BUILDING SERVICES DESIGN ENGINEER (DEGREE) APPRENTICE

Summary

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation with over 80 years of design, engineering and project management expertise. We are looking for a Building Services Design Engineer (Degree) Apprentice to be a part of the future of design and engineering.

Annual wage

£28,808 a year

Minimum wage rates (opens in new tab)

-33 days annual leave, including bank holidays. You also have the option to buy an additional 15 days or sell up to 5 days -Flexible working arrangements -Access to our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) -Two paid annual volunteer days

Training course

Building services design engineer (degree) (level 6)

Hours

Monday to Friday (flexible timings). Shifts to be confirmed.

40 hours a week

Possible start date

Monday 1 September

Duration

5 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 apprenticeships are designed to give you an insight into a wide variety of areas of work and the chance to explore where your skills and interests lie.

Through a combination of on-the-job learning and practical skills development, you’ll work on real projects from day one that offer scale and variety, collaborating with others and creating meaningful impact on the world around us. You’ll work towards your professional qualification; whichever path you take, your future starts here.

Not only will you gain valuable 'on the job' experience and work towards professional qualifications but you'll also earn a meaningful salary from day one. We’re proud to be paying Real Living Wage for our Level 6 Apprenticeships.

You'll be making a sustainable difference in people's lives, shaping cities, reimagining transport and transforming nuclear energy. And with the opportunity to work across a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology, and aerospace.

Here’s what your role as an apprentice will involve:

Developing your skills in a wide range of exciting projects
Learning and using relevant design software
Being involved in client meetings and assisting in building key client relationships
You’ll get to understand and learn digital skills, to help us harness technology in new ways
Your mentors will support you as you study towards nationally recognised qualifications and accreditation
You'll have dedicated time to spend at college or university to focus on your studies

Where you’ll work

12-16 Addiscombe Road

Croydon

Surrey

CR0 0XT

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 design engineer (degree) (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Use a sound, evidence-based approach to problem solving to develop building services engineering design solutions which maintain and enhance the quality of the environment and community and meet client, financial and safety objectives. Examples included: Use feedback from previous projects, and in use data from operational buildings, and incorporate lessons learnt into building services designs and management systems with cost benefit analysis
Identify, review and select techniques, procedures and methods best suited to undertake the design of complex building services systems and components. Examples included: comparison and selection of methods for equipment sizing for power systems; assessing the suitability of computational fluid dynamics for understanding thermal and ventilation dynamic characteristics in complex scenarios
Promote the continuous improvement of the design of building services systems and components. This includes using market intelligence and best practice and participating in design reviews and evaluation. Examples include: maintaining awareness of technical developments in equipment such as chillers, boilers and generators; and good practice methods for system configurations and control. Participating in design critiques for the building services strategy at the concept design stage
Manage and apply safe systems of work including responsibility for own obligations for health, safety and welfare issues, assessing and controlling risk, working with health, safety and welfare legislation and best practice. Examples include: Undertaking hazard identification and risk assessment for building services systems involving electricity, gas, rotating plant, refrigerants, hot surfaces, testing and commissioning. Planning suitable access and facilities for operation and maintenance of mechanical and electrical equipment
Managing the planning, budgeting and organization of tasks, people and resources through the use of appropriate management systems, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, within legal, contractual and statutory requirements. Examples include: Use employer's quality management system for stage-by-stage project delivery; assessing required person-hours for design, site visits, inspections and witnessing in relation to fees
Manage teams and develop staff to meet changing technical and managerial needs. Examples include: Provide team briefings and guidance on interpretation and application of new energy regulations or employer/institutional design guidance on lighting design
Communicate effectively through reports, drawings, specifications, presentations and discussions with both technical and non-technical people. Examples include: Presenting building services design concepts and proposals to a client using diagrams, data in context and interactive discussions on the intended operational performance and user benefits
Carry out and record the continuing profession development needed to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a building services design engineer. Examples include: Learning and evidence records from project activities, such as mechanical/electrical systems design calculations; heating, cooling and power load assessments; lighting calculations; equipment capacities and selection; schematic and layout drawings for mechanical and electrical services; witness reports from commissioning; writing reports; and attendance at seminars, lectures and workshops

Your training plan

Building Services Design Engineer (degree) Level 6 Apprenticeship Standard.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English (grade C/4)
Maths (grade C/4)
Any, must include Maths (grade BBC (112 UCAS points))

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
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative

About this company

AtkinsRéalis is a world-class engineering services and nuclear organisation with over 80 years of design, engineering and project management expertise. Our global team of 36,000+ employees speak over 70 languages and represents 130 nationalities across six continents. Our work covers a variety of sectors, including transportation, infrastructure, environment, water, energy, defence, technology, and aerospace. Here, you’ll join a diverse, inclusive environment, and be surrounded by inspiring colleagues.

Company benefits

• Join hundreds of talented apprentices, with opportunities from skill-building to social events, charity challenges, social clubs, and more • Access to a wide variety of benefits including discounted gym membership, retail discounts and much more

Disability Confident

A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.

You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.

After this apprenticeship

By completing the apprenticeship route, you’ll have the advantage of having real-world work experience, working in a role related to your area of study. This will give you a competitive edge among other graduates when you complete your apprenticeship standard
Successful apprentices will gain a BEng building services degree which is accredited by the relevant professional engineering institution
A building services design engineer manages a team of engineers and technicians, collaborating with other construction professionals to design the various services found in buildings and infrastructure projects. The work typically includes systems such as renewable and emerging technologies, energy management, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, drainage, lighting, power, water services, building management systems, life-safety systems, communications and building transportation (e.g. lifts). Buildings and infrastructure take on many forms, from newly built facilities to the refurbishment of premises for every sector of industry
As a building services design engineer, you could be working as a contractor, for a design consultancy, or within a manufacturing company. You’ll provide design solutions aimed at enhancing the quality of environment and community, employing current and emerging technology to undertake the technical and commercial management of projects. As well as this, you’ll ensure that business, client and end user needs are taken into account and work within financial and safety constraints
Building service engineers help buildings to deliver on their potential. They work with architects and construction engineers to produce buildings that offer the functionality and comfort we expect, with the minimum impact on our environment. They design the lighting appropriate for the space, the heating, cooling, ventilation and all systems that ensure comfort, health and safety in all types of buildings, residential, commercial and industrial
The on-the-job element of your apprenticeship will give the opportunity to work and network with other professionals in the industry

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