Summary
Location: Newcastle Apprenticeship: Building Services Design Engineer (Level 6) Training Provider: Teesside University.
Wage
£12,313.60 to £22,010.56 a year
Training course
Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday, times to be confirmed.
37 hours a week
Possible start date
Monday 8 September
Duration
5 years
Positions available
1
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
The Team
We are the world’s first engineering consultant to be certified carbon neutral, Cundall’s mission is to provide a pathway to net-zero-carbon for all the buildings we design. We need engineers who share this passion for sustainability to design this energy efficient, sustainable and cost-effective buildings.
Winners of the 2021 CIBSE Innovation Award, Cundall are at the forefront of the industry, priding ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable mechanical and electrical solutions, that minimise the use of natural resources. Holders of the current CIBSE Young Engineers award (from the CIBSE Employer of the year awards 2020), our Building Services team are a source of world leading expertise and offer a pro-active and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring Mechanical Engineer to join our Newcastle office to learn what it takes to carry out the design of building services on some of the most exciting built environment projects in the UK and worldwide.
You will assist with mechanical building services engineering design and analysis and help define and translate client requirements into workable designs for buildings, facilities and services (heating, ventilation and air conditioning/cooling) all with sustainability at the forefront of the design.
You will be provided training by our expert engineers on how to perform engineering design and analysis and shown how to use drawing and calculation software such as Revit, Hevacomp and CYMAP.
As you develop your technical engineering skills with us on real-life projects, working four days of the week with one day-release to study for the appropriate academic qualifications at Teesside University.
Beyond your apprenticeship Cundall can offer you support towards achieving chartership status with CIBSE or IMechE, and in the long-term the opportunity for a truly rewarding and exciting career.
The Skills
To be considered for the role you will be required to have either of the following:
* Have at least three A levels at Grades A* - C (104 UCAS points) in STEM related subjects (Science/Technology/Engineering) and must have Mathematics A-Level
* Have GCSEs in Maths and English at Grade 4 or higher
* Completed a Level 3 BTEC/Apprenticeship as a Building Services Design Technician.
* Completed a HND qualification.
* Taken part in the PlanBee scheme you will also qualify for this course.
* During your studies and/or work experience to date you have developed a keen interest in engineering and/or construction.
* You have a keen interest in learning new skills and are willing to work hard to reach your goals.
* You possess the personal qualities and organisation skills to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, are a confident communicator, looking for a career in creative, sustainable, and intuitive design.
Where you’ll work
Partnership House Regent Farm Road
Gosforth
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE3 3AF
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY
Your training course
Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Use a sound, evidence-based approach to problem solving to develop building services engineering design solutions which maintain and enhance the quality of the environment and community and meet client, financial and safety objectives. Examples included: Use feedback from previous projects, and in use data from operational buildings, and incorporate lessons learnt into building services designs and management systems with cost benefit analysis
* Identify, review and select techniques, procedures and methods best suited to undertake the design of complex building services systems and components. Examples included: comparison and selection of methods for equipment sizing for power systems; assessing the suitability of computational fluid dynamics for understanding thermal and ventilation dynamic characteristics in complex scenarios
* Promote the continuous improvement of the design of building services systems and components. This includes using market intelligence and best practice and participating in design reviews and evaluation. Examples include: maintaining awareness of technical developments in equipment such as chillers, boilers and generators; and good practice methods for system configurations and control. Participating in design critiques for the building services strategy at the concept design stage
* Manage and apply safe systems of work including responsibility for own obligations for health, safety and welfare issues, assessing and controlling risk, working with health, safety and welfare legislation and best practice. Examples include: Undertaking hazard identification and risk assessment for building services systems involving electricity, gas, rotating plant, refrigerants, hot surfaces, testing and commissioning. Planning suitable access and facilities for operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment
* Managing the planning, budgeting and organization of tasks, people and resources through the use of appropriate management systems, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, within legal, contractual and statutory requirements. Examples include: Use employer's quality management system for stage-by-stage project delivery; assessing required person-hours for design, site visits, inspections and witnessing in relation to fees
* Manage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs. Examples include: Provide team briefings and guidance on interpretation and application of new energy regulations or employer/institutional design guidance on lighting design
* Communicate effectively through reports, drawings, specifications, presentations and discussions with both technical and non-technical people. Examples include: Presenting building services design concepts and proposals to a client using diagrams, data in context and interactive discussions on the intended operational performance and user benefits
* Carry out and record the continuing profession development needed to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a building services design engineer. Examples include: Learning and evidence records from project activities, such as mechanical/electrical systems design calculations; heating, cooling and power load assessments; lighting calculations; equipment capacities and selection; schematic and layout drawings for mechanical and electrical services; witness reports from commissioning; writing reports; and attendance at seminars, lectures and workshops
Your training plan
As you develop your technical engineering skills with us on real-life projects, working four days of the week with one day-release to study for the appropriate academic qualifications at Teesside University.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade C)
* Maths (grade C)
A Level in:
* Maths (grade C)
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
* Communication skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Presentation skills
* Number skills
* Analytical skills
* Team working