Professional Building Services and Sustainability Design Engineer Apprenticeship

Summary

This exciting opportunity for a candidate who shares our passion will be a mixture of job training (four days per week) whilst studying for a B.Eng Degree in Building Services and Sustainable Engineering (one day per week). You will assist in the design of mechanical and electrical systems as part of your position working.

Wage

£18,000 a year

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Six monthly salary increase private pension, extra leave for student conference.

Training course

Building services engineer (level 6)

Hours

Four days per week in the ECS office with working hours Monday - Thursday, 8.00am-5.00pm with 30 minute lunch and Friday, 8.30am - 3.00pm with 30 minute lunch. One day per week will be spent at University.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

5 years

Positions available

2

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

The main duties for this role include:

Production of Auto CAD drawings
Production of REVIT drawings
Undertake site surveys
Attend Design Team meetings
Attend Project meetings
Operate Engineering Design Systems
Production of computer models

Where you’ll work

148A STOCKPORT ROAD
CHEADLE
SK8 2DP

Training

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

College or training organisation

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

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

The successful candidate will be enrolled on the ‘Building Services and Sustainable Engineering’ course at the University of Central Lancashire
The course will take place one day per week at the Preston campus (with four days spent within the company office) and will earn the candidate a B.Eng (Hons) degree

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level or equivalent in:

Maths or Physics (grade N/A)

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

Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working
Initiative

Other requirements

The candidate should currently be studying A Levels in maths or physics and they must be hard working, punctual and have a keen interest in the engineering sector.

About this company

Based in Cheadle since 1998, ECS Consultants Limited have built an unparalleled reputation for quality of service in the provision of innovative, workable, solutions with a strong emphasis on sustainable engineering. ECS have an enviable client base, working in all industry sectors and it is our approach to quality delivery which has underpinned our expansion.

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Company benefits

Yearly bonus scheme Private Pension Extra leave for student conference

After this apprenticeship

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will be offered a 5 year working contract with ECS Consultants Limited as Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

ECS CONSULTANTS LIMITED

Karen Wilson

k.wilson@ecs-ecs.co.uk

01613599009

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000311452.

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Closes on Friday 22 August 2025

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