Apprentice M&E Building Services Engineers

Tetra Tech, Inc.; Manchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in the UK is seeking Apprentice M&E Building Services Engineers for their Manchester and Leeds offices. You'll join a team working on a variety of projects across sectors including life sciences and healthcare. This role offers an opportunity to gain hands-on experience while pursuing a fully funded accredited degree. The firm emphasizes sustainability and innovation in engineering solutions. Key benefits include a birthday holiday and a contributory pension scheme.

Benefits

Birthday holiday

Contributory pension scheme

Health Cash Plan

Qualifications

• Day release to complete a fully funded professionally accredited degree.
• Share other relevant qualifications and industry experience when applicable.

Responsibilities

• Assist in design reviews and verification checks.
• Provide technical assistance to the M&E Engineering team.
• Liaise with clients and stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques to meet performance criteria.

Skills

Communication skills

IT skills

Attention to detail

Analytical skills

Logical thinking

Team working

Education

BSc or BEng in Building Services Engineering

Job description

We have opportunities in our Manchester and Leeds offices for Apprentice M&E Building Services Engineers. You will join a team of experienced engineers working on a range of building types across business sectors including life sciences, defence, commercial, education, industrial, residential, leisure, healthcare and retail.

Key Responsibilities

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering designs
• Assist in design reviews and verification checks
• Assist in the contract administration of projects
• Support in the delivery of diverse projects
• Provide technical assistance to the members of the M&E Engineering team
• Liaise with clients, architects, contractors and stakeholders, applying engineering principles to solve broadly defined engineering problems and contribute to continuous improvement (scientific, theoretical, and technical principles)
• Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, review and evaluate the results, including when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems or improving the performance of building services engineering components and systems
• Employ mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods, and apply an integrated or systems-based approach
• Identify, interpret, and compare information in relation to materials, components or parts used in building services engineering
• Research, collect, select and evaluate technical literature and other sources of data and information to address, analyse and evaluate building services engineering problems
• Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, policies, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation
• Select and apply computational and analytical techniques to model building services engineering problems, recognising the limitations of the techniques employed
• Contribute to the design, development and implementation of building services engineering solutions, and evaluate their effectiveness in the context of the whole project life cycle
• Manage and comply with statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation, and contribute to improvements in health, safety and welfare within their own area of responsibility
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate, manage and mitigate risks
• Apply principles of sustainable development and evaluate their effectiveness on the whole project lifecycle of building services engineering solutions
• Manage engineering activities that contribute to sustainable development and the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs)
• Apply project management techniques, identifying, measuring, recording and reporting progress against building services engineering project performance criteria
• Manage quality processes and contribute to quality improvements
• Plan and manage resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, specifications, costs and budgets and timescales, with an appreciation of statutory and commercial arrangements
• Monitor and manage individual performance, and the input of others, recognising the need to adapt to, and communicate, changing demands
• Comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) requirements
• Communicate in verbal and written contexts using appropriate methods for the audience and employ appropriate engineering terminology and conventions
• Apply teamwork and collaboration principles
• Apply ethical principles, identifying and analysing ethical concerns and making reasoned ethical choices
• Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, regularly updating, recording and reviewing continuing professional development (CPD)

Skills & Requirements

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Analytical skills
• Logical thinking
• Team working
• Day release to complete a fully funded professionally accredited BSc or BEng building services degree, accredited by the relevant professional engineering institution.
• Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

About Tetra Tech

Turning the shell of a building into a fit‑for‑purpose environment requires wide‑ranging mechanical and electrical engineering solutions that actively enhance the operation, comfort and safety of a building, such as ventilation, lighting, heating and security systems. At Tetra Tech we design and manage the installation of the building services engineering solutions to some of the most complex buildings in the country. Having supported many new build and refurbishment projects, we hold a track record of creating buildings where structure and engineering systems coexist harmoniously. We tailor these buildings to our clients' bespoke needs, which include meeting strict sustainability and Net Zero Carbon requirements. Tetra Tech operates in more than 50 offices throughout Europe with a workforce of more than 5,000 technical experts who are collectively Leading with Science® to unlock sustainable development and solve complex challenges facing the UK’s built and natural environment.

Benefits

• Birthday holiday
• Contributory pension scheme
• Health Cash Plan