Apprentice Tekla Draughtsperson
JCH DRAUGHTING LTD
Wigan (WN3 4EX)
Closes in 13 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 26 August 2025
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Summary
Kickstart your career with our dynamic apprenticeship program, offering hands-on experience in a fast-paced industry alongside expert mentorship. Gain valuable skills as a structural and architectural steel draughtsman, learn industry-recognized skills in 3D detailing. Apply now to join a supportive team dedicated to your growth and success!
- Wage
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£11,778 to £19,047.60, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Digital engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 8.00am - 4.00pm
30 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 15 September 2025
- Duration
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3 years
- 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
- To learn all aspects of structural steel detailing within the construction industry, and how the draughtsman plays a pivotal roll within the design
- Learning how to use Tekla structures software to produce 2D drawings and 3D modelling of structural and architectural steelwork
- Working within our office with junior and senior draughtsmen on live projects and knowledge sharing
- Learning our in-house checking procedures and drawing office standards
Where you'll work
Elizabeth House
Southgate
Wigan
WN3 4EX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Training course
Digital engineering technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Able to identify risk activities and encourage all employees to demonstrate safety-conscious behaviours. Able to extract reports and images for tool-box talks and site- inductions using models and simulations
- Assess, identify and record the environmental impact of project. Using models to demonstrate the reduction of waste to stakeholders
- Assist in applying engineering principles by using established and emerging engineering technologies
- Prepare simple commercial schedules and reports demonstrating digital workflows
- Prepare initial design briefs, recommendations, programmes and detailed designs via a digital workflow considering design risks and responsibilities
- Assist in the implementation of innovation, contributing to case studies that demonstrate value. Good general IT skills and their application
- Create simple construction simulations and logistic planning using a digital workflow
- Assess and report on quality standards of the projects via the digital environment
- To identify where the current role ties in to the construction industry. Articulating the respective position in the construction sector and highlighting how it integrates with other sectors / disciplines
- Support the development of stakeholder engagement and carry out a stakeholder presentation, demonstrating the appropriate presentation skills
- Demonstrate the ability to move information from project delivery into commissioning and operation through involvement in the handover of digital assets
Training schedule
Digital Engineering Technician Level 3 Apprenticeship Standard:
Training will be delivered in the workplace and on-the-job, except for the day you will attend college at Wigan & Leigh College's Centre for Advanced Technical Studies in the centre of Wigan
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 4)
- Maths (grade 4)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Team working
- Initiative
- Patience
Other requirements
The ideal candidate must be able to work from our office in Wigan, driving licence not essential as long as they have good access to public transport. Must be able to sit in front of a computer monitor for long periods of time, all our desks are sit/stand desks to allow the employees a choice of sitting/standing to suit their needs.
About this employer
J.C.H Draughting Ltd provides advanced 2D and 3D steel detailing services for the commercial and industrial steel industries. Leveraging cutting-edge software like Tekla, Strucad, and AutoCAD, the company collaborates with fabricators, engineers, architects, and project managers to deliver high-quality, cost-effective projects. With a focus on fast turnarounds and efficient problem-solving, J.C.H Draughting excels in creating precise general arrangement drawings, connection designs, and comprehensive fabrication documents, ensuring projects run smoothly from design to execution.
After this apprenticeship
- Aiming over the next 5+ years to become a senior detailer within our company and help grow the business, with training future apprentices and building relationships with future clients
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
WIGAN AND LEIGH COLLEGE
Andrew Fleetwood
a.fleetwood@wigan-leigh.ac.uk
01942 761528
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC1000338341.
Apply now
Closes in 13 days (Monday 8 September 2025 at 11:59pm)
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