Apprentice Building Services Design Engineer

GREEN GATE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

BERKSHIRE (RG14 2EZ)

Closes on Wednesday 30 April 2025

Posted on 7 March 2025


Summary

An exciting opportunity for the right individual to join Newbury's faster growing HVAC contract has arisen. You will become a valuable individual to assist and development our design department

Wage
£17,667 to £28,571.40 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

depending on progress, salary will be reviewed 12 monthly

Training course
Building services engineering technician 2022 (level 3)
Hours
Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm , may include the occasional additional hours or Saturday.

45 hours a week

Possible start date

Sunday 1 June

Duration

2 years 8 months

Positions available

2

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

  • Assist the design engineers with HVAC designs and produce CAD drawings
  • Study building services design at one of the countrys top faciltiies 
  • Develope skills and education in a wide variety of exciting projects 

Where you’ll work

UNIT G
CASTLE INDUSTRIAL PARK CASTL
NEWBURY
BERKSHIRE
RG14 2EZ

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 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 2 Apprenticeship Standard
  • Training will involve 4 days in our Newbury office with day release to london south bank 

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

  • English (grade A - C)
  • maths (grade A - C)
  • Science (grade A - 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
  • Problem solving skills
  • Analytical skills
  • Team working
  • Creative
  • Initiative

Other requirements

The vacancy will evolve providing detailed calculations, using AutoCad software and reading multiple technical specifications

About this company

We are one of Berkshire leading design and build HVAC contractor with our privately owned offices based in Newbury

http://www.greengatemechanical.com (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

24 days holiday, bank holidays, pension, company annual performance bonus, uniform

After this apprenticeship

  • Optional progress onto degree course
  • Progress into design engineer
  • CIBSE memebership 

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

GREEN GATE MECHANICAL SERVICES LTD

Richard Shelton

richards@ggms.co.uk

07385473624

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000308148.

Apply now

Closes on Wednesday 30 April 2025

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