Apprentice Building Services Manager
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
London (E14 5HJ)
Closes in 6 days (Thursday 16 July 2026)
Posted on 8 July 2026
Contents
Summary
The Trainee Building Services Manager will assist Senior Building Services Manager with the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Heating (MEPH) element on site. You will be studying at university 1 day/week and be on site the other 4 days a week.
- 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 to Friday, 8.00am to 5.00pm.
40 hours a week
- Start date
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Monday 7 September 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
Where you'll work
20 Churchill Place
London
E14 5HJ
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY
Training course
Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)
Understanding apprenticeship levels (opens in new tab)
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
Apprentices will be completing their qualification in London at our project site (central london) and are required to attend University (at their premises) once a week.
Apprentices are only required required to complete functional skills maths and english if they have not met the initial A - C grade (4 - 7) entry requirements on to the programme.
Once our successful candidate completes their programme they will have achieved an Apprenticeship qualification in Building Services Senior Technician Apprenticeship Level 4.
Requirements
Essential qualifications
GCSE in:
- GCSE or equivalent in English (grade 4 - 9/C - A*)
- GCSE or equivalent in Maths (grade 4 - 9/C - A*)
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
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
- Non judgemental
- Patience
About this employer
McLaren Construction specialises in delivering high-quality building projects across a diverse range of
sectors. From healthcare and education to commercial, residential, and retail, we provide end-to-end
construction solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of each customer and the communities these
buildings serve.
Founded in 2001 with a clear purpose to be a trusted true build partner. We are privately owned, agile, and
innovative – and our can-do culture means we achieve sustainable growth year-on-year.
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).
You will join the McLaren Apprenticeship Programme where you will network and build relationships with other Apprentices across the company, giving you a broader scope of the business while working towards a interpersonal/communication skills curriculum.
You will have the option to progress to a degree level apprenticeship to further enhance your knowledge and understanding and gain a higher level qualification.
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
MCLAREN CONSTRUCTION LIMITED
Andrew Challis
learning@mclarengroup.com
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000038401.
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Closes in 6 days (Thursday 16 July 2026)
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