4 Merlin Way
Quarry Hill Industrial Estate, Ilkeston, DE7 4RA

CF Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited - Plumbing & Heating Apprenticeship

Salary: £15,600 to £24,784.50 a year
Working Pattern: Full Time
Contract Type: Apprenticeship
Hours: 37.50
Closing Date: Thu 30 Apr 2026 - 11:59 pm UTC
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CF Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited - Plumbing & Heating Apprenticeship

Summary

CF Roberts are looking for keen and enthusiastic Plumbing & Heating apprentices for their September 2026 intake. In affiliation with our training provider, you will embark on an extensive 4 year apprenticeship, during which time you will learn ‘on the job’ whilst completing your Plumbing & Heating qualification.

Annual wage: £15,600 to £24,784.50 a year
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Training course: Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Hours
Predominantly Monday to Friday, with a guaranteed minimum of 37.5 hours per week, however working & staying away from home and working evenings & weekends are a key part of the job. Shifts to be confirmed.
37.5 hours a week

Possible start date: Monday 07 September 2026

Duration: 4 Years

Positions available: 2

Work

As an apprentice, you'll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You'll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you'll do at work

  • Health & Safety and plumbing preparation
  • Plumbing installation
  • Commissining and designing and planning plumbing and heating systems
  • Natural gas which consists of CCN1 (Dom Gas Safety), CENWAT (Dom Gas Boilers) CPA 1 (Gas Analyesers)

Where you'll work

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

JTL

Your training course

Plumbing and domestic heating technician (level 3)

Your training plan

  • You will split your time between working alongside a seasoned mentor and studying block release with our training provider
  • You will work towards your NVQ Level 3 Plumbing & Domestic Heating Technician qualification as well as gaining essential hands on experience on site
  • You will also have the opportunity to attend various additional courses throughout your tenure with us

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade C/4 or above)
  • Maths (grade C/4 or above)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Problem solving skills
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

  • This role will involve working away from home, being outdoors in winter, indoors in summer, working at height and may involve some heavy lifting

About this company

CF Roberts have been providing Electrical Services since the 1935 in Hereford. In 1997 CF Roberts moved its head office to its current location within Cheltenham, the larger site providing the facilities necessary for training and growth. In 2005 CF Roberts moved into Mechanical services, an area which we are applying substantial resources. The company is still a wholly owned family business following the original business ethics laid down by its founder Cyril Roberts. CF Roberts is a medium sized electrical and mechanical contractor. Carrying out works from £100 to £7.0 million in value. The company operates in 3 areas. Major works, covering New Build and ‘protype’ M&E projects up to 5m in value. Retail & Leisure, specialising in fit-out and refurbishment specialising in framework/multiple site agreements up to £3m in value, plus a 3rd sector concentrating on Minor works, roll out programmes and FM. We have branches in Nottingham, Hereford and Cheltenham.

https://www.cfroberts.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

  • Upon completion you will be a fully qualified engineer
  • Depending on what you choose to specialise in you may go onto the tools as a heating and ventilation engineer, or work in the office as part of the design team or project management team
  • The majority of our apprentices stay on with us and have forged a successful career

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

CF Roberts (Electrical Contractors) Limited
Amanda Aessia
[email protected]
01242 571100

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000016568.

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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026

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