Summary
This exciting opportunity for a candidate who shares our passion will be a mixture of job training (four days per week) whilst studying for a B.Eng Degree in Building Services and Sustainable Engineering (one day per week). You will assist in the design of mechanical and electrical systems as part of your position working.
Annual wage
£20,800 a year
Six monthly salary increase private pension, extra leave for student conference.
Training course
Building services engineer
Hours
Four days per week in the ECS office with working hours Monday – Thursday, 8.00am – 5.00pm with 30 minute lunch and Friday, 8.30am – 3.00pm with 30 minute lunch. One day per week will be spent at University.
40 hours a week
Start date
Monday 31 August 2026
Duration
60 months
Positions available
3
Work
As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.
What you’ll do at work
The main duties for this role include:
- Production of Auto CAD drawings
- Production of REVIT drawings
- Undertake site surveys
- Attend Design Team meetings
- Attend Project meetings
- Operate Engineering Design Systems
- Production of computer models
Where you’ll work
148A Stockport Road, Cheadle, SK8 2DP
Training
An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.
College or training organisation
University of Lancashire
Your training course
Building services engineer
Equal to Level 6 (Degree with honours)
Course contents
- Apply 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.
- Plans and manages 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. Use 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 their continuing professional development (CPD).
- Apply 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.
- Plans and manages 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. Use 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 their continuing professional development (CPD).
Your training plan
- The successful candidate will be enrolled on the ‘Building Services and Sustainable Engineering’ course at the University of Central Lancashire
- The course will take place one day per week at the Preston campus (with four days spent within the company office) and will earn the candidate a B.Eng (Hons) degree
Requirements
Minimum qualifications
- A-Level: BBC including Maths and other science subject (such as physics, chemistry, further maths). General Studies accepted
- BTEC Extended Diploma: Distinction, Merit, Merit
- BTEC Diploma: Distinction*, Distinction*(to include Maths module).
- International Baccalaureate Diploma: 28P including grade HL5 in Maths
- GCSE: Maths & English C or equivalent
- Mature students with relevant work and experiential learning will be considered by interview
- For entry with advanced standing: – HNC in Building Services or an appropriate technological subject with give RPL for up to 3 modules (depending on the subject). – HND in Building Services or an appropriate technological subject with give RPL for up to 6 modules (depending on the subject).
Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.
Skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Problem solving skills
- Number skills
- Team working
- Initiative
Other requirements
The candidate should currently be studying A Levels in maths or physics and they must be hard working, punctual and have a keen interest in the engineering sector.
About this company
Based in Cheadle since 1998, ECS Consultants Limited have built an unparalleled reputation for quality of service in the provision of innovative, workable, solutions with a strong emphasis on sustainable engineering. ECS have an enviable client base, working in all industry sectors and it is our approach to quality delivery which has underpinned our expansion.
Company Benefits
- Yearly bonus scheme
- Private Pension
- Extra leave for student conference
After this apprenticeship
- Upon completion of the apprenticeship, you will be offered a 5 year working contract with ECS Consultants Limited as Mechanical and Electrical Design Engineer
Ask a question
The contact for this apprenticeship is:
ECS CONSULTANTS LIMITED
Karen Wilson
k.wilson@ecs-ecs.co.uk
0161 359 9009