Building Services Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
DIGITALTEC ENGINEERING LTD
Newcastle Upon Tyne (NE13 9BA)
Closes in 31 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 30 April 2026
Contents
Summary
Building Services engineering encapsulates a wide range of design activities, including systems such as heating, ventilation, plumbing and Energy, to lighting, power, and data communications. You will develop your knowledge of these building services systems in close collaboration with a senior tutor.
- Wage
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£15,600 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age
National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices
- Training course
- Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday – Friday 8:30am – 5.00pm with 1 hour lunch.
37 hours 30 minutes a week
- Start date
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Friday 4 September 2026
- Duration
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3 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
You will learn emerging technologies like Revit MEP and assist in producing 3D building models to allow our clients to visualise the prospective buildings.
As part of your learning, you will support a variety of different fields, including:
- Production of engineering drawings
- Production of Building Information Models (BIM)
- Prepare engineering calculations
- Contribute to solutions for design challenges
- Taking part in design meetings and site visits
- Assistance with the administration of projects
- Support senior members of staff
Where you'll work
2 Esh Plaza
Sir Bobby Robson Way
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE13 9BA
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
GATESHEAD COLLEGE
Training course
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
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What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
- Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
- Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
- Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
- Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
- Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
- Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
- Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
- Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
- Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
- Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
- Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
- Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
- Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
- Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
- Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
- Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.
Training schedule
As part of your apprenticeship, you will study towards a Level 4 in Building Services with Gateshead College. The academic side of the apprenticeship runs parallel with on-the-job learning. Once completed, you will receive an industry-acknowledged qualification.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- any other 3 GCSEs (grade 4-9)
- English (grade 4-9)
- Maths (grade B/5 or above)
- Science (grade 4-9)
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
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Inquisitive and keen to learn
- Reliable
- Interest in design work
About this employer
Digitaltec is a design consultancy founded in 2019 offering building services engineering, Building information Modelling (BiM) and low carbon design solutions within the built environment.
We work in all industry sectors such as commercial offices, schools, healthcare, large residential, Pharmaceutical cleanrooms and laboratories.
Company benefits
- 20 days holiday per annum + bank holidays. Holidays to increase to 25 days holiday + bank holidays following completion of apprenticeship
- Workplace Pension
After this apprenticeship
- Full-time employment
- Progression to a bachelor’s degree in building services engineering
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
GATESHEAD COLLEGE
Apprenticeships
apprenticeships@gateshead.ac.uk
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000028739.
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Closes in 31 days (Monday 1 June 2026 at 11:59pm)