Building Services Apprenticeship (Level 6 Degree)

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Job summary

An extraordinary opportunity awaits you as a Building Services Engineering Degree Apprentice. This role combines academic learning with practical experience, allowing you to delve into mechanical and electrical building services. You will engage in exciting projects, using computer modelling techniques and hands-on experiments to enhance your skills. With a strong focus on sustainability, you will explore energy resources and innovative systems. Join a unique company dedicated to national security while developing your engineering expertise. If you have a passion for problem-solving and improving systems, this apprenticeship is the perfect start to your career.

Benefits

Market leading contributory pension scheme

Generous holiday entitlement (270 hours a year)

Every other Friday off

Access to employee discounts portal

Employee Assistance Programme

Occupational Health Services

Qualifications

• A Level BBC or equivalent qualifications required.
• 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Work towards a BEng (Hons) in Building Services Engineering.
• Engage in design projects simulating a working environment.

Skills

Problem Solving

Mechanical Assembly

Electrical Systems

Control Systems

Practical Applications

Education

A Level BBC

BTEC National Diploma DDM

Access to Engineering qualifications

5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English

Tools

Raspberry Pi

Arduino

Job description

We're a team of remarkable people achieving an extraordinary mission: keeping the nation safe and secure.

Our work is critical. We are responsible for delivering the next warhead for the UK's nuclear deterrent; working at the forefront of nuclear technologies that keep the nation safe.

Our support for the government’s strategy takes many facets: from supporting the weapon programme for the nuclear deterrent, supporting the UK’s counter terrorist programme, identifying where there may be nuclear tests taking place around the world, and building an expert group of individuals in order to give the UK real depth in nuclear science and technology.

Start an extraordinary career; grow your skills, learn from industry experts and become part of a community at one of the most unique companies in the UK.

About The Role

As a Building Services Engineering Degree Apprentice, you will work towards a BEng (Hons) in Building Services Engineering. The programme includes:

1. Part time day release: Apprentices attend university once a week
2. Formal lectures, study guides, course notes, directed reading, class tutorials, assignments, small group projects, workshops and laboratories.
3. Assessment of the academic element of this apprenticeship will consist of coursework, exams and timed assessments.
4. Employer focused contextual content

As a Building Services Engineer degree apprentice, first we’ll teach you the fundamental scientific principles that support mechanical and electrical building services. Following this, you’ll explore in more depth how to operate and control heating, ventilation, and air conditioning. In the final year, we’ll focus on sustainability: the dynamic thermal performance of buildings, energy resources, combined heat and power, wind power generation and lighting and electrical systems.

We set lots of design projects to simulate a working environment and you can expect to use computer modelling techniques to optimise and refine your design proposals, as well as laboratory/workshop experiments.

Following completion of your placements and subject to the business needs and your career aspirations, your final role placement will be selected, and you will complete your training as a professional engineer in this area.

This role may appeal to you if you enjoy:

1. Understanding how things work and improving them
2. Solving problems in different ways
3. Working with Control Systems (Coding Raspberry PI/Arduino, hacking consumer electronics, small audio electronic projects etc.)
4. Working with Mechanical Assemblies (Car/bike/clock maintenance, restoration, and modification etc.)
5. Working with Electrical Systems (Home electrical maintenance, changing sockets/light fittings, vehicle electrical systems)
6. Interest in learning / improving practical applications
7. Applying engineering principles into real life scenarios

Start Date – August 2025.

Duration – 5.5 years (varies depending on personal performance)

1. A Level BBC or; BTEC National Diploma DDM or; Access to Engineering qualifications with 15 Distinctions and 30 Merits including Maths and Physical Science credit or; Equivalent level 3 qualifications worth 128 UCAS points. Level 3 qualifications must include Maths and Physics.
2. Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (GCSEs grade C/4 or above).
3. Applicants must be aged 18 or over, as of 31st August 2025 due to security clearance requirements.
4. You must be a British National to apply for a role with us.

We offer our apprentices a starting salary of £22,250, increasing annually throughout your apprenticeship.

Market leading contributory pension scheme.

Generous holiday entitlement 270 hours a year (inclusive of Bank Holidays) plus every other Friday off.

Access to employee discounts portal, everyday savings on retail, hospitality and leisure.

Employee Assistance Programme and Occupational Health Services.

Alongside these benefits you will get the opportunity to learn from some of the top leaders in their field whilst helping us to continue to deliver national nuclear security, threat reduction and counter-terrorism solutions.