Facilities & Estates Management Trainee - financially enhanced apprenticeship
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Company: EMPOWER TRUST
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Location: Shrewsbury,, SY1 3EH
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £21,220.00 per year
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000046000
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Application Deadline Date: 24/08/2026
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Start Date: 14/09/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday- Friday, 8.00am- 4.00pm during term time with flexibility to hours during holiday periods.
Brief Description
Kick-start your career in Facilities Management with Empower Trust. Gain hands-on experience across multiple school sites, earn a nationally recognised triple qualification, receive expert mentoring, and build the skills for a rewarding full-time career helping keep schools safe, compliant and running smoothly.
Training to be Provided
- On the job training
Future Prospects
- There is an opportunity to develop through the facilities programme pathway and complete Facilities Manager Level 4
Vacancy Detail
- Being the friendly first point of contact on our Estates Helpdesk for schools and approved contractors
- Keeping our planned preventative maintenance schedule on track, liaising with contractors and maintaining an annual diary of requirements
- Triaging reactive maintenance issues as they come in, working with the Estates & Facilities Manager to find the best fix - and making sure everything is logged, communicated and resolved
- Helping keep an accurate inventory of the Trust's physical assets
- Monitoring and maintaining building and site data, including condition surveys, asset registers and maintenance records
- Keeping an eye on the Trust's compliance system, flagging anything that needs the Estates & Facilities Manager's attention
- Chasing up outstanding inspections, reports and certificates, and uploading them to the compliance system
- Recording data such as response rates and quality of work
- Sending contractor invoices to the Finance Team and/or schools for processing
- Keeping schools in the loop on contractor ETAs and visit dates
- Following Trust policies and procedures when advising and supporting our schools
- Complying with Health & Safety legislation at all times
- Monitoring the Estates mailbox and directing queries as needed
- Getting stuck into any other estates-related tasks that help our sites run smoothly
Other Information
- Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Check
- A full UK driving licence is desirable