Summary
As a Fire Safety Engineering Apprentice, you will have the opportunity to achieve an academic qualification (BEng) whilst gaining work-based skills and experience. By combining work and study, you will accelerate your professional development and enhance your career prospects.
Wage
£20,000 a year
Training course
Fire safety engineer (level 6)
Hours
Monday to Friday 9.00am- 5.00pm
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 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
We understand that candidates looking at degree programmes by their nature are likely to be less familiar with the fire engineering industry. Your 4 years between The University of Central Lancashire and Design Fire Consultants will give you a sound knowledge and understanding of: fire dynamics; scientific and engineering principles; codes, guidance and Regulations; materials science; and more that you will need to be a great fire engineer. For now, all you need is an interest in STEM studies, an analytical and inquisitive mindset; proficient written and verbal communication skills in English and a proactive attitude to learning.
In our experience, the best candidates will:
* Have a burgeoning interest in the fire engineering industry and the built environment
* Be problem solvers, willing to explore new ideas and question the ‘norm’
* Be able to work collaboratively with colleagues
* Be willing to continuously learn and develop
* Take pride and responsibility in their own work
* Be organised and able to manage their own tasks
* Be happy to ask for help
* Be adaptable and able to multitask
Where you’ll work
Portland Buildings 127
Portland Street
Manchester
M1 4PZ
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
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Your training course
Fire safety engineer (level 6)
Equal to degree
Course contents
* Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
* Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
* Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
* Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
* Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
* Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
* Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
* Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
* Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
* Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
* Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
* Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.
* Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
* Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
* Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
* Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
* Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
* Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
* Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
* Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
* Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
* Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
* Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
* Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
* Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.
Your training plan
* Training will be block release, 2 weeks every 3 months
* Training location University of Central Lancashire Preston Campus
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade 4)
* Maths (grade 4)
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
* IT skills
* Attention to detail
* Organisation skills
* Problem solving skills
* Presentation skills
* Administrative skills
* Analytical skills
* Team working
* Initiative
Other requirements
An interview will be offered to successful applicants at the SPARK event. This event will be held on our Preston Campus on 27th March 2025. You must be registered for this event, with an approved application and be available to attend on this day. Click here for further details Please note places are limited at the event.