King's College London

About us

At King’s College London, our Engineering Team plays a critical role in ensuring our facilities are safe, efficient and well maintained to ensure our vibrant community is able to learn, innovate and shape the future. We’re looking for a skilled and dedicated Apprentice to join our team.        

About the role

Link to program: Property maintenance operative / Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education 

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​The role is versatile, with multiple duties, responsibilities and opportunities for career development.  

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​Role to be carried out to the required standard, whilst remaining compliant and providing excellent customer service. 

The role will ensure completion of all mandated Health & Safety training, including eLearning modules, within required timeframes to maintain compliance with statutory and organisational standards.   

• Work alongside the campus engineering teams delivering planned and reactive maintenance 
• Implement newly learned skills in the workplace and share knowledge with the wider teams 
• Complete inspections fabric general repairs (painting, tiling, basic plumbing, joinery) 
• Raise remedial work with the management team 
• Complete paperwork associated with planned maintenance promptly and to a high standard 
• Work in collaboration with technicians to manage stock levels 
• Assist relevant contractors 
• Offer an excellent level of customer service to all 
• Attend college as and when required in line with the course schedule as well as any additional training required by KCL 
• To ensure that all work is carried out in accordance with all relevant statutory regulations and approved codes of practice, the department’s policies and procedures 
• To assist the Team in delivery of unplanned works 
• Carry out duties as may reasonably be required to allow the department to function flexibly in providing the best possible service to our clients 
• To comply with the University’s Environmental policy and promote sustainable management techniques. 

In addition to working in a dynamic environment, King’s College London offers many benefits including:      

• A comprehensive range of technical training and personal development to help you thrive and progress      
• A generous annual leave allowance to support a healthy work-life balance      
• Competitive pension schemes plus access to exclusive discounts on shopping etc      
• A wide range of health and wellbeing benefits   

The above list of responsibilities may not be exhaustive, and the post holder will be required to undertake such tasks and responsibilities as may reasonably be expected within the scope and grading of the post. 

This is a full-time post (35 hours per week), and you will be offered an indefinite contract.

 About you

To be successful in this role, we are looking for candidates to have the following skills and experience:

Essential criteria 

1.      Meet apprentice standards criteria for the program

2.      IT literate – use of iPad / MS Teams / Emails

3.      Flexible attitude and team player

4.      Understanding of general health and safety requirements

5.      Willingness to learn and develop

6.      Excellent customer service skills

Desirable criteria

1.      Maths Level 2

2.      English Level 2

Downloading a copy of our Job Description 

Full details of the role and the skills, knowledge and experience required can be found in the Job Description document, provided at the bottom of the page. This document will provide information of what criteria will be assessed at each stage of the recruitment process.

Further Information

At King’s, we believe that the diversity of our community and a culture that is welcoming, open, inclusive and collaborative, are great strengths of the university. 

The Equality Act of 2010 protects the rights of our students and staff and provides a framework to fulfil our duties to eliminate unlawful discrimination, harassment and victimisation and in addition, to advance equality of opportunity and foster good relations between those who share a protected characteristic and those who do not. At times, this will include balancing rights and beliefs that can feel in tension.

We are committed to free speech and to academic freedom, believing that our foundational purpose as a university, is to create spaces where a wide range of ideas, including ideas that are controversial, can be discussed and debated, and where members of our community can express lawful views without fear of intimidation, harassment or discrimination.

When engaging in the robust exchange of ideas, we ask that our community is mindful of our Dignity at King’s guidance.

We ask all candidates to submit a copy of their CV, and a supporting statement, detailing how they meet the essential criteria listed in the person specification section of the job description. If we receive a strong field of candidates, we may use the desirable criteria to choose our final shortlist, so please include your evidence against these where possible.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is evolving rapidly, and we recognise its growing role in professional work. Applicants may use AI tools to support preparation of their application, for example to research the role or structure written responses. However, applications must reflect the applicant’s own work and experience. AI tools should not be used during interviews or assessment activities unless this has been agreed in advance as a reasonable adjustment. Further guidance on the use of AI in recruitment can be found here.

We reserve the right to close adverts early due to the volume of applications we receive. While the closing date may change, all adverts will close at 23:59 to allow sufficient time for applications to be submitted on that day.

We encourage you to apply at the earliest opportunity to avoid disappointment as once we have closed a vacancy you will be unable to submit your application.

To find out how our managers will review your application, please take a look at our ‘How we Recruit’ pages.