{"id":3745012,"url":"https://alion.io/job/itp-field-engineer-apprentice","title":"Field Engineer Apprentice","company":{"id":2154044,"name":"ITP","domain":"theitp.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/theitp","size_band":"11-50","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Zoho Recruit","truth_index":null},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"intern","employment_type":"internship","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Chelmsford, United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-04T12:56:35Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-04","last_verified_at":"2026-11-07T15:54:46Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":3,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":3},"description":"Job Description - Field Engineer Apprentice\nThe\nOpportunity\nOur client is recruiting for a Field\nEngineer Apprentice to join their team in Chelmsford.\nTheLevel 4 Network Engineer apprenticeship\nprogramme that we are offering, will allow you to kick-start your career\nin an industry that is constantly evolving, dynamic and transformational.\nThe steps\nyou take will provide you with valuable first-hand experience, knowledge,\nskills and qualification to help really drive your career forward. We are here\nto guide and support you every step of the way!\nThe Position\nJob Title:\nField\nEngineer Apprentice\nApprenticeship Course:\nLevel 4\nNetwork Engineer\nApprenticeship Duration:\n15 months\n+ Assessment\nLocation:\nChelmsford\nWorking Hours:\nMonday to Friday 8am-6pm\nSalary:\n£20,000\nThis\nis a hands-on apprenticeship designed for individuals with a passion for IT,\ntelecoms, and technology, offering real-world experience alongside\nstructured learning. You will work closely with experienced engineers, gaining\nexposure to network infrastructure, installations, and fault resolution across\ncustomer sites.\nWhat\nYou’ll Be Doing\nAs\na Field Engineer Apprentice, you will:\nSupport engineers with the installationand maintenance of telecoms and network equipment\n\nAssist with site surveys,cabling, and equipment setup\n\nLearn how to identify andtroubleshoot network faults and connectivity issues\n\nShadow engineers on customer visitsacross Essex\n\nGain experience working within publicsector environments (e.g. councils, schools, healthcare settings)\n\nSupport with documentation, updates, andsystem records\n\nDevelop an understanding of health& safety and compliance standards in the field\n\nApprenticeship\nStructure\nYour\nworking week will typically include:\nDay 1: Structuredlearning with apprenticeship provider\n\nDays 2-3: Field-basedlearning alongside experienced engineers\n\n Day 4: On-sitetraining and development (Essex office)\n\nDay 5: Additionallearning, admin tasks, or project exposure\n\nWhat\nWe’re Looking For\nWe’re\nlooking for individuals who are:\nPassionate about IT, telecoms,or technology\n\nReliable, professional, and keen tolearn\n\nConfident communicators with a positive,engaging personality\n\nAble to work both independently and aspart of a team\n\nComfortable working in differentlocations across Essex\n\nEssential Requirements\nAge 21+ (dueto driving licence requirements)\n\nFullUK driving licence\n\nBasedin or able to commute to Essex (Chelmsford area)\n\nBasicunderstanding of IT (e.g., networks, hardware, or systems)\n\nWhat\nYou’ll Gain\nA recognised qualification inIT/Telecoms\n\nHands-on industry experience from dayone\n\nExposure to real customer environmentsand projects\n\nMentorship from experienced FieldEngineers\n\nA potential pathway into a permanentField Engineer role\n\nEligibility Criteria\nIndividuals must have a valid and eligible residency status to\napply for this role.\nAbout ITP\nWe help employers develop their best talent\nand inspire the next generation through apprenticeships, mentoring and\ntraining, we’re plugging the UK’s digital skills gap to provide a workforce for\nthe future.\nIf this sounds like the role\nfor you, get in touch! Once we receive your application, one of our team will\nbe in touch to help you with the next stage.\nThe ITP are working\non behalf of a third party to advertise their vacancy. By submitting your\nCV, you agree to be contacted by The ITP and your information to be passed on\nto a third party.\nSafeguarding and Values Commitment\nThe\nITP is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of learners and\nexpects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful\nappointment to this role will require satisfactory completion of recruitment\nchecks.\nAt\nthe ITP, we are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of\nall learners and creating a safe, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We\nexpect every team member to:\nUphold andchampion our values, code of conduct, and safeguarding principles.\n\nTake personalresponsibility for understanding and adhering to all safeguarding\nprocedures and policies.\n\nPromote aculture of safety and wellbeing through a proactive “do no harm” approach.\n\nRecognise andact on their responsibility in supporting, strengthening, and enforcing\nsafeguarding practices across all areas of work.\n\nUnderstand andmeet any role-specific safeguarding duties - including, in this position,\nactively identifying and reporting concerns, engaging in relevant\ntraining, and modelling safe and inclusive behaviours in all apprentice\ninteractions.\n\nAt the ITP, our company culture is important to us, and all\nemployees and consultants are expected to operate in line with our values:\n·We\nchange lives - We strive to make a difference for our apprentices,\nclients, members, ourselves, and our team on a daily basis. We push for\ndiversity and inclusion in our industry by challenging perceptions. We embrace\nindividuality. We believe that everyone is equally important.\n·We are\ngenuine and honest - We breed trust amongst clients, apprentices, members,\nand the team. We take responsibility for our words, actions, and results. We\nare human. We encourage one another through honesty and transparency.\n·We are\ninnovative and unique - We are empowered by innovation. We strive to make\nthe impossible, possible. We are proud to be the only organisation of our kind,\nof who we are and how we got here.\n·We are\nPersonable - We remind ourselves what it’s like to be in others shoes. We\nhave authentic conversations; we are real and so are our relationships.\n·We are\nstronger united - We share our knowledge and experiences. We celebrate one\nanother on our achievements. We value and encourage one another because we win\nor lose as a team.","description_format":"text","description_chars":5706,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":null,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Finance Associations & Professional Bodies"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-11-04T12:56:35Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":2,"expected_fill_days":51,"reasons":["conf:2","win:early","comp:junior"],"computed_at":"2026-11-07T05:47:08Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/itp-field-engineer-apprentice","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/itp-field-engineer-apprentice.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-07T17:23:21Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":25411,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-08T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":2154044},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=2154044"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fitp-field-engineer-apprentice"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fitp-field-engineer-apprentice"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fitp-field-engineer-apprentice"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/itp-field-engineer-apprentice\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fitp-field-engineer-apprentice"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3745012}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"theitp.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3745012},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}