Design Technician Apprentice (construction)
OAG Ltd
High Wycombe (HP11 2QB)
Closes in 21 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 8 May 2025
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Summary
We have an excellent opportunity for a Design Technician Apprentice to join us in High Wycombe. As a Design Technician Apprentice you will learn how to design structural and architectural glass, in various curtain wall systems, steel, aluminium and cladding materials. Whilst studying for a Level 4 Construction Design & Build qualification.
- Wage
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£15,704 to £25,396.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
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Salary dependant on experience.
- Training course
- Construction design and build technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 08.30 - 17.30 (40 hours per week).
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 July 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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2
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
Under the guidance of a Senior Designer, you will learn to:
- Formulate a design brief from project handover
- Prepare requests for Information / Query sheets as required, and monitor replies
- Produce Drawing Schedules, General Arrangement and Working drawings for Design team approval
- Provide 2D and 3D design information as required
- Produce Fabrication information in the form of schedules, cutting lists or component drawings, as required, to an agreed program
Where you'll work
OAG Ltd
Courtyard House
West End Road
High Wycombe
HP11 2QB
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
College or training organisation
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Your 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
Your training plan
Level 4 HNC in Constuction (Design & Build Apprenticeship Standard)
The course will be a mixture of lecture, tutorials and practical based exercises and will be assessed by a wide variety of methods including, written coursework, presentations, projects and multiple choice examinations
Requirements
Essential qualifications
A Level or equivalent in:
Any (grade Min DD)Desirable qualifications
GCSE or equivalent in:
including Maths and English (grade C / 4 or above)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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
About this company
The successful candidate will be part of the UK’s leading architectural glass specialist. In the fast track industry of commercial building, we pride ourselves in offering quality service and innovative design that allows our clients to create flexible environments. OAG has extensive experience in the design, development and installation of architectural glazing, balustrading, facade’s, curtain wall, atriums, fire-rated glass products, glass roofs and floor systems.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression within the design team, further studies may be offered for the right candidate
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
OAG Ltd
Cally Bravington-Smith
HR@oag.uk.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000319531.
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Closes in 21 days (Saturday 31 May 2025 at 11:59pm)
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