Building Services Technician Apprentice

CAVENDISH ENGINEERS LTD

London, E1 6BX

Closes on Friday 25 April 2025

Posted on 20 February 2025


Summary

We are offering a fully supported career in Facilities Engineering, giving you the experience and opportunity to be part of a team of skilled Engineering Professionals and working towards achieving Net Zero in Central London.

Training course
Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)
Hours
8 Hour shifts, between 7.00am - 7.00pm. 1 Hour lunch break per day. Will have a minimum of 12-hours break between shifts. Working days to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 15 September

Duration

3 years 3 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

  • Shadowing a technician and learning the fundamentals of Building Services Technician.
  • Learning how to apply Engineering Principles learn at college.
  • Problem-solving.
  • Customer service.

Where you’ll work

35 Folgate Street

London

E1 6BX

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

SOUTH BANK COLLEGES

Your training course

Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents
  • Apply appropriate building services engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to building services engineering and the construction or manufacturing process
  • Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis and evaluation to support the delivery of building services engineering models (such as Building Information Modelling), designs, and technical solutions
  • Operate computer-based software packages, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or modelling software (Revit) to produce and present technical information and documentation with relevant conventions and engineering terminology
  • Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the building services engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
  • Support and contribute to the production or modification of building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation, such as the Building Safety legislation.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development, including those relating to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), environmental policies and legislations in building services engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions, and wider sustainability
  • Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance systems and processes, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
  • Consider equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of building services engineering projects
  • Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
  • Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance
  • Apply appropriate building services engineering principles, techniques, and methods, including mathematical, scientific, and technical know-how, to building services engineering and the construction or manufacturing process
  • Apply key principles, techniques and methods of data and technical information collection, analysis and evaluation to support the delivery of building services engineering models (such as Building Information Modelling), designs, and technical solutions
  • Operate computer-based software packages, such as Computer Aided Design (CAD) or modelling software (Revit) to produce and present technical information and documentation with relevant conventions and engineering terminology
  • Apply statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations in the building services engineering environment, using risk management processes, procedures, and documentation
  • Support and contribute to the production or modification of building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation, such as the Building Safety legislation.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development, including those relating to United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), environmental policies and legislations in building services engineering projects, recognising the need to reduce carbon use, lower emissions, and wider sustainability
  • Plan, carry out and manage own work in line with quality assurance systems and processes, recognising the wider implications to customer needs, and within cost and resource limitations
  • Consider equality, diversity, and inclusion in the delivery of building services engineering projects
  • Apply document control processes and procedures using the approved processes, maintaining quality compliance when creating or amending engineering documentation
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, and incorporate relevant and appropriate terms, standards, and data
  • Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance

Your training plan

  • Building Services Engineering Technician 2022 - Level 3. 
  • Training will be held at South Bank Technical College one day a week.
  • You will join other students embarking on the same course who are working at other companies.
  • The campus address is Belmore Street, Wandsworth Road SW8 2JY. 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • 5 GCSEs including Maths, English and Science (grade 4 or 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
  • Presentation skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Logical
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative
  • Non judgemental
  • Patience
  • Physical fitness

Other requirements

Shift work, carrying out 8-hour shifts between 07:00 -19:00.

About this company

Cavendish Engineers offers outstanding engineering services for the most complex of environments. Delivering the full design, install, project management and maintenance Become what you want to be package, we strive to provide exceptional service and innovative solutions. Established in 1993, we are a multi award winning Engineering company. Well established in the market for being able to find solutions to complex engineering projects in some of the most prestigious and demanding buildings in London and the UK. Cavendish Engineers offer the full engineering package to a range of sectors. We bring an innovative and flexible approach to all our projects. We work with clients who demand the very best and our engineering philosophy enables us to provide an integrated service which is accessible, professional and reliable. From consultancy to maintenance, the Cavendish Engineers approach guarantees quality and integrity.

http://www.cavendishengineers.net (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The apprentice will be fully competent in their role and will potentially be offered a position within the team.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

SOUTH BANK COLLEGES

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000304781.

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Closes on Friday 25 April 2025

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