Public Health Engineering Apprentice

Summary

As a Public Health Apprentice, you will be part of an organisation that is 100-percent employee owned, that supports and creates many opportunities for you to advance, succeed and fulfil your career aspirations. We are offering a permanent position with all staff benefits!

Wage

£25,000 a year

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Apprentices will be paid monthly and have access to all staff benefits, including discretionary annual bonus and salary increase.

Training course

Building services engineer (level 6)

Hours

Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.30pm

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Possible start date

Monday 8 September

Duration

4 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you’ll do at work

In the role of Public Health Engineering Apprentice, we'll count on you to:

Assist experienced engineers in the public health design process in order to gain a detailed working knowledge of all parts of the industry
Assist Senior Engineers with detailed design tasks and drawing production
Develop an understanding of the different building materials and techniques employed in design
Carry out detailed design calculations and develop a full understanding of computer design packages
Maintain a Continuing Professional Development diary to assist in obtaining appropriate qualifications, including a degree apprenticeship
Develop an understanding of appropriate Legislation Standards, Building Regulations and Codes of Practice
Learn and understand design techniques and develop awareness of other design disciplines
Maintain a training Log on a daily basis, recording achievements and experience
Attend relevant training as required by the practice
Attend Lunch time CPD’s and Knowledge Sharing sessions
Assist in maintaining QA systems on projects

Where you’ll work

240 Blackfriars Road
London
SE1 8NW

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Building services engineer (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).

Your training plan

Building Services Engineer Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard:

Apprentices will be working 4 days a week during term time at the London Blackfriars office and full time during the rest of the year
Apprentices will be attending university on a day release scheuduale in line with the university's timetable - the course is 4.5 years total along with the EPA (end point assessment)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Science & Maths (grade 5 and above)

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
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Patience

Other requirements

Some site visits may be part of the role in time.

About this company

At HDR, we specialise in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists. HDR is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and an affirmative action employer.

https://www.hdrinc.com/united-kingdom (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Benefits will include; cycle to work, season ticket loans, company share scheme, income protection, life assurance, pension scheme, sports and social events, enhanced maternity and paternity, private healthcare and chartership bonus and funding.

After this apprenticeship

Employees could become Senior Engineers in the public health engineering sectors within 5 years - this could then lead to Chartership and becoming a team leader. Within HDR, engineers have options to go down the technical route, the client care route or operational leadership opportunities within 10 years

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

HDR Consulting Limited

Francesca Scull

francesca.scull@hdrinc.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308699.

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Closes on Friday 27 June 2025

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