Apprentice Building Services Engineering Technician

Summary

A fantastic opportunity for an apprentice to begin their career and join a successful Nottingham City Centre Building Services Design Consultancy. Established for nearly 20 years with a broad and secure client base. Wide range of interesting, sustainable, and low carbon projects. Office located in Nottingham city centre.

Wage

£16,000 a year

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24 days holiday per year plus bank holidays. Company Pension scheme CIBSE membership Annual Salary review

Training course

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Lunch -30 minutes.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Monday 1 September 2025

Duration

2 years

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

An office-based role with site visits on construction sites and site surveys of existing buildings. Working as part of internal and wider project design team. Designing building services for refurbishment & new builds including heating, lighting, ventilations systems etc. producing technical drawings using Autocad and Revit.
Assisting Co-ordination with other disciplines and specialists
Assisting preparation of building service designs, calculations, specifications and reports
Assisting engineers in managing projects

Base working knowledge of AutoCAD and Microsoft software
Good working ethic
Attention to detail

Where you'll work

1 KAYES WALK
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 1PY

Training

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

College or training organisation

NOTTINGHAM TRENT 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

This course will enable you to meet the demands of employers in the construction and the built environment sector and adapt to a constantly changing world; with specific emphases on the design, manufacture, and installation of housing, using off-site, factory-built and new digital technologies such as BIM and construction management programmes

The course is delivered part-time, enabling you to fit learning around your work and other commitments.

You will study at NTU Mansfield University Hub, with access to fantastic buildings, and all of the tools and technology you need for studying on this course.

Level 4 Construction Design and Build technician qualification upon successful completion of the apprenticeship.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE or equivalent in:

English (grade min grade C / 4)
Math (grade min grade C / 4)

A Level or equivalent in:

3 x subjects (grade DDE)

BTEC or equivalent in:

Extended Diploma (grade MPP)

Other in:

T-Level (grade Merit overall grade)

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
Interest in sustainability

Other requirements

This vacancy is an office based design role however site visits are required to either existing buildings or new build construction sites.

About this company

Built Environment Consulting are a team of Mechanical and Electrical Building Services Consulting Engineers providing building services design for heating, ventilation, lighting, small power, fire alarms, security. The BEC office is located in the Lace Market Nottingham with close public transport links

http://bec-consulting.co.uk/ (opens in new tab)

After this apprenticeship

The course's focus on specialist technical skills and knowledge, typical jobs related to this course may include:

Housing Design Technician
Housing Project Manager
Off-site Construction Manager
BIM Technician
Digital Design Technician
Architectural Technologist
Planning Officer
Building Control Officer

Ask a question

The contact for this apprenticeship is:

NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY

Sam Mousley

sammousley@bec-consulting.co.uk

The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000330972.

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