Level 3 Mechanical Technician Apprenticeship – Energy Industry
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Company: DNV
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Location: Brampton, CA8 7AU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: £20,000.00 per year
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Sector: Engineering and manufacturing
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Ref: NAS-2000017243
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Application Deadline Date: 29/03/2026
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Start Date: 17/08/2026
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Positions Available: 2
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Working Week: You’ll join us on a permanent contract during August, with your apprenticeship formally commencing in September. There are no set start and finish times, but typically most people commence between 8.00am and 9.00am and leave between 4.00pm and 5.00pm, Monday to Friday.
Brief Description
As a Mechanical Apprentice, you’ll work alongside more than 100 specialists at Spadeadam, gaining hands‑on experience in mechanical and installation activities across a wide range of client projects — from gas explosion and fire testing to hydrogen‑powered homes and next‑generation energy systems.
Training to be Provided
Throughout the programme, you will spend 3-4 days each week gaining hands-on experience, working on real projects alongside specialist colleagues at Spadeadam. The remaining time will be spent with our specialist Training Provider in Carlisle. These days are designed to support the development of your practical skills and technical knowledge.
All additional travel costs to the Training Provider in Carlisle are fully covered. However, as this off‑the‑job learning is a critical part of the programme, this regular travel to Carlisle may not suit everyone, so please consider carefully whether you are able to make this long‑term commitment before applying.
Future Prospects
Following completion of your apprenticeship, there are lots of routes our people choose to take, including specialising in a particular aspect of your role or broadening out your experience into new technical or leadership roles (people, project management or commercial). Whichever route you decide to take, we will support you with mentoring and specialist training and courses as applicable.
Vacancy Detail
As a Mechanical Apprentice, you’ll learn hands on engineering skills while working alongside experienced technicians, engineers, and scientists across a wide variety of Spadeadam’s client projects. On a typical day, you might:
- Help install and maintain industrial pipework and equipment of all sizes, ensure systems are safe through pressure and leak testing, and learn how to work with a variety of gases and fuels.
- Gain experience operating and maintaining specialist equipment — including cryogenic systems — and play an active part in real project testing.
- Learn how to read and work from engineering diagrams.
- Develop a strong understanding of workplace safety, following industry standards and procedures every day.
Other Information
Our role is based on-site at Spadeadam 5 days per week (unless you are at your Training Provider in Carlisle) and is important to understand that the nature of our work means that you will spend significant time each day, outdoors, in all weather conditions.
Our site is loud and busy, with daily explosions, detonations and industrial machinery in operation, so the hazardous environment requires people to be able to develop their understanding and follow extremely tight safety regulations to keep safe.
Our site also requires security and background checks due the sensitive location and work we do and is also a strict non smoking environment.
Finally, due to the location and logistics of our Spadeadam site possessing a full clean UK driving license and your own transport will make getting to our Spadeadam site a little more convenient. If you don’t yet have a driving license, we will support you through a high intensity driving course when eligible. This will also make getting around our expansive site easier and also enable you to use our vehicles whilst on site.