Summary
We offer several career paths including project management, work winning, estimating, quantity surveying and purchasing and those with talent and enthusiasm will receive the responsibility and rewards to match. We offer a structured training programme leading to a recognised qualification, varied working environment and excellent career prospects.
Wage
£16,150 a year
Pay will be reviewed annually at your personal development review.
Training course
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Hours
Monday to Thursday, 8.30am to 5.00pm, 30 minute lunch. Friday, 8.30am to 4.00pm, 1 hour lunch.
38 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date
Monday 1 September
Duration
3 years
Positions available
2
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
* Responsible for attending day release of college and completion of qualification.
* Liaise and support each department you are working within.
* Develop and manage your own knowledge of each department utilising the student log books as guidance.
* Continually looking to improve and develop your knowledge through shadowing, CPD learning and through colleagues.
* Develop skills using department specific software including AutoCAD, Autodesk Cloud Construction (ACC) and Estimation.
* As knowledge improves take responsibility and be accountable for assigned tasks.
* Attendance on live construction sites to understand operational tasks and duties.
Where you’ll work
Unit 9, Quartz Point
Stonebridge Road, Coleshill
Birmingham
B46 3JL
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 COLLEGE BIRMINGHAM
Your training course
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course contents
* Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
* Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
* Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
* Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
* Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
* Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
* Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
* Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
* Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
* Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
* Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
* Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
* Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
* Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
* Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
* Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
* Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
* Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
* Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
* Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
* Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
* Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
* Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
* Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
* Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
* Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
* Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
Your training plan
This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
* Maths Grade 4/C or Functional Skills Level 2 (grade + at least 1 of the following)
Desirable qualifications
A Level in:
* any subject (grade EE)
T Level in:
* Construction or Engineering (grade Pass with core less than C)
BTEC in:
* Construction or Engineering (grade PP)
Other in:
* any subject (grade Pass)
* any subject (grade 32 UCAS points)
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
* Organisation skills
* Initiative
Other requirements
The apprenticeship will cover various departments which will include a period based on a construction site within the region. The applicant will be expected to arrange their own means of transport to and from site.