2027 Building Services Design Engineer- Degree Apprentice - Birmingham
Joining us is the chance to play your part in the future of building services engineering design. Our projects span scales, styles, and geographies. We’re committed to sustainable design, innovation, and collaboration with forward-thinking clients. Straight away you’ll experience working on live projects.
Role
As an apprentice, your day-to-day tasks will vary, as we’ll expose you to all aspects of our work:
- How to produce detailed designs and drawings
- Use the latest computer modelling software
- Undertake site surveys
- Research ground-breaking technologies
- Have regular meetings with project teams, clients or end users
- Prepare engineering system designs on computers
- Writing specifications
- Monitoring progress on construction sites
There could be opportunities to specialise in electrical, mechanical or digital engineering design.
Communicating will span all of these, as we regularly liaise with project teams, meet clients or end users, and attend collaborative meetings.
Training
- You will receive one day study leave during term times to attend university to work towards your BSc or BEng Building Services Engineering degree
- The Level 6 Degree Apprenticeship for Building Services Design Engineer will provide a route to gain Incorporated Engineer (IEng) status
- The typical duration for this apprenticeship is 60 months, but this will depend on the previous experience of the apprentice and opportunities to gain the full range of competence
- Functional Skills in English if required
- Electrical or Mechanical Engineer
- Potential job opportunities in the sector
- Apprenticeship Standard
- Building services engineer (level 6)
- Training Provider
- COVENTRY UNIVERSITY
- Working Week
- Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
- Expected Duration
- 5 Years
- Positions Available
- 1
- Closing Date
- Friday, 6th November 2026
- Start Date
- Monday, 6th September 2027
Desired Skills
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Number skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical
- Team working
- Initiative
Qualifications
- or equivalent in a Science Subject A Level, grade A-C (Desired)
- or equivalent in Maths A Level, grade A-C (Desired)
- Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning T Level, grade Merit (Desired)
- Extended Diploma in an Engineering subject BTEC, grade DDM (Desired)
- National Diploma in an Engineering subject BTEC, grade D*D* (Desired)
- Building Services Level 3 or equivalent, grade Merit (Desired)
- Building Services Level 4 or equivalent, grade Merit (Desired)
About the Employer
HOARE LEA LLP
Hoare Lea is an award-winning engineering consultancy with a creative team of engineers, designers and technical specialists. We provide innovative solutions to complex engineering and design challenges for buildings. Irrespective of the scale or complexity of a project, we provide a full range of MEP, environmental and sustainability services, bringing buildings to life and ensuring that they perform in operation as well as they look