukj4get/jd-plumber-plus-heating-engineer-apprentice-l3-stage-1-nlw-v12.pdf

When will my apprenticeship start? 

You will need to be available to commence your apprenticeship 1^st September 2025 

Entry / eligibility requirements

• You will need to be able to provide evidence of Maths and English qualifications at grade C/5 or above on request - Please ensure you specify these grades in your CV/ supporting statement. If you do not hold these qualifications already you must be willing to work towards completing functional skills level 2 in addition to the apprenticeship. If these certificates are not UK based, please also provide the UK ENIC statement of comparability Statement of Comparability.
• You must be willing and able to start work anywhere within the Nottingham City boundary for 8am, as required by the organisation  
• Successful candidates must be committed to attend college in person at a location of NCC choosing to obtain the Plumbing and domestic Heating level 3 apprenticeship
• You will need to be a minimum of 16 years old by August 31 2025. There is no upper age limit
• You cannot hold a qualification of the same level and subject already 
• To show commitment to gaining a driving license before completion of the apprenticeship
• Non-UK nationals must have been ordinarily resident in the UK for at least three years, and not a resident for the purposes of education, to be eligible for this role. 

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

How do I apply?

When completing the application form you will be required to upload a CV and a personal statement of no more than 500 words outlining ‘why you would make a great Joinery Apprentice.'

At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it.  We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.

For informal enquiries please contact the Apprenticeship Team by email on HousingApprentices@nottinghamcity.gov.uk 

Closing Date: 4 April 2025 (midnight) - Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Functional skills assessments –Likely to take place in April/ May 2025 - Dates to be confirmed

Interview date: Likely to take place in June/ July 2025- Dates to be confirmed

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