Summary
At Johnson Controls, we’re excited to welcome passionate individuals from all walks of life to our vibrant Fire Suppression Engineering team. The Apprentice Project Engineer will work collaboratively with our diverse engineering team to execute innovative fire suppression projects.
Wage
£15,705 a year
Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Hours
Your normal working hours are 37.5 hours per week Monday to Friday. Inclusive of a lunch break directed by your manager. Hours may vary depending on customer and team requirements, shifts TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
3 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
* Learn essential project management skills in the dynamic Fire Suppression industry.
* Develop expertise in commissioning cutting-edge Fire Detection and Suppression systems on large-scale projects globally.
* Experience a challenging and rewarding role that serves as a launching pad for a lifelong career in a highly innovative and technical business environment.
* Engage with detailed project specifications and design data, collaborating with clients, end-users, sub-contractors, and internal departments on technical matters.
* Demonstrate and apply knowledge of applicable fire suppression codes and standards, such as National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and British Standards (BS).
* Assist with Front End Engineering Design (FEED) studies and conduct onsite surveys to determine work scopes.
* Ensure design work aligns with agreed project milestones and targeted margins while minimizing costs.
Where you’ll work
1600 Aztec West
Almondsbury
Bristol
BS32 4UA
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
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
Your training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
Equal to A level
Course contents
* Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
* Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
* Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
* Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
* Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
* Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
* Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
* Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
* Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
* Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
* Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
* Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
* Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.
Your training plan
Enrol in a level 3 Project Controls Technician qualification delivered by Train'd Up alongside fellow Johnson Controls apprentices.
Engage in day release training and receive on-the-job guidance from experienced mentors and engineers.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* English (grade Level 5)
* Maths (grade Level 5)
Other in:
* FULL UK Driving Licence (grade FULL)
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
* Customer care skills
* Problem solving skills
* Logical
* Team working
* Initiative
Other requirements
This thrilling opportunity can be field-based, meaning that you will work alongside our highly skilled engineers, traveling to our clients’ sites on some days.