Building Services - Level 6 Apprenticeship

Prospects; Aldermaston; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

AWE offers an onsite apprenticeship focused on asset engineering at Aldermaston and Burghfield. You will learn how building services and facilities are maintained, improved and assured while developing the skills needed for a career in asset engineering.

You’ll pursue a degree-level apprenticeship and learn directly from experienced engineers and maintenance teams, with a structured training path toward senior engineering roles.

Qualifications

• Requirements include A Levels, T Level or BTEC options in engineering, construction or STEM subjects.
• Applicants must be British Nationals and aged 18 or over by 31 August 2027.
• Willingness to obtain and maintain the required security clearance.
• Onsite apprenticeship at AWE Aldermaston and/or Burghfield.

Responsibilities

• Learn how building systems that support critical facilities are maintained and improved.
• Develop the skills needed for a career in asset engineering.
• Work onsite to gain practical engineering experience with experienced specialists.

Skills

Problem-solving

Curiosity

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Education

A Levels

T Level

BTEC

Job description

Why this role matters

Help keep critical facilities safe, reliable and available. You’ll learn how the building systems that support AWE’s important facilities are maintained, improved and assured, while developing the skills needed for a career in asset engineering.

Entry requirement

You’ll need one of the listed qualification routes, including A Levels, T Level or BTEC options in relevant engineering, construction or STEM subjects.

Applicants must be British Nationals and aged 18 or over by 31 August 2027.

Security clearance

You must be willing and able to obtain and maintain the security clearance required for the role and work in designated areas.

Working pattern

A 9-day working fortnight, with every other Friday off. This is an onsite apprenticeship based at AWE Aldermaston and/or Burghfield.

Key dates

Applications close: 20 December 2026 | Assessment centre: 11 February 2027 | Start date: 1 September 2027

Why being onsite will support your development

This is an onsite apprenticeship. Due to the nature and security of our work, you should expect to work onsite during your apprenticeship and in your role after you complete it.

Being onsite means you’ll learn directly from experienced specialists, access hands‑on support and build connections across engineering, maintenance and facility teams.

The key skills we’re looking for

• Problem‑solving: You enjoy understanding how things work and finding practical solutions.
• Curiosity: You ask questions, explore ideas and want to learn about building services systems.
• Attention to detail: You take care with technical information, safety, quality and process.
• Collaboration: You’re ready to learn from others and work with engineers, maintenance teams and specialists.

Where this apprenticeship could take you

You’ll build technical knowledge, workplace confidence and practical engineering experience while working towards a degree‑level apprenticeship.

Following successful completion, you’ll continue your training as an Asset Engineer, with longer‑term pathways into building services, facilities and infrastructure engineering, reliability engineering or senior engineering roles.

We are AWE.

We're a team of remarkable people achieving an extraordinary mission: keeping the nation safe and secure.

Our work is critical. We are responsible for delivering the next warhead for the UK's nuclear deterrent; working at the forefront of nuclear technologies that keep the nation safe.

AWE’s support for the government’s strategy takes many facets: from supporting the weapon programme for the nuclear deterrent, supporting the UK’s counter terrorist programme, identifying where there may be nuclear tests taking place around the world, and building an expert group of individuals in order to give the UK real depth in nuclear science and technology.