Apprentice Bricklayer, Carpenter/Joiner, Plumber or Electrician (Scotland) in Thornton

What you’ll be doing? Our apprentice programme is run in partnership with CITB, the Sector Skills Council for construction. It mixes college study with practical on-site training with experienced trade specialists, and a programme that goes well beyond the standard syllabus. Once you’re accepted, you’ll start a four-year structured Advanced Modern Apprenticeship. You’ll learn on the job, and in a locally approved college – so you’ll be earning and learning all the time. At the end of your apprenticeship, you’ll have a great amount of experience and valuable job skills, plus a technical certificate and nationally recognised apprenticeship qualification.

You will be reporting to the Site Manager, you will work towards gaining a nationally recognised apprenticeship qualification through on and off the job, trade-specific training. You will be expected to:

• complete the Barratt Training Manual,
• complete site and college work within agreed time limits and standards whilst being consistent at gathering quality work‑based evidence.
• work with colleagues to learn and develop your trade skills safely.
• learn to use and maintain hand tools, portable power tools and equipment, and communicate with colleagues, lecturers and customers politely.

Once you’ve completed your apprenticeship, there are plenty more options available to you, including our Management Programmes.

Locations:

• Bricklaying: North Scotland (Dundee, DD4 7BT / Perth, PH1 1QQ / Nairn, IV12 5NF), East Scotland (Edinburgh, EH12 0BB / Dunfermline, KY12 8QB / Tranent, EH33 2FJ / Broxburn, EH52 6QR), West Scotland (Stirling, FK7 0LJ / Glasgow, G75 8WS)
• Carpentry: North Scotland (Dundee, DD4 7BT / Inverness, IV2 6GB / Perth, PH1 1QQ), East Scotland (Broxburn, EH52 6LL), West Scotland (Stirling, FK7 OLJ / Kilmarnock, KA3 6AD)
• Plumbing: North Scotland (Dundee, DD4 7BT / Inverness, IV2 6GB)
• Electrician: North Scotland (Inverness, IV2 6GB)

Please note we only accept one application per person, per recruitment year for this programme. So take the time to update your CV and make your first impression count! We receive a great deal of interest in our vacancies every year and will close applications early for locations which are over‑subscribed.

What you’ll need:

• Good with their hands
• Have a good all‑round education
• Good working in a team
• Happy to work outside in all weathers
• Have a willingness to learn and study
• Have plenty of energy
• Have initiative and commitment

Benefits:

Our Company and Benefits: We’ve been nationally recognised as a 5‑star housebuilder since 2010 for supplying high-quality homes for all generations. That’s more than any other major housebuilder. It’s because we combine the brightest minds, the latest technology, and a genuine commitment to putting customers first. We want the best people in the industry to help us shape the future of building.

As part of working for Barratt Redrow PLC and specifically this role we offer:

• Competitive salary
• Private medical insurance – single cover
• 24 days’ holiday
• Choice of flexible benefits

Our Benefits Are Fit To Measure: Today’s housebuilding professional need tomorrow’s benefits, so they’re ready for whatever the future brings. When you join Barratt, you get the kind of support you would expect from a business built for a modern working world.

• Private medical cover
• Pension: First‑class pension schemes with the option of up to 10% employer contributions.
• Annual Health Assessment: All colleagues are able to access a fully funded annual health assessment, helping you to proactively manage your health and wellbeing.
• Financial Benefits: As well as a competitive salary, we offer many ways to make life more affordable – from access to employee loans and savings accounts, to house purchase discounts.
• Lifestyle Benefits: Cycle to Work scheme, reduced hotel rate, discounts at major retailers… These make a massive difference to the quality of your lifestyle.

So much more… From death in service, paid volunteer and study leave, enhanced family‑friendly policies (including our Parents and Carers leave) to a share‑buying scheme, we have an incredible range of additional benefits. We are building an organisation where anyone with drive and talent can pursue the career they want. We are building a culture where anyone, regardless of gender, race, age, sexuality, disability, background or any other characteristic, can progress and be proud to work for us.