Design Technician Apprentice

Summary

Sashless Windows established in 1965 is a family run manufacturing company with over 50 years’ experience of producing quality, factory finished, timber window and door sets. They are looking for a Design Technician Apprentice to join their team. You will gain experience whilst completing the Level 4 Construction Design & Build Technician Standard.

Annual wage

£12,979.20 a year

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Wage will be reviewed throughout the course of the interview.

Training course

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday - Friday (Hours TBC).

39 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 14 October

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

Working with CAD and bespoke software such as CalWin, you will produce drawings specific to the dimensions and requirements taking into account the whole production such as:

Capacity planning
Estimating and costing
Processing orders and looking at process improvements.

This will be for their client's renovation or building design.

You will also complete other duties such as:

Attending site visits
Be involved in projects and meetings
Analyse design problems
Analyse data to determine solutions
Work closely with quantity surveyors

Where you’ll work

32 STANDARD WAY

STANDARD WAY BUSINESS PARK

NORTHALLERTON

DL6 2XA

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

MIDDLESBROUGH COLLEGE

Your training course

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.

Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.

Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.

Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.

Produce technical design solutions.

Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.

Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.

Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.

Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.

Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.

Prepare written design reports.

Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.

Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.

Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.

Apply quality assurance techniques.

Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.

Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.

Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.

Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.

Optimise site potential and building space.

Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.

Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.

Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.

Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software

Your training plan

Construction Design And Build Technician - Level 4 (Higher National Certificate)
This apprenticeship will include a day release once a week at Middlesbrough College
Training schedule has yet to be agreed upon, further details will be made available at a later date

This apprenticeship aligns with:

The Chartered Institute Of Building (CIOB) for TechCIOB of CIOB
The Chartered Institute of Architectural Technologists for Associate of CIAT

Please contact the professional body for more details.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade 4)
Relevant subject (grade Pass)

Desirable qualifications

BTEC in:

Relevant Subject (grade Pass)

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
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills
Creative
Initiative

Other requirements

Please be aware that this is a very difficult company to get to using public transport.

About this company

Sashless Windows established in 1965 is a family run British manufacturing company with over 50 years’ experience of producing high quality, factory finished, timber window and door sets. Primarily a Business-to-Business operation, Sashless supply windows and doors to High End luxury housebuilders and developers, to Public Sector refurbishment schemes, to the Education & Health Care Sector and to clients who demand the best. The Sashless timber windows and doors are Carbon Negative. We design to specification for our customers a selection of vertical slider windows and doors.

http://www.sashless.com (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

Permanent position available upon completion

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