LU LV Cables (Electrical Installation) Level 3 Apprenticeship

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Thank you for your interest in applying for this role. 

We’d like to remind you that you must ensure you are eligible for this scheme before applying. Please read through the eligibility criteria below carefully and ensure that you are eligible before applying.

 

This application will also contain a series of questions to establish whether or not you are eligible. It is important that you take great care in reading and answering these questions as we will not be able to revert your application if an error is made.

 

Please Note: We only allow one application for any of our Apprenticeship schemes per year. Any subsequent applications will be withdrawn.

London Underground LV Cables (Installation Electrician) - Level 3

Apprenticeship standard: Installation Electrician and Maintenance Electrician

Salary

£27,944

What We Offer 

You will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the business area but mostly include: 

• Free travel on the TfL network for you and a nominee who lives in the same household  

Discounted National Rail and Eurostar travel 

Defined pension contribution scheme  

Minimum 29 days annual leave (pro rata dependent on role) plus public and bank holidays.  

Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme 

Retail, health, leisure and travel offers & many more

Location

London

Duration

4 Years

Entry Requirements

• A minimum of 2 GCSE’s Grade A* - C or Grade 4 and above, including Maths and English Language (or equivalents)
• You are not eligible for this scheme if you currently hold or are working towards the Installation and maintenance electrician level 3 Standard.
• You must be 18 years of age by 7th September 2026 to be eligible for this scheme.
  
  

Please be advised that should you be successful in getting an offer for this apprenticeship scheme, your offer will be subject to a satisfactory medical which may include but is not limited to: drugs and alcohol screening, hearing test and eyesight tests including Ishihara Plates and Colour Assessment and Diagnosis tests to determine colour deficiency.

Proposed start date

7th September 2026

What qualifications can I gain?

• 3 months in College Level 2 Performing Engineering Operations
• Level 3 Electrotechnical Qualification (Installation Pathway)
  
  

Job Overview

London Underground plays an essential role in our city’s development. Our network covers 253 miles, serving 275 stations and carriers more than five million passengers per day.

The role of a London Underground engineering apprentice is critical to ensuring the ongoing performance and safety of our tube network. The technological advancements we are seeing in our trains and operating infrastructure mean that we need to adapt the way we maintain our assets to keep them operating at peak performance. You’ll be at the forefront of these developments whilst also keeping a watchful eye on our legacy assets across the network.

Sustainability

Sustainability is intrinsic to TfL’s work ethos, and we ensure that we operate in a sustainable way to protect and regenerate the natural world.

What will I be doing?

Apprentices will have the opportunity to learn from experienced and qualified staff through various placements across the organisation to gain a broad spectrum of knowledge through a hands-on approach to learning.

Power – LV Cables  

As a London Underground LV Cables Apprentice, you will participate and work with competent teams that ensure the LV Cables Assets are maintained and delivered into service in a safe and timely manner. During your apprenticeship, you will be placed across a range of departments within the LV Cables areas, enabling you to experience and learn how the LV Cables Divisions function. You will learn how to read Electrical and Mechanical Drawings, be trained to write reports, fault finding, understand and apply the principles, practices and legislation for the termination and connection of conductors, cables and cords in electrical systems.

 

On completion of our Apprenticeship, you will become an Qualified Electrician and a LV Cable Jointer and have the opportunity of working towards becoming an IRSE Licensed Electrical Traction Distribution Technician.

Working within the Power Delivery Unit of the Asset Performance Directorate of London Underground, your role will be to maintain, upgrade and operate power assets.  This will include other related activities such as fault rectification and support to other units in relation to Power assets.

 

Accountabilities 

• Identify task and assemble materials.
• Check tools, equipment and materials for fitness for purpose (covered by IRSE 4.2.110).
• Manage the work site.
• Work safely at all times.
• Deal promptly and effectively with problems within his/her control.
• Report to other deviations which cannot be solved.
• Follow the correct process/operations for the allocated task.
• Establish and maintain communication with the relevant persons.
• Ensure that the task is completed within limit of authority and competence (covered by IRSE 4.2.110).
• Correctly establish scope and accuracy of testing
• Carry out required testing using correctly accessed equipment and methods.
• Take action to rectify the defective asset.
• Understanding: Handover asset in accordance with company procedures
• Complete documentation in accordance with company procedures
  
  

Where can this career take me?

This apprenticeship is just the start of your career, the roles and opportunities available to you are endless.

On completion of the apprenticeship, you could roll of into a Senior Technician role. After gaining invaluable experience and knowledge within the LV Cable department, whilst carrying out your role as an IRSE Licenced Electrical Traction Distribution Technician, you may wish to look to progress into a Team Leader role and eventually even become a Works Controller. All Team Leaders and Managers within the Department have progressed from Support staff through the ranks to become Managers and you could be the future of LV Cables.

You’ll also have the opportunities to complete additional training courses. These will vary from soft skills training, safety training to technical skills training.

What do we look for?

Our talented apprentices form a vital part of that vision, so it’s important that we find the best people to help us do this. We’re looking for people who are;

• Analytical and logical thinkers
• Continuing learners
• Creative and innovative
• Able to deliver quality.
• Team workers
• Can take responsibility, accountability and ownership.
• Able to embrace change and drive innovation.
  
  

Our core values are extremely important to us, and we desire candidates who are: 

 

• Caring about our colleagues, our customers and our work 
  
  

 

• Open to each other, to new ideas and to working together. 
  
  

 

• Adaptable to diverse needs and willing to innovate. 
  
  

Throughout the Apprenticeship, you will have the opportunity to complete various additional training courses that will enhance your skills and knowledge within London Underground.

We also have an established Graduate and Apprentice Committee as well as an Alumni group, these groups are powerful networks in developing your understanding of the organisation, different apprenticeship schemes and opportunities to develop your career. Many current graduates and apprentices believe this to be a powerful support network and they often hold apprentice only events that are very beneficial to your continued learning.

Application Process

Our application system requires all applicants to upload a CV. Although CVs are not reviewed during the shortlisting process, we do use them to confirm that applicants meet the required grade eligibility criteria. You are welcome to upload a basic CV however, please ensure that the section detailing your qualifications is accurate and up to date. Please note we do not read cover letters.

The application process consists of 5 steps, including online assessments which will need to be completed within an allocated time frame. We highly recommend that you read through this document thoroughly so that you can familiarise yourself with the process.

Please click on this link for which describes each stage of the  Apprentice Application Process

You will receive information and guidance around each assessment stage as you progress through your application.  

Please pay close attention to emails and deadlines provided noting you have 1 week to complete online assessments and we cannot re-issue these tests once the deadline passes.

Assessment centres for apprentice roles will take place from March - May 2026, please note that many roles only have 1 assessment day and we are unable to guarantee alternative dates. We are conducting assessment centres in-person and virtually (role dependent).

Our city. Made better by you.  

TfL is a place that’s open to your ideas. Where you can make a tangible impact and see the positive results of your work on the people and places around you. It’s a place where you can thrive and achieve. Where you’re encouraged and enabled and empowered to feel pride in the work you do. The clue is in the name, really. We work together for a better London. A better place for everyone. Constantly improving and enhancing how we operate to shape a city of the future.  

Inclusive Recruitment Process

We are committed to equality, diversity, and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. 

In High Volume campaigns including Graduate, Apprentice and Intern recruitment the minimum criteria we set is achieving a pass mark in our first stage assessments, adopting a proportionate approach as part of the Disability Confident scheme. 

Please let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments for any stages of the application process.  

  Contact us

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Contact the recruitment team by

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