Apprentice Heating Engineer

Overview

Heating Engineer apprenticeship - Fixed Term Apprenticeship located in Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire. Start Date: 3 August 2026 (Provisional). Training Provider: BPEC - Glasgow Kelvin College. Course Length: approximately 4 years. You will be paid the normal working hours plus attendance at college, with the nationally agreed apprentice pay rates and company benefits. You must live in a North Lanarkshire postcode.

Role and responsibilities

What a Heating Engineer does: work will be varied and involve using a diverse range of skills to support planned works such as kitchen and bathroom refurbishments, and ongoing maintenance and repair activities. The apprenticeship course will cover the following:

• Apply Health and Safety and Environmental Legislation in the Building Services Engineering Sector
• Establish and Maintain Good Working Relationships
• Perform Electrical Work on Mechanical Building Services Systems
• Install and Test Industrial and Commercial Heating and Ventilating Pipework Systems
• Inspect and Pre-Commission Industrial and Commercial Heating and Ventilating Systems
• Commission Industrial and Commercial Heating and Ventilating Systems
• Decommission Industrial and Commercial Heating and Ventilating Systems
• Service and Maintain Industrial and Commercial Heating and Ventilating Systems
• Service and Maintain Air Conditioning and Heat Pump Systems

Entry criteria and qualifications

Entry Criteria for roles: Nat 5 English, Maths, preferably Physics plus 2 Highers / pre-apprenticeship / potential to work towards SVQ level 6 & 7. Candidates will undertake a pre-employment assessment and interview. You must live within a North Lanarkshire postcode and be able to independently travel to and from the branch. The potential to work at SCQF level 6/7. Strong communication skills. Ability to establish and maintain good customer/client relationships. Candidates will undertake a pre-employment assessment.

What you will learn and what you will get

With 30 years' experience of delivering market-leading repairs and maintenance services, Mears is trusted to deliver more than 6,000 repairs daily to a portfolio of more than 1,000,000 homes nationwide. The National Apprenticeship Scheme is designed to empower and challenge you; you'll be trusted with real work and responsibility from the outset. The Gas Engineer apprenticeship programme takes between 18 and 36 months to complete depending on previous experience and qualifications. We are looking for people with integrity, who are self-reliant and highly motivated, with a willingness to get involved and solve problems.

What you will get:

• Access to a wide range of colleague benefits at Mears Group
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day
• Chrome book provided to support your studies
• Tools - help to fund your first set of work tools
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards - discounts and more

Application process and requirements

• All applicants must submit their CV and complete the apprenticeship questionnaire via the Mears Careers website
• If shortlisted, you will be contacted for the next stage (assessment centre or interview)
• Basic maths and English test required as part of the selection process
• All roles require entitlement to work in the UK; visa sponsorship is not offered
• You must be over 21 to drive a Mears vehicle, have held your licence for more than 3 months and have fewer than 9 points
• Background, Identity & Security checks apply before commencement

All other statements about diversity, inclusion, and public sector alignment have been removed to focus on role-specific information.

Closing date for applications: 8 March 2026