Apprentice Construction Design and Build Technician
CoTrain
Guildford (GU3 1LR)
Closes in 30 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 24 March 2026
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Summary
Primarily based at the main Guildford office the apprentice will learn about Planning, Design and Project Management of various commercial projects. Sometime will be spent on site at various projects and locations to enhance your learning experience and see how the teams' efforts and designs are created by the onsite build teams.
- Wage
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£16,224 to £25,775.88, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Salaries are paid monthly on the last working day of each month. Travel expenses paid weekly via our expense process, usually paid withing 48hrs of the form being submitted. For this position all travel expenses are covered.
- Training course
- Construction design and build technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Office hours 08:30am to 04:30pm four days a week
College day will usually be 09:00am to 04:00pm one day a week.
Hours may differ depending on meetings and projects but salary and working hours will be based on 39 hrs/week
39 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- The Apprentice will support the Planning and Design department to formulate a construction build plan for various projects.
- Collaborative approach to work and learning as you will spend time in various departments within the business to get an overall knowledge of the initial concept, design, end use of the project.
- Making sure that the project is always moving forward by utilising new methods, materials and building techniques whilst it complies with all building regulations, safety standards and is fit for purpose for the client to use as per their brief.
- The apprentice will also monitor and collect data from site to check on budgets, efficiency build methods and control of waste management and sustainability of the build project.
- Working with teams from the client, design team, planning team, estimating team, quantity surveying team and the build team the apprentice will need to have good communication skills
Where you'll work
Wonersh House
The Guildway, Old Portsmouth Road, Artington
Guildford
GU3 1LR
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
THE CHARTERED INSTITUTE OF BUILDING
Training course
Construction design and build technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
- Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
- Produce technical design solutions.
- Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
- Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
- Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
- Prepare written design reports.
- Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
- Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
- Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
- Apply quality assurance techniques.
- Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
- Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
- Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
- Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
- Optimise site potential and building space.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
- Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software
- Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
- Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
- Produce technical design solutions.
- Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
- Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
- Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
- Prepare written design reports.
- Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
- Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
- Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
- Apply quality assurance techniques.
- Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
- Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
- Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
- Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
- Optimise site potential and building space.
- Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
- Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
- Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software
Training schedule
- Training will likely be carried out online in a virtual classroom with a tutor once a week.
- This is because no local colleges teach this apprenticeship.
- So, one day a week (day to be decided) will be for home or in a quiet area at work if possible, for studying.
More training information
- Training provider will be CIOB.
- Mixture of lectures, assignments and project work.
- Unit tests may be used to gauge your understanding of his topic.
- 1 day a week will be set aside for this which equates to the 20% Off the Job Training required.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Physical fitness
- Attendance and punctuality
Other requirements
Some projects may require a DBS check. You will be exposed to outside conditions on visits to site.
About this employer
CoTrain is a program under SECBE . As a shared apprenticeship scheme and a Flexible Job Apprenticeship Agency partly funded by CITB to provide a route into industry for anyone wishing to complete an apprenticeship. We employ and mentor the apprentice and place them with our construction partners and colleges to gain the correct experience & skills to complete their qualifications.
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Company benefits
Access to our Employee Assistance Program for the apprentice and immediate family is included to help with Health and Financial issues if required.
After this apprenticeship
Upon completion of the apprenticeship, it is expected that you will be interviewed for a place on the graduate or management program.
Or you could work as a Planner in the office to further your experience with this or another company.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
CoTrain
Sarah Hall
sarah.hall@secbe.org.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000022772.
Apply now
Closes in 30 days (Friday 24 April 2026 at 11:59pm)