Apprentice BEMS Engineer

Summary

To monitor and manage alarms on the building management system to provide technical building management system information and to carry out remote fix to resolve alarms and where not possible, add information from interrogating the BMS to the work order. This is an opportunity to work and learn gaining a BEMS Controls Engineer Apprenticeship.

Wage: £24,000 a year
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Training course: BEMS (building energy management systems) controls engineer (level 4)
Hours: Monday - Friday, 08:30 - 17:00 (start and finish times may be hours negotiable). Online block release for course will fall into normal working hours.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 3 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

Manage incoming BMS alarms and provide a prompt response to resolve
Support Helpdesk with calls relating to BMS controlled systems
Support Engineers remotely and in the field to close out alarms
Interrogate the BMS programming to identify fixes and opportunities
Provide technical information to support the maintenance and project teams
Responsible for actively identifying improvements to the system in order to reduce BMS-related plant and system failures and customer related calls Provide regular status reporting for alarm management

Where you’ll work

Aspire Business Centre

Ordnance Road

Tidworth

Wiltshire

SP9 7QD

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

GROUP HORIZON LIMITED

Your training course

BEMS (building energy management systems) controls engineer (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Applying the control principles associated with the design, function and use of buildings e.g. to create points lists, description of operation, cable schedules.
Incorporating hydrodynamics/ hydronic systems into designs.
Applying the principles and practices of measurement technology.
Incorporating cooling systems, heat generation and renewable technology into designs as applicable.
Incorporating Control Panel wiring, construction and relay logic into the design process.
Applying communications technology protocols and media e.g. MODBUS and BACNET.
Applying relevant safety legislation, codes of practice and safe working practices to themselves and others.
Identifying requirements for protection of electrical installations.
Incorporating the needs of a variety of building stakeholders (e.g. owners/ operators) within the design of the BEMS system.
Applying the practices and procedures for the installation of BEMS wiring systems.
Interpreting the requirements for the BEMS element of electrical installations.
Applying the principles and practices for the commissioning of BEMS systems and equipment in a variety of building types and environments.
Applying the principles, for diagnosing and correcting faults in BEMS network systems and BEMS equipment.
Applying the principles for completing conditional site surveys, along with associated recommendations.
Applying knowledge of energy efficiency to optimise comfort in buildings whilst minimising energy usage.
Identifying the requirements of inspection and testing of BEMS element of electrical installations within relevant legislative requirements, specifications, codes of practice and industry recognised practices.
Carrying out the testing, inspection and certification of BEMS related controls and equipment.
Applying the principles and practices for the design and commissioning of standard network architectures e.g. Ethernet TCP/IP, MSTP and RS48.
Carrying out updates to BEMS system hardware to ensure compatibility with latest products.
Applying the control principles associated with the design, function and use of buildings e.g. to create points lists, description of operation, cable schedules.
Incorporating hydrodynamics/ hydronic systems into designs.
Applying the principles and practices of measurement technology.
Incorporating cooling systems, heat generation and renewable technology into designs as applicable.
Incorporating Control Panel wiring, construction and relay logic into the design process.
Applying communications technology protocols and media e.g. MODBUS and BACNET.
Applying relevant safety legislation, codes of practice and safe working practices to themselves and others.
Identifying requirements for protection of electrical installations.
Incorporating the needs of a variety of building stakeholders (e.g. owners/ operators) within the design of the BEMS system.
Applying the practices and procedures for the installation of BEMS wiring systems.
Interpreting the requirements for the BEMS element of electrical installations.
Applying the principles and practices for the commissioning of BEMS systems and equipment in a variety of building types and environments.
Applying the principles, for diagnosing and correcting faults in BEMS network systems and BEMS equipment.
Applying the principles for completing conditional site surveys, along with associated recommendations.
Applying knowledge of energy efficiency to optimise comfort in buildings whilst minimising energy usage.
Identifying the requirements of inspection and testing of BEMS element of electrical installations within relevant legislative requirements, specifications, codes of practice and industry recognised practices.
Carrying out the testing, inspection and certification of BEMS related controls and equipment.
Applying the principles and practices for the design and commissioning of standard network architectures e.g. Ethernet TCP/IP, MSTP and RS48.
Carrying out updates to BEMS system hardware to ensure compatibility with latest products.

Your training plan

BEMS (building energy management systems) controls engineer Apprenticeship Standard
The training will be online in block release (20% off job learning)
This role will require some travel for exams purposes

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Minimum of 4 GCSEs (including English and Maths) (grade C/4 +)

BTEC in:

Electrical or Electronic engineering (grade 64 UCAS points)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

BMS (grade Pass)

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
Problem solving skills
Analytical skills

About this company

With a 35-year contract, making soldiers’ lives better is at the heart of everything we do at Aspire Defence Services. Seriously, picture a heart (the real one) and imagine how hard it works to keep the body running, making sure every part gets exactly what it needs to thrive. That’s our mission; to deliver a modern, fully serviced, flexible working environment for soldiers. And just as the heart needs certain parts to keep the body alive, we need the dedication and commitment of our people to support our customers. We deliver a broad range of services for one-third of the British Army living and working on our patch, and we're proud of the work we do. We’re all about nurturing great teams, and our award-winning safety and wellbeing initiatives are built on keeping an eye out for one another and having a good work-life balance.

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After this apprenticeship

This role will progress into a BEMS Controls Engineer role

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