1. Job Title:Digital Engineering Technician Apprentice
2. Location:St Albans, Hertfordshire
3. Salary:Starting salary of £10,159
4. Apprentice duration: 36 Months
5. Apprenticeship level:Advanced (A level)
Apprenticeships at Churchill Retirement
Apprenticeships are in our DNA here at Churchill. We have a track record of developing our apprentices from A level equivalent qualifications all the way to degree education if that is the path you want to take. Many of our senior leaders started out their working lives as apprentices, including our Chairman and CEO.
Why join an apprenticeship with Churchill Retirement?
We are a growing company and apprentices are an important part of our growth plans. We want to set you up for success, not only in your apprenticeship, but in your future career. So regardless of which apprenticeship you are taking with us, you can expect.
6. To gain a recognised qualification in the profession of your choice, all fully funded from your apprenticeship training provider.
7. To join a network of other apprentices, in other departments across the business, to learn together and support one another.
8. A day a week to focus on your qualification, attend lectures with your training provider, or spend time working on assignments or projects.
9. A workplace mentor who supports you day to day, and helps you apply your learning and develop your skills in the workplace.
10. Additional training from our Training Academy team to provide you with the skills you will need as you progress you career.
11. A workplace buddy, who is an additional friendly face to support you, that has been through an apprenticeship programme with us, and knows, first hand, what it is like.
12. A permanent role on successful completion of the apprenticeship
About the role
We'relooking for a Digital Engineering Apprentice to join our team in our offices at St Albans in Hertfordshire. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunityto help us deliver retirement living schemes. This role will be on amulti-disciplinary basis and has an Architectural and Structural design bias.
Youwill learn the digital skills used to develop our planning application andtechnical project designs, creating Sketchup and AutoCAD models/drawings,working with building engineering data, all whilst collaborating with a team ofChurchill Retirement Living’s Design and Construction professionals. Below is alist of some of the activities you can expect to be doing when you join ourteam:
13. Production of architectural and engineering drawings, using computer generated 3D or 2D models
14. Contributing to finding solutions to design challenges
15. Taking part in design meetings, site visits, presentations, workshops, etc.
16. Alongsideyour formal education at one of our local partner colleges, you will developyour skills via on-the-job trainingwhilstworkingalongside other members of our team who will work with you day-to-day to provideyou with the support and guidance you need to progress your career.
Year 1
You’ll gain experience of working in the three core areas of design in the business on rotation during the first year. These being:
17. Eastern Regional Architectural Design Team
18. Eastern Regional Technical Design Team
Year 2 & 3
Duringthese years there will be the opportunity to specialise in two of the areasrotated during the first year.
Exposureand overview understanding will be provided throughout the apprenticeship toaide with studies and to enhance collaborative working practice.
Throughout yourapprenticeship, you’ll have access to our multi-disciplinary approach to designand construction. You’ll also be able to learn through webinar training andhave the opportunity to receive knowledge and understanding of widerconstruction disciplines, providing a respect and appreciation for thisenriching and diverse industry.
An apprenticeship withChurchill Retirement Living also offers a professional, friendly and familyvalues working environment where vital ‘soft’ skills such as report writing,communication, teamwork and effective and efficient working practices will bedeveloped.
What Qualification do I get?
Youwill gain 3 qualifications as part of this programme:
DigitalEngineering Technician Apprenticeship
BTEClevel 3 in Construction and the Built Environment
NVQlevel 3 Diploma in Built Environment Design
What opportunities are there for progression?
Ifyou do well on this apprenticeship you could follow on to apprenticeshipqualifications at level 4, and degree level to further your career as anArchitect or Architectural Technologist or Structural Engineer
About you
To be successful in the role you will need to demonstrate the following:
19. Good communication skills and the ability to develop strong and positive working relationships with both colleagues and external suppliers
20. You will have excellent time management and organisation skills
21. Attention to detail
22. Problem solving and logic skills
23. Analytical skills
24. An ability to work as part of a team
25. An interest in digital design
Upon joining the programme you will need the following qualifications:
26. GCSE or equivalent English (Grade C/4/5) Essential
27. GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade C/4/5) Essential
28. GCSE or equivalent Science (Grade C/4/5) Essential
How you’ll be rewarded:
29. Starting Salary of £10,159
30. Annual holiday entitlement - 24 days + Bank Holidays
31. Group Personal Pension Plan
32. Health Screening
33. Life Assurance
34. Day off on your birthday
35. Gain industry recognised qualifications
We have Excellent Colleague benefits including:
36. Ongoing investment into your personal development
37. Training Courses and Professional Memberships paid
38. Colleague well-being initiatives and ambassadors
39. Peer recognition programme
40. Colleague referral bonus
41. Access to Employee Assistance programme
42. Eyecare reimbursement
43. Land introduction bonus
44. Friends & family discount against the cost of a new Churchill apartment
45. Charitable match-funding programme for Colleagues wishing to raise money for their chosen charities
46. Free Pizza on the last Friday of every month.
About Churchill
We’re a family-run, privately-owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing over 700 people and growing all the time.
We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, and purpose-built one and two bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Our developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.
We’ve won a host of awards; most recently we have been recognised by The Sunday Times as the 3rd Best Company to Work For and in 2016 we became the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards
Next steps
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply for this job.
Selection Process: July 2023
Start Date: September 4th 2023
Please note, your details will be shared with our partner Learning Skills Partnership to check eligibility for the programme.