Apprentice Project Engineer - Controls - Manchester
JOHNSON CONTROLS BUILDING EFFICIENCY UK LIMITED
Manchester (M40 2WL)
Closes on Friday 10 April 2026
Posted on 10 February 2026
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Summary
Join Johnson Controls and dive into the world of building management system technology! We’re talking all the complex software and hardware that controls the electrical and mechanical systems within a building. These systems control lighting, security, fire safety, HVAC and can help reduce emissions and increase efficiency.
- Wage
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£16,640 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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Days to be be confirmed, between the hours of 08.30 - 16:30, or as per business needs.
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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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
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You'll deliver BMS projects for industrial, commercial, and residential markets
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Consulting with clients to enhance their buildings, reduce running costs and emissions, and improve overall performance
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You'll gain a solid understanding of the main areas our systems interact with, including HVAC controls, Mechanical, Electrical, and Building Services Systems
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Your mentor will guide you in fundamental BMS engineering principles, teaching you innovative methods to lower energy costs, reduce emissions, and improve building efficiency
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You'll create detailed project plans and for various systems, ensuring compliance with industry and legislative standards
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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
Tyco Park
Grimshaw Lane
Manchester
M40 2WL
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
- You will be enrolled on a level Level 3 Project Controls technician qualification
- You will have weekly remote day release to attend your college requirements with other JCI apprentices
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English (grade 5)
- Maths (grade 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
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Creative
Other requirements
You will be based out of our Manchester office however customer visits will be required all over the UK specially in the North and Midlands area. You need to be flexible to travel and stay away from home.
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, a number of internal engineering opportunities within the company will be available to you
- All of our apprentices immediately move into full time permanent positions
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000013659.
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Closes on Friday 10 April 2026
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