MEP Digital Design Technician apprentice

Enlight10 Limited

Driffield (YO25 9HD)

Closes in 17 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

Posted on 23 July 2025

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Summary

Are you looking to kick-start your career in digital design within the construction and building services industry? We’re offering an exciting Apprentice MEP Digital Design Technician opportunity to work alongside experienced professionals on innovative projects, while gaining hands-on experience and formal training.

Wage

£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age

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Training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
Hours
Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. tbc.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 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

This role is ideal for someone with a keen interest in 3D modelling and design, who is enthusiastic about learning and contributing to the development of cutting-edge building systems.

Ready to Start Your Career in Design?
If you're motivated, curious, and ready to build your future in digital design, we'd love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Under the guidance of the Design Manager and the wider Design Team, you will:

  • Support the development and evolution of MEP (Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing) design proposals
  • Assist in creating and maintaining 3D models using Autodesk Revit
  • Help produce accurate 2D drawings for manufacturing and assembly
  • Learn to manage component hierarchies and subassemblies
  • Attend and contribute to design team meetings
  • Support the organisation and control of design documentation
  • Participate in quality assurance and health & safety processes
  • Work collaboratively with internal teams and external consultants

What We’re Looking For:

Education:

  • Ideally a qualification in building services or similar discipline, however engineering or other built environment qualification will be considered
  • Minimum English and maths pass at GCSE or equivalent
  • A-level/Btec or equivalent

Desirable Skills & Attributes:

  • Enthusiasm for digital design and the built environment
  • Basic understanding or interest in 3D design software (e.g., Revit or AutoCAD)
  • Good computer skills, including Microsoft Office
  • Strong communication and organisation skills
  • A proactive attitude, willingness to learn, and a keen eye for detail
  • Ability to work as part of a team and take responsibility for tasks

Where you'll work

Driffield Business Park
Kelleythorpe
Driffield
YO25 9HD

Training

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

Training provider

TEC PARTNERSHIP

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.

Training schedule

Engineering Design Technician Level 3 Apprentic3eship Standard

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

Maths & English (grade 4)

BTEC in:

Building Services or engineering or built environ (grade Level 2 or above)

Desirable qualifications

A Level in:

Building Services or engineering or built environ (grade Level 2 or above)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

  • Communication skills
  • IT skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Organisation skills
  • Initiative
  • Take on responsibility
  • Flexible and enthusiastic

About this employer

We are a mechanical and electrical (M&E) contractor with a large manufacturing facility and offices in East Yorkshire and London. We supply main contractors at construction sites throughout the UK, fulfilling the need for reliable and efficient M&E services in our sector.

https://enlight10.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Company benefits

• Full support from experienced mentors and design professionals • The opportunity to gain recognised qualifications • Involvement in real-life projects from day one • A collaborative, inclusive, and innovative team environment

After this apprenticeship

  • A permanent role with the company

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

TEC PARTNERSHIP

myapprenticeship@scarboroughtec.ac.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000332475.

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Closes in 17 days (Monday 11 August 2025 at 11:59pm)

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