Apprentice Building Services Manager
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Leiston (IP16 4JG)
Closes in 18 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
Posted on 16 June 2026
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Summary
The Apprentice Building Services Technician/Manager will assist Senior Building Services Manager with the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating (MEPH) element on site.
- Wage
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£16,640 to £26,436.80, depending on your age
National Minimum Wage
- Training course
- Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
- Hours
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Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 24 August 2026
- Duration
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2 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
- Promote and raise awareness of Health, safety and environmental
- Subcontract packages
- Client liaison and reporting
- Support planning and design
- Provide support to Building Services Manager
- Review tender drawings, specifications and associated documentation
- Support in managing subcontractors on site
- With experience advise on value engineering, risk and opportunity
- Attend design and progress meetings
- Manage RFI & technical queries schedule
Where you'll work
ACA Building
King George S Avenue
Leiston
IP16 4JG
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT
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
Four days based on site, one day a week for university
Requirements
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
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
About this employer
Sizewell C has appointed McLaren Construction as its construction management partner in a three-year deal. Under the construction management framework agreement, McLaren will deliver the 2,400-bed campus for site workers, hailed as setting new standards in site accommodation. The scheme will see 16 residential blocks of three and four storeys built to house the incoming workforce.
McLaren will also supervise and coordinate the construction of Sizewell C’s permanent post-16 college, temporary accommodation campus and amenity building, a project office, and an emergency response building. As part of a wider delivery team, McLaren brings experience in managing complex environments, with a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and efficient programme delivery, while also contributing to local employment and skills development.
Working at Sizewell C presents particular logistical complexities, especially in relation to commuting. The site is located in a relatively remote coastal area with limited existing transport infrastructure, which can make daily travel challenging. To mitigate this, the project incorporates extensive worker transport strategies, including park-and-ride schemes, dedicated bus services, and careful management of traffic flows to reduce impact on local communities. Despite these measures, the scale of the workforce and the site’s location mean that journey planning, travel times, and accommodation arrangements remain important considerations for both employees and contractors operating on the project. Direct on site parking is not available, use of designated parking areas and then shuttle buses are available, shuttle buses are also available from local train station.
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Disability Confident
A fair proportion of interviews for this apprenticeship will be offered to applicants with a disability or long-term health condition. This includes non-visible disabilities and conditions.
You can choose to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme. You’ll need to meet the essential requirements to be considered for an interview.
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
- A career in building services management typically progresses from Trainee Building Services Manager, supporting the coordination of MEP (mechanical, electrical, and plumbing) services, to Assistant Building Services Manager, managing specific service elements on site
- This leads to Building Services Manager, overseeing all building services on a project, with progression into senior and leadership roles
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Joanna Rose
joanna.rose@mclarengroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000036598.
Apply now
Closes in 18 days (Monday 6 July 2026 at 11:59pm)