Modern Apprentice - Plumber - Various Locations in Shetland - SIC08343
| Posting date: | 03 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £28,073.42 to £29,193.20 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 19 October 2025 |
| Location: | Lerwick, ZE1 0PX |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Shetland Islands Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | SIC08343 |
Summary
Advertisement Details
Shetland Islands Council is looking for someone to join the Building Maintenance team to help maintain SIC properties throughout Shetland. The apprentice will be expected to attend college, pass their course work and will have 4 years to achieve an SVQ3 qualification.
As a Modern Apprentice Plumber, you will be supported to gain the knowledge, experience, skills and abilities to become a qualified plumber, providing an effective repairs and planned maintenance service to council housing and buildings.
More detail is provided in the Job Profile, Person Specification and Conditions of Service Summary attached to the bottom of this advert.
Please follow the link(s) below for further information -
www.shetland.gov.uk
Additional Information
- The grade of this post is SLGLW/AB1/AB2/C2
- Salary shown in the advert is inclusive of Distant Islands Allowance of £2,859 per annum (pro rata)
- Apprenticeship Full Time post for 37.0 Hours per Week , 52.18 weeks per year
- 4 year apprenticeship
- A relocation package does not apply to this post
- We will pay interview expenses from within Shetland
- We are happy to talk flexible working
During the application process you are required to give the names of two persons not related to you, who we can contact to provide a reference to support your application.
This post holder will work at various locations across Shetland.
For further details relating to this post, please contact: John Scott Christie, Maintenance Supervisor, Tel - 01595 744145, Email - john.christie@shetland.gov.uk
If you have a disability which prevents you from applying online, please call 01595 744032.
Information about Shetland
Shetland is an archipelago in the north of the British Isles where you'll find freedom, wildlife and wild beauty, but also a rich culture and dynamic, forward-looking society. The Islands have a thriving and diverse economy full of opportunities and offer residents the ideal work/life balance. Shetland combines stunning coastal landscapes and wide open spaces with friendly, bustling island communities. Factor in Shetland's impressive modern amenities, highly regarded schools and the Islands offer a work life balance rarely found elsewhere.
Find out more about:
Living and working in Shetland: here
The Shetland Islands Council: here
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