Electrical Apprentice

About The Role Electrical Apprentice Salary Details The starting salary will be from £26,965.00 on Grade C, Apprentice. Package Details Generous holiday allowances, flexible working, pension scheme. Estate Services – Maintenance Operations This full-time post is available immediately on a permanent basis. Working 36.5 hours over 5 days Monday to Friday, including 1 day at Exeter College. Summary of the Role We are pleased to announce an opening for an Electrical Apprentice (Level 3) within our Estates Electrical Maintenance team, based at the Streatham Campus. Starting September/October 2026, this role offers a fantastic opportunity to kickstart your career. You will be enrolled in the Level 3 Installation and Maintenance Electrician course at Exeter College, combining high-quality academic training with hands-on professional experience. Throughout your apprenticeship, you will develop the practical skills necessary to succeed, including fault diagnosis, wiring installations, testing, and commissioning. You will work directly alongside qualified electricians and receive dedicated support from our Chargehand and Electrical Team Leader, ensuring you have the mentorship needed to thrive in your professional journey. On successful completion of your apprenticeship, you will have gained valuable skills, experience, and there may be opportunities to continue your career working at the University of Exeter. The University of Exeter We are a member of the prestigious Russell Group of research-intensive universities and in the top 200 universities in the world (Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2024 and QS World University Ranking 2024).  We combine world-class teaching with world-class research, achieving a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework Award 2023, underpinned by Gold ratings for Student Experience and Student Outcomes. Our world-leading research impact has grown more than any other Russell Group university in recent years, and we are home to some of the world’s most influential researchers, seeking to answer some of the most fundamental issues facing humankind today.  More than 99 percent of our research is of international quality and 47 percent is world-leading (2021 Research Excellence Framework). We encourage proactive engagement with industry, business and community partners to enhance the impact of research and education and improve the employability of our students. Read about our world leading research – Green Futures and how we are transforming education for a changing world. We are located in a beautiful part of the country and Exeter (a fast growing tech hub) is one of only a few UK cities to have been designated as a UNESCO Creative City We are proud signatories of the Armed Forces Covenant and welcome applications from service people. Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Commitment We are committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments are available for interviews and workplaces. Whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, we particularly welcome applications from groups currently underrepresented within our working community. With over 30,000 students and 7,000 staff from 150 different countries we offer a diverse and engaging environment where our diversity is celebrated and valued as a major strength. We are committed to creating an inclusive culture where all members of our community are supported to thrive; where diverse voices are heard through our engagement with evidence-based charter frameworks for gender (Athena SWAN and Project Juno for Physics), race equality (Race Equality Charter Mark), LGBTQ+ inclusion (Stonewall Diversity Champion) and as a Disability Confident employer. Benefits We offer some fantastic benefits including: 39 days leave per year - numerous discounts at leading retailers - onsite gyms on all of our campuses and a cycle to work scheme sector leading policies around maternity, adoption and shared parental leave (up to 26 weeks full pay), paternity leave (up to six weeks full pay) and a Fertility Treatment Policy Further information Please contact; Shane Bayley at s.bayley@exeter.ac.uk Your submitted application needs to be returned to Shane Bayley via email by 13th  September, s.bayley@exeter.ac.uk this will be shared with our training provider in order to shortlist for the role you are applying for. Please be advised that due to the minimum salary thresholds imposed by the UKVI, this post will not qualify for university sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. If you are a migrant worker, you will need to ensure you have a visa which permits the right to work in the UK. Further details can be found on the Home Office website - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas . If you are an existing Skilled Worker visa holder, we may be able to sponsor and will review the transitional arrangements - https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa/certificate-of-sponsorship-before-4-april-2024 About Us Transform Your Career an