Apprentice Building Services Manager

The Apprentice Building Services Technician/Manager will assist the Senior Building Services Manager with the Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, and Heating (MEPH) elements on site. Most of your apprenticeship is spent working, learning on the job through hands-on experience.

Requirements

• Ability to promote and raise awareness of Health, Safety, and Environmental best practices.
• Experience with subcontract packages.
• Client liaison and reporting skills.
• Ability to support planning and design processes.
• Provide support to the 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 and technical queries schedule.
• Share any relevant qualifications and industry experience; the apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect existing knowledge.
• Ability to be considered for an interview under the Disability Confident scheme, meeting essential requirements.

Responsibilities

• Assist Senior Building Services Manager with MEPH elements on site.
• Promote and raise awareness of Health, Safety, and Environmental practices.
• Manage subcontract packages.
• Engage in client liaison and reporting.
• Support planning and design activities.
• Provide support to the Building Services Manager.
• Review tender drawings, specifications, and associated documentation.
• Support the management of subcontractors on site.
• Advise on value engineering, risk, and opportunity (with experience).
• Attend design and progress meetings.
• Manage RFI and technical queries schedule.

What you'll learn

• Apply engineering principles to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
• Apply building services engineering techniques and procedures, and review results.
• Employ advanced mathematical, statistical, and data interpretation tools.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components, or parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information.
• Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models using analytical and computer-based software.
• Produce technical solutions in accordance with industry standards, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
• Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety, and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, and mitigate risks.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess their impact.
• Employ project management techniques.
• Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems.
• Identify and use resources, equipment, and technology to meet project requirements.
• Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, complying with codes of practice and EDI requirements.
• Communicate using appropriate methods and engineering terminology.
• Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects.
• Plan, undertake, and review own professional competence and CPD.