Building Services Engineer Apprentice
Method Consulting LLP
Swindon (SN1 1BY)
Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026
Posted on 17 February 2026
Contents
Summary
Design the systems that keep buildings comfortable — heating,
cooling, ventilation and water. Use 3D software to turn ideas into accurate digital models that ensure everything fits and works. Collaborate with architects and engineers to create efficient, comfortable spaces. This pathway can lead to becoming a Chartered Engineer.
- Wage
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£14,722.50 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Building services engineer (level 6)
- Hours
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4 Days in Swindon Office,
1 Day at UWE for Study. Shifts to be confirmed.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Tuesday 1 September 2026
- Duration
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5 years
- Positions available
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2
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
- Design building services systems, including heating, cooling, ventilation, and water
- Work with architects and engineers to develop efficient and effective building designs
- Create accurate 3D digital models using specialist design software
- Coordinate designs to ensure all systems fit within the building layout
- Check that systems function correctly and meet required standards
- Solve technical problems during the design and coordination process
- Contribute to creating comfortable, safe, and energy-efficient spaces
- Develop professional skills toward becoming a Chartered Engineer
Where you'll work
3 New Bridge Square
Swindon
SN1 1BY
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
Training course
Building services engineer (level 6)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
- Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
- Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
- Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
- Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
- Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
- Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
- Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
- Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
- Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
- Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
- Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
- Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
- Apply engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement: scientific, theoretical, and technical principles.
- Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems.
- Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach.
- Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering.
- Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems.
- Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed.
- Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle.
- Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare, within their own area of responsibility.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions.
- Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).
- Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria.
- Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements.
- Plans and manages resources, equipment and technology, to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands.
- Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience. Use appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply teamwork and collaboration principles.
- Apply ethical principles, Identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing their continuing professional development (CPD).
Training schedule
- Five-year fully funded programme
- Full-time role: 37.5 hours per week
- 4 days in the Swindon office at 3 Newbridge Square, Swindon, SN1 1BY
- 1 day at the University of the West of England, Frenchay Campus, Coldharbour Lane, Bristol, BS16 1QY for study
- Reasonable travel expenses to and from UWE once a week
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- English Language (grade 5 or 6 (B))
- Maths (grade 5 or 6 (B))
A Level in:
- Any subject (grade B)
- Maths (grade B)
Desirable qualifications
A Level 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
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
- Enthusiastic
- Strong Work Ethic
- Interest in engineering
- Problem solving
About this employer
Method Consulting is a specialist Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Consultancy within the Built Environment sector. Our Head Office is in Swindon, with offices in London, Oxford, Bristol, Exeter, Cornwall and Cardiff.
Our Building Services Engineers design the environmental systems within buildings, working closely with Architects, Structural Engineers and the rest of a project team. They are often the most front-facing lead of our departments and will decide on the environmental strategy, how the building will be heated or cooled, how water will be distributed, and they work closely with our Building Physics team. They work towards becoming a Chartered Engineer.
Our Digital Engineering Technicians, sometimes called Revit Technicians, bring our designs to life and coordinate closely with the other project team members to make sure all the designed systems can work in reality. They use computer software to digitise the designs, working in a complex 3d model. The technicians and engineers work very closely together.
Our Sustainability Consultants work alongside the entire project team from the early stages right up until a building is complete, offering environmental advice and assessing projects against an environmental framework. They also conduct embodied carbon modelling of building projects, as part of the drive towards Net Zero Carbon. They work towards becoming a Chartered Environmentalist.
Recognised as one of Building Magazine’s Top 150 Employers and as CIBSE Employer of the Year. Many of our projects have also received recognition through industry awards.
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Company benefits
Please refer to our website for the full list of benefits
https://www.methodllp.com/careers/benefits-and-incentives/
After this apprenticeship
- Once graduated with your degree, you will be supported to achieve chartership status with the relevant organisation
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND, BRISTOL
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000014846.
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Closes on Thursday 30 April 2026