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Apprentice Building Services Engineering Technician

Location
Buckfast Abbey
Employer
Design Foundry
Provider
Exeter College
Wages
£7.55 per hour
Level
Advanced Level 3 Apprenticeship
Apply by
Sunday, November 30, 2025

Opportunity Details

Building Services engineers get creative with colleagues, architects, and other construction professionals, playing a key role in the delivery of a building’s design.

As an apprentice, your day-to-day tasks will vary and you will gain experience in many aspects of our work. You’ll learn how to produce detailed designs and drawings, use the latest computer modelling software, undertake site surveys, and research ground-breaking technologies.

You will learn how to use industry software to help draw, calculate and model how buildings perform. You will review the detail of these outputs with team members and learn who to use the results to influence both engineering systems and building form. You will use Microsoft Office to help present and communicate your solutions.

You will support and learn from more senior colleagues, helping them with their engineering by researching topics, preparing presentations and drafting reports.

You will need to communicate with project teams, meet clients or end users, and attend collaborative meetings.

Some duties-

· Produce detailed designs and drawings

· Use the latest computer modelling software

· Undertake site surveys

· Use Spreadsheets to help engineer your designs

· Research ground-breaking technologies

· Have regular meetings with project teams, clients or end users

· Prepare engineering system designs on computers

· Writing schedules of plant – using Microsoft excel.

· Monitoring progress on construction sites.

· Drafting reports & presentations – using Microsoft PowerPoint & Word.


Full Time 37.50 Hours per week Construction 1 Role available New Vacancy

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Ready to kickstart your career? Check the key dates below and don’t miss your chance!

Posted
Monday, October 13, 2025
Apply by
Sunday, November 30, 2025
Interviews
Monday, December 8, 2025
Start date
Monday, January 5, 2026
For more information about this vacancy please contact Exeter College on 01392 400800 (Ref ID: 274797)
Company website: https://www.designfoundry.co.uk/

Skills Required


  • Good verbal communication skills
  • Ability to present

Qualifications Required

GCSE or equivalent 4/c or above English and Maths.

Training

You will attend Exeter College one day per week during term time to work towards your Building Services Engineer Technician Level 3 Apprenticeships.

Personal Qualities

Building Services Engineers have a broad range of skills, however academic strength in the following is needed: · Maths · Science – particularly Physics · Design & Technology

It would beneficial to have a strong interest in the following : · Art · Geography · Computer Science · Graphic Design

Prospects

In the short term we would want the candidate to progress to Engineering Technician Level and then to Senior Technician, as well gaining (EngTech) status. If the candidate has the desire to develop to a higher then we can support them to become an Incorporated or Chartered Engineer.

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