Apprentice Project Engineer - Fire Suppression - Birmingham
JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING EFFICIENCY UK LIMITED
Birmingham (B32 1AF)
Closes on Friday 10 April 2026
Posted on 10 February 2026
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Summary
Ready to sprinkle some magic on your future?
Join Johnson Controls and dive into the world of fire suppression engineering! We’re talking sprinklers, pipework, valve sets, pump houses, gas suppression and fire alarms. All the cool stuff that keeps people safe when a fire starts.
- Wage
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£15,600 a year
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All equipment
25 days holiday + bank holidays
Access to Company pension scheme
- Training course
- Project controls technician (level 3)
- Hours
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Monday to Friday. Inclusive of a lunch break directed by your manager. Hours may vary depending on customer and team requirements, shifts TBC.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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3 years
- Positions available
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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
- Learn all about how to project manage and commission complex Fire Suppression projects
- Engage with detailed project specifications and design data, collaborating with clients, end-users, sub-contractors on technical matters
- Learn all about fire suppression codes and standards, such as National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) and British Standards (BS)
- Get involved with Engineering Design studies and conduct onsite surveys to determine work scopes
- Ensure design work aligns with project milestones and learn about the commercial aspects of projects, protecting margins and minimising costs
- Learn from pros and become a qualified project engineer
- Visit a wide variety of customer’s sites and businesses — no two days are the same! You must be a confident driver
Where you'll work
8 Ridgeway, Quinton Business Park
Quinton
Birmingham
B32 1AF
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
Training course
Project controls technician (level 3)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
- Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
- Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
- Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
- Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
- Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
- Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
- Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
- Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
- Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
- Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
- Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
- Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.
Training schedule
- Enrol in a level 3 Project Controls Technician qualification delivered by Train'd Up alongside fellow Johnson Controls apprentices
- Engage in day release training and receive on-the-job guidance from experienced mentors and engineers
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade Level 5)
- Maths (grade Level 5)
Other in:
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
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
You will be based from our Birmingham office with regular customer site visits all over the UK. You need to be willing to travel and stay over in hotels when needed.
About this employer
Johnson Controls is a global leader in technology and industry, serving customers in over 150 countries. Our mission is to create intelligent buildings, efficient energy solutions, and integrated infrastructure. We welcome individuals with a passion for engineering to join us in shaping a better tomorrow through our diverse range of projects and opportunities.
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of this apprenticeship there are many internal opportunities within the company
- Many of our previous apprentices have become lead engineers and take control of their own team and projects
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013482.
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Closes on Friday 10 April 2026
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