Building Services Apprenticeship

Summary

This is an amazing opportunity to join a well respected Main Contractor based in London and specialising in the fitout of commercial premises in London and other areas. You will work with our talented team of Services Managers who will guide and mentor you whilst working on our exciting and innovative projects.

Wage

Competitive

Competitive wage offered

Training course

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday- Friday 8.00am- 5.30pm

37 hours a week

Start date

Monday 8 September 2025

Duration

5 years

Positions available

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

• Understand the interaction between Services and other associated disciplines
• Assist with the compilation of tender information, documentation and pricing
• Help prepare and present our proposals to the client's team
• Learn how to manage the stage-by-stage signoff of information, drawings and design
• Attend and contribute at weekly site meetings
• Understand the co-ordination of all building services activities from both a special awareness perspective and logistical/programming approach
• Become technically and financially aware
• Keeping an eye on financial opportunities from a cost and value viewpoint
• Assist with the monitoring and control of subcontractor's accounts
• Assist with the production of cost advice to the Commercial team for insertion to financial control documents
• Become familiar with RAMS for H&S and technical appraisal purposes
• Begin to understand the snagging process
• Assist with compilation of O&M information
• Attend client meetings and interact with the client's representative
• Learn about fast track fit outs
• Be enthusiastic energetic and committed when delivering a quality product

Where you'll work

2nd Floor 24 King William Street
London
EC4R 9AT

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

College or training organisation

LONDON SOUTH BANK UNIVERSITY

Your training course

Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

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.

Your training plan

• Building Services Engineering Senior Technician Level 4 Apprenticeship Standard
• The apprentice will work four days per week, with the fifth day spent studying at London Southbank University

More training information

Overtime, additional health and safety courses will be undertaken e.g. first aid at work, Site Supervisors Safety Training Scheme (SSSTs)

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

5 Subjects (grade A-C including maths and englis)

A Level in:

• Chemistry or Physics (grade C)
• Maths (grade C)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship 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
• Creative
• Initiative
• Non judgemental
• Patience
• Physical fitness

Other requirements

It is extremely important that the applicant has an excellent level of maths and a good knowledge of a science subject.