Apprentice Designer

Tilbury Douglas is a leading UK building, infrastructure, engineering and fit-out company. They are looking for a Level 4 Apprentice Designer to join their team.

Requirements

• GCSE in: Maths and English (grade 4 or above)
• BTEC in: Construction related Qualification (grade Pass or above)
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.
• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Team working
• Initiative

Responsibilities

• Support the production and coordination of design and technical information
• Assist with preparing and reviewing drawings, schedules and specifications
• Help manage design information flow in line with project programmes
• Support coordination between architectural, structural and building services design
• Assist with design reviews, technical queries and change management
• Learn how design risk, buildability and health & safety are managed through the design process
• Support digital design processes, including use of CAD and BIM tools
• Work closely with project, site and commercial teams to support efficient project delivery
• Develop an understanding of how design supports quality, safety and programme outcomes
• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software