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Apprentice Engineering Design Technician
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About the Role
You will be part of the design/detailing team, responsible for creating & developing a 3D project model for a variety of traditional & offsite construction projects using either Autodesk Revit or Trimble Tekla Structures software. This is an excellent opportunity to start your career in construction.
Wage: £16,000 a year
Training course: Engineering design technician (level 3)
Hours: Flexible working hours, but you would be expected to work 7.5 hours, Monday - Thursday and 6.5 on a Friday. Shifts to be confirmed. 36 hours 30 minutes a week
Start date: Tuesday 8 September 2026
Duration: 2 years 9 months
Positions available: 3
What you'll do at work
- Creating & developing a 3D project model for construction projects
- Create a variety of General arrangement (GA) drawings
- Using Tekla Strucutres or Revit CAD software to produce models
- Liaising clients, customers and stakeholders via email and phone
- Using IT equipment and software on a daily basis
Where you'll work
South Staffordshire Business Hub, Wolverhampton Road, Codsall, South Staffordshire, WV8 1PX
Training
Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.
Training provider
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Training course
Engineering design technician (level 3)
What you'll learn
Course contents
- Apply health and safety procedures and safe systems of work in compliance with regulations and standards.
- Work in accordance with the design process, company management systems, policies and procedures.
- Review and interpret technical information and requirements from different sources such as specifications, engineering drawings, concepts, stakeholders.
- Identify and assess factors that affect designs such as materials, application, location, risk and environment.
- Select materials and parts.
- Propose and evaluate ideas for sustainable engineering concepts to solve engineering challenges.
- Develop solutions that can be manufactured or built, and proven, operated and maintained during their operational life and decommissioned or recycled at the end of their operational life.
- Provide feedback on engineering designs.
- Apply quality assurance procedures to engineering drawings or models, including own designs and those of peers.
- Communicate with others verbally for example, colleagues and stakeholders.
- Produce written documents, schedules and reports.
- Identify, organise and use resources to complete tasks with consideration for cost, quality, safety, security and environmental impact.
- Identify inaccuracies or discrepancies in drawings and specifications and propose solutions.
- Incorporate changes to an existing design as a result of any modifications made during the as-built implementation.
- Create concepts for system layouts and associated components.
- Read, interpret and establish design intent.
- Determine the correct tolerances for components of the design.
- Follow equality, diversity and inclusion procedures.
- Perform simple calculations to use in design drawings.
- Use measuring techniques for reverse engineering.
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Options
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Option 1. Produce general arrangements of electrical power.
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Option 1. Produce detailed drawings of electrical power components such as wires connection, voltage, capacity, main switches.
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Option 1. Identify cable types and application.
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Option 1. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce electrical power project deliverables such as output drawings and electrical designs.
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Option 2. Produce general arrangements of control and instrumentation designs.
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Option 2. Produce detailed drawings of control and instrumentation components such as cable numbers, wire colours, junction block numbers and panel identification.
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Option 2. Identify different cable types and appropriate application.
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Option 2. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce control and instrumentation project deliverables.
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Option 3. Produce general arrangements of mechanical designs.
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Option 3. Produce detailed drawings of mechanical components such as part dimensions, shape and manufacture.
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Option 3. Use digital tools such as CAD to produce mechanical project deliverables.
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Option 4. Produce general arrangements of piping design.
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Option 4. Produce detailed drawings of piping components such as pipework, ducts and fittings and including supports and skids.
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Option 4. Use digital tools such as CAD or Plant Design Management Systems to produce piping design project deliverables.
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- Option 5. Produce general arrangements of structures showing multiple materials such as steel, concrete, masonry, timber.
- Option 5. Produce detailed drawings for multiple materials such as steel, concrete, timber or masonry.
- Option 5. Use digital tools such as CAD and BIM to produce structural project deliverables.
Training schedule
This training schedule has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.
Essential qualifications
- GCSE in:
- Mathematics & English (grade Grade 4 or equivalent)
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
- Administrative skills
- Number skills
Other requirements
This is an office based role, whereby you will be using a PC/laptop for the duration of your working day - undertaking complex CAD drawings/models.
About this employer
Within the construction sector.
The business prides itself on providing a supportive & friendly working environment & encourages individuals professional & academic growth. TSF are involved in varied types of projects from traditional hot rolled steel frames to modern multi storey offsite LGSF structures & work alongside some of the industry’s leading Contractors.
https://telfordsteelframing.co.uk (opens in new tab)
After this apprenticeship
Your earnings can increase over time with an apprenticeship. Find out about potential future pay (opens in new tab).
Once you have completed your apprenticeship, you will have the chance to work as a qualified 3D CAD Technical Detailer, which in future could lead on to the opportunity of progressing to team leader, drawing office manager or other senior level roles within the organisation
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The contact for this apprenticeship is:
T3 TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT LTD
Declan
The reference code for this apprenticeship is VAC2000041839.
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Closes in 15 days (Tuesday 28 July 2026 at 11:59pm)
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