Technical Trainee

Miller Homes; South Derbyshire; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Development programme

Annual performance reviews

Employee assistance programme

Additional holiday purchase

Life cover

Pension

Job summary

Miller Homes in the South Midlands is looking for a Technical Trainee to shadow the Technical Manager and support the architectural team by producing CAD drawings for on-site use. You will contribute to proposals and working drawings used across production and sales teams.

If you do not already hold a relevant qualification, you may work toward a nationally recognised qualification as part of the programme.

Qualifications

• Shadow and support the Technical Manager on live projects.
• Produce working drawings using CAD with guidance from the architectural team.
• Assist in presenting proposals and drawings for site and sales use.

Responsibilities

• Providing CAD drawings and details to production teams for on-site use.
• Provide drawings for brochure production and site usage with support from the architectural team.
• Assist site managers by addressing development queries or seeking architectural support.

Skills

CAD drawing

Technical drawing

Communication skills

NHBC knowledge

Building regs

Team collaboration

Education

Construction/Architecture qualification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Technical Trainee

Application Deadline: 14 October 2026

Department: Early Careers - Technical

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: South Midlands

Description

As a Technical Trainee you will shadow and support the Technical Manager, you will, with support from the architectural team provide architectural design services and solutions on individual projects, present proposals and provide working drawings using CAD.

If you do not already hold a relevant qualification you may also work towards a nationally recognised qualification.

Key Responsibilities

• Providing support in the form of CAD drawings and details to production teams for use on site.
• Provide appropriate drawings and details with support from the architectural team for use by the sales team for brochure production and on site usage.
• To assist site managers by addressing and where appropriate, answering development queries (or by seeking support from the architectural team).
• Providing appropriate drawings and details, with support from the architectural team to the commercial team to assist the procurement process.
• Provide supporting information to secure the discharge of planning conditions and track progress of applications in support of the architectural team.
• Monitor and routinely update the wider team in terms of National House Building Council (NHBC) condition status in relation to CMLs.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

Below you will find a range of skills and capabilities that will be required in the role, some of these you will already possess and some we will help you to develop in your programme.

• Ability to plan, organise and monitor.
• A basic understanding of the construction process and the provision of technical drawings that meet the requirements of the Building Regulations/NHBC standards.
• Excellent communication skills, IT, written and oral
• Building and maintaining good working relationships
• Positive can-do attitude to succeed and progress within the business
• Drive and ambition
• Resilient

Benefits

• A robust development programme
• Annual performance development reviews
• A market leading employee assistance programme
• Additional holiday purchase
• Life cover
• Pension