Fire Engineering Degree Apprenticeship - London (Building Specialists) – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

What if you could imagine a better future for us all and a better future for you? With us you can. Our community of over 9,000 employees design and deliver projects such as skyscrapers, train stations, carbon emission reduction and highways that help shape the environment. It inspires us to stay curious, act locally, and think internationally.

Annual wage: £23,000 a year
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Training course: Fire safety engineer (level 6)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week. Exact working hours to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
Possible start date: Monday 1 September
Duration: 5 years
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

As a Fire Engineering Degree Apprentice in our Building Specialists team in London you will work on diverse projects, ensuring modern designs align with fire safety. Our Fire Engineers protect people, buildings and businesses from the dangers of fire and smoke and work with architects, local authorities and fire services to improve fire safety.

Where you’ll work

WSP, 11 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf , London

E14 4HD

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

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

Your training course

Fire safety engineer (level 6)

Equal to degree

Course contents

Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.
Use and evaluate modelling software including smoke and evacuation models.
Develop or review, safe, technical solutions to fire safety engineering problems through the use of research techniques, current and emerging technologies, products and innovations as well as best practice. Examples include: ability to use of range of research methods to collect and analyses data to draw well-founded practical conclusions for implementation, applicable research strategy and methodology, literature searches.
Communicate and provide guidance to others using language to suit the audience through varying methods: design models, calculations, reports, drawings, specifications, presentations, digital media and discussions with those both inside and outside the industry.
Demonstrate solutions proposed are safe and the level of safety they provide. Critically analyse prescriptive recommendations and alternative solutions, the use of bench-marking, cost and or benefit and sensitivity analysis.
Present detailed fire safety engineering solutions for concept design and detailed design.
Coordinate fire safety solutions with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Review and interpret fire related information such as product certification and test reports, cause and effect information and design detail drawings.
Carry out and record the continuing professional development necessary to maintain and enhance knowledge and competence as a fire safety engineer.
Interpret and apply design and quality standards including codes of practice, legal and regulatory frameworks, in the development of fire engineering solutions, Examples include: planning, designing, construction and maintenance of buildings and infrastructure in compliance with current codes, standards and legislation, industry regulations.
Evaluate the impact of fire safety engineering on society and the environment taking account of business, client and end user needs in its construction, management and use.
Monitor and manage the planning, budgeting and organisation of tasks, people and resources for projects and change management activities, working to agreed quality standards, project programme and budget, legal, contractual and statutory requirements.
Apply the principles of teamworking and developing staff across disciplines.
Develop or review fire safety solutions and be able to objectively review, identify issues, offer alternative solutions or opinions including, fire engineered analysis, means of escape calculations, smoke ventilation calculations, heat transfer calculations and hazard identification and fire risk assessments.

Your training plan

You will attend University to study a Fire Engineering Degree Apprenticeship and gain a bachelor's qualification, as well as completing your End-Point Assessment (and your Incorporated Engineer status).
You will be enrolled onto a bespoke internal development programme to help you to attain the knowledge, skills and behaviours to successfully achieve your apprenticeship, and support your career in Fire Safety Engineering
You will have the support of your team, line manager, mentor and buddy as well as a dedicated early careers team

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 GCSEs including English, Maths, Science (grade Level 5 or above)

A Level in:

3 A Levels to include Maths (grade BBC)

BTEC in:

an Engineering-related subject (grade DDM with Further Maths unit)

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
Team working

Other requirements

Candidates must complete the application form in full, answering all specified questions. This is mandatory for all candidates inclusive of their background. Those who pass this initial stage are required to complete an online behavioural assessment. The application form and the behavioural assessment are essential parts of our recruitment process.

About this company

As one of the world’s leading engineering consultancy firms, at WSP we’re passionate about the big questions, and big answers, naturally. For us that’s all about reaching beyond the expected to do work that’ll make a profound impact felt long into the future. We engineer projects that will help societies grow for lifetimes to come. We’ve been involved in many high-profile projects like The Shard, Crossrail, M1 Smart Motorway and the London Olympic & Paralympic Route Network.

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Company benefits

2 paid days a year for volunteering, cheaper gym memberships, discounts with selected high street retailers, 25 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays), WSP's Cycle to Work Scheme, reduced rates on gadget insurance and other benefits.

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

You will gain a Fire Engineering Degree Apprenticeship with a bachelors' qualification. as well as completing your End Point Assessment (and your Incorporated Engineer status).
As this is a permanent position, after gaining your degree, WSP will continue to be committed to your learning and development throughout your career with us.
You will have the opportunity to continue professional development and work towards gaining Chartered Status or equivalent with your chosen institution, as well as the opportunity to pursue your further study and training goals.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000292408.

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Closes on Monday 31 March

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Company’s application instructions

We have a three-stage application process, first you will complete a structured application form that will be reviewed by our talent acquisition team. If you are successful at that stage, you will move on to complete a Behavioural Based Assessment. Finally, if you are successful at this stage, your application will be reviewed by hiring teams and a shortlist of candidates will then move on to an face-to-face interview or interview day with the team you would be working with.

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