Building Services Design Engineer Apprenticeship - BSP Bromley Office – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

We invite you to join our practice with the aim of bringing mechanical, electrical, and environmental disciplines together to develop and deliver innovative solutions to our clients. You will be an integral part of the team at BSP based in our office in the vibrant town centre of Bromley, SE London, which is 20 minutes away from C. London by train.

Wage: £22,500 a year
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Training course: Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)
Hours: 5 working days per week, shifts TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 5 years 6 months
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 our engineers to learn design principles and apply them to develop designs from briefing information relayed from our clients on various live projects
Communication and coordination with other design team disciplines outside the office, such as architects and structural engineers. This will include attending design team meetings
Attending site visits for building surveys and construction site inspections alongside our engineers
Learning and utilising engineering design tools, from basic calculations to computerised modelling software
Preparing design deliverables which include design and survey reports, drawings and specifications
Utilise digital design tools and packages to develop drawings and models in 2D and 3D
Develop and utilise best-practice, sustainable principles, digital skills and working knowledge of industry legislation and guidance throughout your learning and experience

Where you’ll work

UNIT A

PAMPHILON HOUSE

196 HIGH STREET

BROMLEY

BR1 1HE

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

You will spend one day a week at the London South Bank University on the Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship in Building Services Design Engineering. The duration for this apprenticeship is 5 years plus 1 year to complete the End Point Assessment (EPA) via CIBSE.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English Language (grade 4-9/A*-C)
Maths (grade 4-9/A*-C)

A Level or equivalent in:

ANY (grade B)
ANY (grade C)
Maths (grade B)

BTEC or equivalent in:

Extended Diploma in Engineering (Inc. Math module) (grade DDM)
National Diploma in an Engineering (Maths module) (grade D*D*)

Desirable qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Chemistry OR Physics (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
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Initiative
Physical fitness

About this company

We invite you to join our practice founded over 20 years ago, with the aim of bringing mechanical, electrical and environmental disciplines together to develop and deliver innovative solutions to our clients. As an apprentice you will have the opportunity to learn from our highly experienced engineers on multiple live projects on live sites, as well as class-based learning delivered by London South Bank University. You will be an integral part of the team at BSP based in our office in the vibrant town centre of Bromley, SE London, which is 20 minutes away from central London by train. Our design work includes systems such as renewable and emerging technologies, energy management, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, drainage, lighting, power, water services, building management systems, life-safety systems, communications and building transportation (e.g. lifts). Buildings and infrastructure take on many forms from newly built facilities to the refurbishment of premises for every sector of industry. We are chartered mechanical and electrical design engineering consultants with decades of experience in the built environment, and you will experience the same activities as we do on a day to day basis.

After this apprenticeship

We will continue to support you on your professional path from Incorporated Engineer to Chartered Engineer with the Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and developing yourself and others as you grow into your career. One of our engineers will be formally assigned to support you in achieving the necessary engineering and management competencies required as part of the chartership programme. We also hold annual appraisals which provide both the employee and management the opportunity to assess their progress over the past 12 months and identify goals and objectives to fulfil over the next year. The aim of this process is to support junior engineers to become more independent and motivated to progress in their careers and responsibilities, which is then reflected in salary reviews.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Max Masiello-Wilkins

max.masiello-wilkins@lsbu.ac.uk

0207 815 5767

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000299608.

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Closes on Friday 1 August

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