Apprenticeship Building Service Engineer
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Company: GB4 MECHANICAL LTD
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Location: Hednesford, WS12 0QU
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Type: Apprenticeship
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Salary: Apprenticeship Minimum Wage
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Sector: Construction and the built environment
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Ref: NAS-2000014993
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Application Deadline Date: 01/05/2026
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Start Date: 01/06/2026
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Positions Available: 1
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Working Week: Monday - Friday, 8.00am - 5.00pm. It is expected that the successful candidate will be in the office for a minimum of three days a week, subject to the needs of the business and training requirements of the individual.
Brief Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and hard-working individual to join our growing organisation as an apprentice building services engineer. The successful candidate will be provided with on the job training both office and site based, offered flexible working and the opportunity for a fantastic career in an industry.
Training to be Provided
- You will be required to attend our Bordesley Green/Longbridge campus one day a week 9am-5pm.
Future Prospects
- Upon completion of the apprenticeship the candidate can expect to graduate to Design Engineer
- Whilst potentially after this route, perusing chartership
Vacancy Detail
Key day-day tasks:
- Day-to-day tasks will be project based, the successful candidate may be required to work on one project or a multitude projects in any given week, subject to workload
This work could vary and incorporate any of the below:
- HVAC Systems - Chilled Water Systems
- LTHW Systems - Domestic Water Systems / Boosted Systems - Above ground drainage - Specialist ventilation systems - Natural gas systems - BMS/BEMS and general controls - Clean room systems - Compressed air and specialist gasses/ - Builders work requirements
- Environmental design AutoCAD 2D
- Generating building / site plans
- Generating schematics
- Generating services layouts
- Assisting the Project Management team with enquiries associated with drawings and making changes to layouts where required
- Updating layouts / information based incoming client information, highlighting changes as well being responsible for managing incoming information and recording when new information is received
- Issue drawing packages to clients / supply chain and be responsible keeping document issue records up to date
- Assisting in improving drawing standards and digital engineering growth Assisting in design principles
- Assisting in the production of manual design calculations
- Assisting in the production of software design calculations
Equipment Schedules:
- Assisting in the gathering of equipment selections and production of technical equipment schedules
- Assisting in the completion of equipment enquiries to the supply chain
Site Activities:
- Assist the design team in with the organisation of site validations and surveys
- Attend site with the design team / project management team to assist with site surveys, technical assistance and general information gathering
Personal Tasks:
- Be an enthusiastic learner and not afraid to ask the ‘silly question’
- Accept that it is ok to make mistakes, make them and learn from them
- Contribute to design standards, being aware and keeping up to date with current legislation, design guides as well as approved codes of practice
Other Information
- The successful candidate should hold a full UK drivers license for the purpose of attending supervised site visits with the Desing/Project Management Team
- When attending site; working hours may very dependant on location and nature of the site visit. This is considered a need of the business and as such the successful candidate may be required to start work earlier (for travel) and or finish later
- If you do not meet these requirements or the grades listed as essential, your application will not be considered