Apprentice Draughtsperson

LSTC GROUP LTD

Derby (DE21 6BF)

Closes on Friday 31 July 2026

Posted on 27 May 2026

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Summary

The Draughtsperson apprenticeship is a CAD-based engineering role supporting the overhead line engineering team. This apprenticeship also provides a foundation from which to either progress within a CAD role or transfer into other roles within LSTC.

Wage

£17,000 a year

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We operate a bonus scheme.

Training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
Hours
08:00 – 16:30 Monday to Thursday. Friday TBC.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 3 August 2026

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

The apprentice will be supporting the engineering team in producing technical drawings for overhead lines. This includes:

  • The MicroStation 2D/3D CAD:
    • Production of Scheme layout plans and OHL route plans.
    • Production of insulator set drawings from individual components.
    • Production of earthing diagrams from engineer’s sketches.
    • Production of stage-by-stage diagrams from scope documents.
    • Production of Condition Assessment templates.
    • Production of Panel Weight drawings.
    • Production of tower & gantry wire frame models from general arrangement drawings.
    • Creating 3D pole models – and associated GA drawings and Material lists.
  • Solid Edge 3D CAD:
    • Tower modelling from original GA drawings or site measurements.
    • Production of new tower GA drawings, material/ bolt lists & piece small details.
    • Production of component drawings and fabrication details.
    • LV wood pole Assemblies.
  • Due to the nature of the business and the typically ongoing nature of projects, you will be expected to undertake additional duties outside the general description outlined above.

Where you'll work

Charlotte House
Stanier Way, Wyvern Business Park, Chaddesden
Derby
DE21 6BF

Training

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

Training provider

DCG

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

This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

at least 5 subjects including English and Maths (grade C/4 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
  • Team working
  • Initiative
  • Willingness to learn
  • Adaptability
  • Resilience
  • Reliability
  • Time management

About this employer

LSTC is an engineering consultancy offering services to the UK’s energy sector. We specialise in planning and consents, land surveying, land investigations and testing, design services and engineering consultancy for overhead line, underground cables and substation systems together with earthing and lightning protection in the UK.

Our challenge is linked to the rapid expansion of Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects required to support the UK’s Net Zero commitments. With government targets to reduce emissions by 81% by 2035, demand for power infrastructure has significantly increased, placing pressure on engineering consultancies to deliver complex projects at scale.

At the same time, the UK faces a shortage of skilled professionals – 1 million engineers by 2030. This creates a clear risk to our ability to resource projects, particularly within Overhead Line where specialist technical skills take years to develop and are extremely difficult to recruit.

It is therefore imperative that we invest in training our own engineers. In additional to on-the-job training for all employees, we have an established apprenticeship programme, taking school/college/UTC leavers through to degree, master’s and chartered status, if applicable.

https://www.lstc.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

Disability Confident

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

Career progression within the CAD team can progress from apprentice to Draughtsperson, to Senior Draughtsperson, Principal Draughtsperson and Technical Lead.

Other career routes including overhead line engineering and planning.

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

DCG

Niall Nanson

niall.nanson@derby-college.ac.uk

01332387420

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000033574.

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Closes on Friday 31 July 2026