Reeve Academy is a paid apprenticeship programme built for the future of maintenance. Build hands-on experience from day one in some of London's most sought after areas.
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What an apprenticeship with Reeve means.
The Reeve Academy is the place to kick start your career in the engineering trade. From day one, you'll be working alongside our team of fully qualified Maintenance Specialists, learning a range of trades hands-on.
An apprentice at Reeve not only gets all the training and skills of a traditional apprenticeship: we treat our recruits as part of the team. Expect perks, benefits, and transparent salary banding above the standard London rate.
Earn at least £14.80/hr from day one — around £29k. The legal apprentice minimum is £8.
Choose your route in. Both lead somewhere real.
Track 1 · Level 3 · 3–4 years
Building Services Engineer
The deeper route. Electrical and mechanical maintenance across live commercial buildings in London. For people who want to go all the way in, and get paid properly while they do it.
What you'll learn
Electrical systems: distribution, lighting, emergency power
Distribution, lighting controls, emergency power, testing and inspection. 18th Edition pathway. Leads to Electrical-bias Multi-Skilled Engineer.
Mechanical
HVAC, pumps, plant rooms, F-Gas. Cooling systems and air handling. Leads to Mechanical-bias Multi-Skilled Engineer.
Qualification
Level 3 Building Services Engineering apprenticeship standard. End-point assessment by an independent body. Funded in full.
4 days on-site · 1 day college · Level 3 Building Services Engineering standard
Leads to → Multi-Skilled Engineer (£42–48k)
Track 2 · Level 2 · 12–18 months
Property Maintenance Operative
The fastest route in. Get working in real buildings within weeks, building core skills across fabric, plumbing basics, and building systems. A funded path into Track 1 on completion for those who want to go further.
What you'll learn
Fabric repairs: carpentry, plastering, doors and finishes
Paid the London Living Wage minimum, not the reduced apprentice rate. Pay increases as you progress through the programme.
4 days field, 1 day study.
Real jobs in real buildings alongside a named mentor, plus structured learning with our college partner. You're an engineer from week one, not a shadow.
Full kit, day one.
Tools, uniform, tech: all provided. You look and work like a Reeve engineer from your first morning. No hidden costs, no "bring your own" surprises.
A job at the end.
Complete the Academy and there's a full engineer role waiting. The salary band is published before you start. No surprises, no negotiation games.
Functional skills support.
If you need GCSE-equivalent maths or English, we fund the course. It's not a barrier. We sort it alongside the apprenticeship.
A named mentor.
Not a different senior engineer every week. One person who knows your progression, answers your questions, and is accountable for your development.
A sample day on the job
TuesdayYour route · SE1 → N1
07:52
Tap in at Angel
Zones 1–2 travel card. Route for the day is already on your phone.
08:15
22 Shad ThamesWO-4821 · Reactive
Assigned
AC fault, level 3 — east wing running warm. Assigned to you and Sam (your mentor).
09:40
Fault traced
Seized damper actuator. Photo logged against the asset. Part identified from the history — same unit failed in 2024.
10:30
Parts arrive
Belimo actuator, ordered from your phone at 09:47. Courier met at goods-in by Priya.
Delivered · 43 min
11:05
Fix fitted and tested
Signed off in the app. Client notified automatically.
First-time fix ✓
12:30
Lunch
Next job is a 12-minute walk. The scheduler keeps your day in one patch.
13:15
2 Pancras SquarePM-1102 · Planned
With mentor
AHU filter change, plant room. You lead, Sam signs off each competency in the app.
15:00
Flat Iron BuildingCT-0067 · Compliance
Scheduled
Monthly emergency lighting test. Results logged as you go — no paperwork at the end.
16:40
Portfolio updated
Today's jobs auto-compiled into your apprenticeship evidence. Nothing to write up tonight.
17:00
Done — tap out
Tomorrow's route is already on your phone.
From first morning to fully qualified.
Both tracks share the same start. They diverge at month 12.
Day 1
First morning.
Tools issued, uniform fitted, Zones 1–2 travel card handed over. You meet your mentor and walk your first building before lunch. No induction days spent in a conference room.
Both tracks
Month 1
Working alongside qualified engineers.
Reactive jobs, planned maintenance, real faults. You're on-site from the start: shadowing first, then taking the lead on simpler tasks as your mentor signs off each competency.
Both tracks
Month 3
College day locked in. Portfolio starts.
One day a week with the college partner, four days on-site. Your evidence portfolio builds from the work you log in the Reeve platform, not a manual catch-up exercise at the end.
Both tracks
Month 6
Mid-point review. Pay goes up.
A formal skills review with your mentor and the academy lead. If you're progressing on track, your pay increases. Most people are. Your work is the evidence. No extra hoops.
Both tracks
Months 12–18
Track 2 completes here.
Final assessment. Level 2 Property Maintenance Operative standard achieved. Written offer follows: either a full Fabric Technician role with Reeve, or a funded entry into Track 1 if you want to go further.
Track 2 completion
Year 2
Complex systems. Running your own jobs.
You're diagnosing faults independently: thermal imaging, BMS access, digital triage. Your mentor is still accountable for your development, but you're leading jobs, not following them.
Track 1
Year 3
Gateway assessment. Portfolio complete.
Your mentor and the academy lead review your full portfolio. When they're satisfied, it goes to the gateway panel. They'll be honest about any gaps first. End-point assessment follows.
Track 1
Years 3–4
Level 3 qualification. Full engineer role.
End-point assessment with an independent body. Pass, and you're a Level 3 Building Services Engineering Technician. Offer issued: Multi-Skilled Engineer at the salary band published before you started.
Track 1 completion
We hire for attitude. We train the rest.
You might be a good fit if you're a…
School leaver who wants a trade with a future, not just a trade
Career changer tired of work that's going nowhere
Someone who's always been good with their hands but never had a proper route in
Person stuck in dead-end work who wants to build something real
Forces leaver looking for structured progression in civvy street
What we look for
We don't hire on qualifications. We hire on curiosity, reliability, and the kind of problem-solving instinct that no course teaches. If you show up, pay attention, and care about doing things properly. We can work with that.
No previous experience required. No upper age limit. If you've got GCSE maths and English (or equivalent), great. If not, we'll fund you to get there.
Apply now. We're looking forward to having you onboard.
Applications are open year-round. We review as they come in and aim to get back to you within one working day.
