Apprentice CAD Technician
Betfred
Cheshire (WA3 7PQ)
Closes in 25 days (Saturday 4 October 2025)
Posted on 8 September 2025
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Summary
Join Betfred’s Property & Development team as a CAD Technician! Shape real-world projects from fit-outs to new builds, verify and create technical drawings, and collaborate across disciplines. Travel, growth, and training opportunities included - CAD qualifications can be gained on the job!
- Wage
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£26,500 a year
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Potential for annual review based on performance and progression and access to a company bonus scheme.
- Training course
- Engineering design technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm.
Based at Betfred’s Birchwood, Warrington office
Occasional travel to other sites within the property portfolio may be required
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Saturday 1 November 2025
- Duration
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3 years 6 months
- 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
- Assist in producing and verifying technical drawings for construction projects
- Visit sites to collect measurements and assess design feasibility.
Organise and maintain archived drawings and project documentation - Collaborate with architects, engineers, and construction teams to support project delivery
- Interpret project briefs and apply design standards and legislative guidelines
- Communicate technical information clearly using diagrams, BIM models, and written documentation
- Prioritise tasks to meet deadlines and support the wider Property & Development team
Where you'll work
The Spectrum 56-58 Benson Road
Birchwood
Warrington
Cheshire
WA3 7PQ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
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
- The apprentice will study online with T3 Training & Development, based at The Business Village BBIC, Innovation Way, Barnsley, S75 1JL.
- Training will take place remotely, allowing flexibility to learn from the workplace or home
- Sessions will be delivered regularly, combining practical skills with structured online learning led by industry experts
More training information
- Training is structured to support progression through the Engineering Design Technician apprenticeship standard.
- Sessions are designed to fit around work commitments, ensuring flexibility and accessibility
- Apprentices benefit from regular progress reviews and personalised learning support
Requirements
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
- Problem solving skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
Other requirements
Applicants must be comfortable travelling to various sites within Betfred’s property portfolio and occasionally working in environments where PPE is required. A full UK driving licence is essential for site visits. Proof of eligibility to work in the UK is required from day one.
About this employer
At Betfred, we are dedicated to delivering the best possible experience to our customers, whether that’s in one of our 1,340 retail shops or through our online platform, Betfred.com. Founded in 1967, we’ve been at the forefront of the betting and gaming industry for over 55 years and we’re constantly pushing ourselves to innovate and improve. We are committed to responsible gambling and have robust measures to ensure that our customers enjoy our products in a safe and secure environment. With 10,000 colleagues worldwide, our mission is simple: to provide our customers with the best possible service and overall experience. At Betfred, we believe that our colleagues are our greatest asset, and we are always looking for new talent! Join us on our journey and become a part of the Betfred family.
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Company benefits
Includes employee discount schemes, wellbeing support, career development opportunities, and eligibility for the company bonus scheme.
After this apprenticeship
- Progression into a permanent CAD Technician role within the Property & Development team
- Opportunities to specialise in design, surveying, or project coordination
- Potential to advance into senior technical or engineering roles
Support for further qualifications and professional development in construction and design
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
Betfred
Nick Lowe
nicky.lowe@betfred.com
07976545936
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000333783.
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Closes in 25 days (Saturday 4 October 2025)
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