Apprentice Design Engineer

Summary

We are a building services engineering consultancy who specialise in all aspects of the design of HVAC & electrical building services systems. You have a passion for engineering & problem solving & will be excited about the prospect of working in an office-based role that will also take you to sites around the country on a regular basis.

Annual wage

£12,480 to £22,308 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

Salary dependent on age and general non connected work experience.

Training course

Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm

37 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 6 January

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

Assisting the engineering team with:

Designs
Calculations
Preparing drawings
Schedules and specifications documents

Where you’ll work

BOLEYN SUITES

HEVER ROAD

HEVER

EDENBRIDGE

TN8 7NP

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

LONDON SOUTH BANK 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

Building Services Design Engineer Level 6.

Training will be mainly office based on occasion apprentices will be brought to sites by senior members of staff to gain site inspection/survey experience. On site training will commence once the apprenticed has progressed to appropriate level.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade 4)
Maths (grade 4)
maths (grade A-C)
Physics or Chemistry (grade A-C)
Relevant field (grade Level 3)

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
Problem solving skills
Strong engineering interest
Proactive attitude

Other requirements

we will accept either BTEC Level 3 or A level candidates

About this company

MEPS Consulting are a Building Services Engineering and Sustainability Consultancy working in the built environment.

https://mepsconsulting.co.uk (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice would be offered a full position within the company (intermediate/senior engineer) depending on level of competency post Batchelors degree.

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