Electrical Apprentice
CUNDALL LIMITED
Birmingham, B3 2BH
Closes in 25 days (Sunday 23 February)
Posted on 23 January 2025
Contents
Summary
Location: Birmingham Apprenticeship: Building Services Design Engineer (Level 6) Training Provider: Coventry University
- Wage
- £14,722.50 to £23,809.50 a year
- Training course
- Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Possible start date
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Monday 8 September
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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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
The Team
Cundall’s Building Services team’s mission is to play a key role in making buildings more energy efficient, sustainable, and cost effective to operate – and we pride ourselves on our exemplary track record of designing innovative and sustainable mechanical and electrical solutions, that minimise the use of natural resources.
The Building Services team are a source of world-leading expertise – and offers a proactive and collaborative approach to skill development, and professional excellence.
The Role
This is an excellent opportunity for an aspiring Electrical Engineer to join our Birmingham team and learn what it takes to carry out the design of electrical services on some of the most exciting projects in the UK and worldwide.
You will assist with detailed electrical building services engineering design and analysis and help define and translate client requirements into workable designs for buildings, facilities and services (electrical distribution and power generation, security and access control) all with sustainability at the forefront of the design.
You will be provided training by our expert engineers on how to perform cable sizing and protective device settings selection and shown how to use calculation software such as Amtech, SKM or Etap.
As you develop your technical engineering skills with us on real-life projects, you will also be granted day-release to study for the appropriate academic qualifications at Coventry University.
Beyond your apprenticeship Cundall can offer you support towards achieving chartership status with the IET, and in the long-term the opportunity for a truly rewarding and exciting career.
The Skills
To be considered for the role you will be required to have either of the following:
- Have at least three A levels at Grades A* - C (104 UCAS points) in STEM-related subjects (Science/Technology/Engineering/Mathematics)
- Completed a Level 3 BTEC/Apprenticeship as a Building Services Design Technician
- Completed a HND qualification.
- Taken part in the PlanBee scheme you will also qualify for this course
- During your studies and/or work experience to date you have developed a keen interest in engineering and/or construction.
- You have a keen interest in learning new skills and are willing to work hard to reach your goals
- You possess the personal qualities and organisation skills to work under pressure and to tight deadlines, are a confident communicator, looking for a career in creative, sustainable, and intuitive design
We know that to be the best at what we do we need a diverse workforce underpinned by an inclusive culture. Creating environments where everyone can find joy doing their best work is also great for everyone. That’s why we positively welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and identities, and encourage, support, and celebrate the diverse voices of our people.
Where you’ll work
Cundall
15 Colmore Row
Birmingham
B3 2BH
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
COVENTRY 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
As you develop your technical engineering skills with us on real-life projects, you will also be granted day-release to study for the appropriate academic qualifications at Coventry University. This will involve 4 days working at Cundall and 1 day at Coventry University.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade C)
- Maths (grade C)
A Level in:
- Maths (grade C)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Patience
About this company
Established in the UK in 1976, Cundall is a global, independent, multi-disciplinary consultancy delivering sustainable engineering and design solutions across the built environment. Operating from 26 locations across the globe, our dedicated teams of over 1,000 consulting engineers and designer are empowered to act with flexibility and agility in delivering sustainable engineering and design solutions tailored to suit our clients’ individual needs. We are proud to be at the centre of pioneering design on some of the most exciting projects around the world. Cundall was founded with a commitment to sustainable design. In July 2023, Cundall publicly committed to achieving net zero carbon on all its projects by 2030. The pledge recognises the critical need for practical, science-led action to transition all buildings, infrastructure, and human settlements to net zero carbon as rapidly as possible.
After this apprenticeship
- Beyond your apprenticeship Cundall can offer you support towards achieving chartership status with the IET, and in the long-term the opportunity for a truly rewarding and exciting career.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000297994.
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Closes in 25 days (Sunday 23 February)
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