Lighting Design Apprentice

Summary

An exciting opportunity to join the lighting design department as a lighting design apprentice. The team are responsible for producing schematical lighting design calculations and visualisations for external environments.

Wage

£15,600 a year

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Annual inflationary salary review and merit review, 3% bonus based on financial and personal performance

Training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

Hours

Monday-Thursday, 8.30am - 5.00pm (30-minute unpaid lunch break). Friday, 8.30am - 2.00pm.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

3 years 6 months

Positions available

1

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

Support to produce Exterior lighting calculations for a variety of environments such as Car Parks, Residential roads, Architectural buildings and bridges, Campus and Rail stations
Learn to understand clients briefs and technical performance criteria
Communicate with the Local Sales Managers to support them to create suitable solutions that achieve the clients brief within the budget constraints
Accompany colleagues to attend site visits and customer meetings when appropriate
Support to ensure the CRM database is updated with process information on the projects and include any design changes
Work closely with the Projects team and Engineering team to maximise any opportunity to learn
Attend relevant industry and trainings events with colleagues

Where you'll work

Sapphire House
Lime Tree Way, Hampshire Int Business Park, Chineham
Basingstoke
RG24 8GG

Training

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

College or training organisation

BASINGSTOKE COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY

Your training course

Engineering design technician (level 3)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
Select materials and parts.
Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
Provide feedback on engineering designs.
Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
Read, interpret and establish design intent.
Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.

Your training plan

This occupation is found in a wide range of industries of national importance including but not limited to power and water infrastructure, petrochemical, oil and gas, nuclear, renewables, food and drink processing, defence, chemicals and pharmaceuticals. This is a core and options apprenticeship standard. Apprentices will be trained and assessed against the core and one option. There are five options:

Electrical power design technician
Control and instrumentation design technician
Mechanical design technician
Piping design technician
Structural design technician

The broad purpose of the occupation is to contribute to the preparation of design solutions and produce designs, drawings or models for structures, piping, electrical systems, control and instrumentation systems or mechanical components. They must understand technical models, drawings and specifications and be able to create their own. They will identify factors likely to affect design decisions, produce Computer-Aided Design (CAD) models and engineering drawings and be able to communicate design information to internal and external parties.

In their daily work, an employee in this occupation interacts with a range of internal and external stakeholders. They are usually based at office locations within project design teams and occasionally work at on-site locations. They are required to understand on-site hazards and health, safety and environmental requirements.

An employee in this occupation will be responsible for contributing to the design of engineering components, structures and systems. They will typically report to an engineering design manager for supervision, greater levels of technical guidance and support, review approvals and sign-off.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

English, Maths and Science/Tech subject plus 2 oth (grade Grade 4 or above)

Other in:

2D CAD software (grade n/a)
Excel, PowerPoint, Word etc (grade n/a)

Desirable qualifications

Other in:

3D software (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

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Customer care skills
Problem solving skills
Presentation skills
Administrative skills
Number skills
Analytical skills
Logical
Team working
Creative
Initiative
Non judgemental
Patience
Physical fitness
Enthusiastic
Punctual
Willingness to learn
Practical

Other requirements

Apprentice Employment Agency is acting as a Flexi-Job Apprentice Agency & will engage you for the duration of the apprenticeship. You should be aware that the company/business named in this vacancy is a host employer & you will not be employed by them. Your application may be shared with training providers to support the recruitment process.

About this company

Exterior lighting shapes how we see and experience the world after dark. From city streets and bridges to public parks and architectural landmarks, lighting design enhances safety, sustainability, and aesthetics. With cutting-edge technology and a growing demand for greener, smarter environments, there’s never been a better time to join this exciting industry. What Does a Lighting Designer Do? Lighting Designers plan and create exterior lighting schemes for: Roads, bridges, and tunnels Parks, squares, and monuments Building façades and landmarks Car parks, stadiums, and public spaces You'll use software like AutoCAD and DIALux, work with architects and engineers, and bring light to life through innovative and sustainable design. What’s in It for You? • Hands on experience while you learn • Career growth in a future-focused industry • Opportunities to work on high-profile public projects • Be part of a supportive and creative team • Help shape communities through design

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After this apprenticeship

On completion of the apprenticeship, successful candidates could secure a role in a successful, dynamic company.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

Urbis Schreder

Jan Crabb

jan.crabb@apprentice-employment.co.uk

07747 562961

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330232.

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