Student Engineering Apprenticeship

Summary

If you're interested in design and like putting your analytical and problem-solving skills to the test, then our Student Engineering Programme may be the pathway for you. Planning and installing electrical and mechanical systems within buildings.

Annual wage: Competitive
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Training course: Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 5.30pm.
42 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 4 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

Our Engineers are responsible, in short, for all the functional characteristics of a building that take it from being an empty shell to becoming a comfortable living space.

Tasks can vary from designing the air filtration system in a forensic lab to controlling the temperature and lighting systems in an office to engineering the floodlights in a sports stadium.

Where you’ll work

SES The Gateway, Leeds, LS9 8BE

LS9 8BE

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

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

Your training course

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)

Course contents

Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.

Your training plan

The apprenticeship standard is a Level 4 Building Services Engineering Senior Technician.
As part of this apprentices will study a HNC Building Services Engineering course through Leeds College of Building on a block release basis.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

5 GCSE's including Maths & English (grade 4/C and above)
2 A-Levels or equivalent at grades DD, and a minim (grade DD)
3 A Levels for Level 6 (grade BBB 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
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Problem solving skills
Number skills
Team working

Other requirements

Driving license is required for this role as you will be required to travel from one site to another and there may not be public transport available

About this company

SES Engineering Services (SES) is recognised as one of the leading M&E partners in the UK. Specialising in the design and installation of building services and infrastructure solutions, SES covers all aspects of M&E engineering.

https://www.wates.co.uk/careers/early-careers/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

Car Allowance/Company car

After this apprenticeship

You would be looking to move into a management role on a successful completion of this programme.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

LEEDS COLLEGE OF BUILDING

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000284288.

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Closes in 11 days (Monday 2 December)

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