Building Services Design Engineer Apprenticeship (Level 6)

Summary

ccbe is a thriving Building Services Design Engineering Practice that specialises in the design of cultural, historic and educational buildings. We are looking for a passionate candidate to join our experienced team and contribute to our portfolio of high profile and challenging design projects, whilst learning more about our industry.

Wage

£20,000 a year

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Performance based salary reviews at key milestones

Training course

Building services engineer (level 6)

Hours

Flexible working hours for the right candidates, Monday to Friday.

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

5 years 6 months

Positions available

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

As an apprentice at ccbe you will gain an insight into the full range of our project portfolio, learning both mechanical and electrical design for retrofit and new-build buildings across a range of sectors.

This is a design-based role which will include:

How to produce detailed designs and drawings
Use the latest 3D modelling software
Research & implement renewable and emerging technologies
Have regular meetings with project teams, clients or end users
Prepare engineering system designs
Writing specifications

Where you'll work

London or Basingstoke Studio
London
EC1M 6BY

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

Building services engineer (level 6)

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What you'll learn

Course contents

Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).

Your training plan

You will spend 1 day a week at LSBU where you will study professional skills and knowledge for your apprenticeship.

More training information

In addition to this, you will experience the following continuous learning opportunities:

Workplace shadowing
Dedicated mentoring
Technical skills including software, management, leadership and health & safety training
Regular in-house training opportunities
E-learning opportunities

Requirements

Essential qualifications

A Level in:

Maths (grade B)
Other (grade B)
Other (grade C)

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
Inquisitive

Other requirements

Regular travel to live projects will be required. This can involve visits to construction sites.

About this company

ccbe is a progressive and creative environmental design and building services engineering consultancy. We collaborate with a diverse range of design professionals to provide a blend of creative thinking and pragmatism that delivers well considered, beautifully designed and sustainable buildings. We collaborate + create high quality buildings in all sectors of the built environment where a strong belief in open, collaborative working is valued. We have significant experience and interest in delivering cultural, heritage, community and social projects. We also provide advice and design work to clients across a range of interesting projects in other sectors. All of our work starts from a first principles understanding of building physics, engineering and sustainable design.

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Company benefits

Season ticket loan for public transport Competitive annual leave package

After this apprenticeship

The succesful candidate will work closely with our CIBSE chartered Director and can expect to become a valued member of our team once qualified. Opportunities for career development are vast!

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

collaborate + create limited t/a ccbe

Rob Morgan

collaborate@cc-be.com

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000326314.

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Closes on Thursday 31 July 2025

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