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Building services engineering senior technician (level 4)

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Planning and installing electrical and mechanical systems within buildings.

Knowledge, skills and behaviours
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Knowledge

  • Engineering principles, underpinned by relevant scientific, theoretical and technical knowledge and understanding to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods used for building services engineering systems, to either measure and test, design, install, commission, maintain or operate.
  • Advanced mathematical, statistical and analytical problem-solving tools.
  • Properties of, and selection criteria for materials, components or parts used in building services solutions.
  • Techniques and methods to collect data and technical information for analysis and evaluation.
  • Design principles and control processes used in the building services engineering consultancy, construction or manufacturing process, and the common constraints faced.
  • Technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
  • Uses and limitations of computational and digital models, including Building Information Modelling (BIM).
  • Industry policies, standards, regulations and legislation, and codes of practice, including Building Safety legislation or BSI Flex 8670.
  • Statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures, and regulations including Construction (Design and Management) (CDM).
  • Risk assessment and mitigation processes, and their importance in the building services environment.
  • Principles of sustainable development and their impact on the lifecycle of building services engineering solutions, including United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDG), net-zero carbon emissions, environmental policies and legislations, and the climate change act.
  • Project management techniques, including quality and information management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
  • Methods for planning and resourcing building services engineering tasks, and the impact on cost, quality, safety, security, and environment.
  • Methods of communication and when to use them, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Roles and responsibilities within the organisation, team dynamics and their own boundaries of authority.
  • Relationships between key organisations in the building services engineering sector (for example organisations, customers, partners and suppliers).
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion, its importance and impact on building services engineering solutions.
  • Ethical principles as applied to building services engineering including the need for security of data and information.
  • Methods to maintain professional competence and technical knowledge including initial professional development (IPD) and continuing professional development (CPD).

Skills

  • Apply engineering principles, using relevant scientific, theoretical and technical know-how to solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Apply building services engineering techniques, procedures and methods, and review the results, when measuring and testing, designing, installing, commissioning, maintaining or operating building services engineering systems.
  • Employ a range of advanced mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components or parts.
  • Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data to address well-defined building services engineering problems.
  • Produce and interpret building services engineering technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages, recognising the limitations of the software used.
  • Produce building services engineering technical solutions in accordance with relevant industry standards, procedures, codes of practice, regulations, and legislation.
  • Comply with, and encourage others to demonstrate, statutory health, safety and welfare policies, procedures and regulation.
  • Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risks.
  • Apply principles of sustainable development, and assess the impact of these in their work.
  • Employ project management techniques, measuring and recording progress against building services engineering project plans.
  • Assess and report on quality using appropriate management and assurance systems and continuous improvement processes.
  • Identify and use resources, equipment and technology to meet project requirements, including specifications, budget and timescales.
  • Monitor and manage individual performance, and supervise others, recognising the need to comply with appropriate codes of practice and equality, diversity & inclusion (EDI) requirements.
  • Communicate using appropriate methods for the audience, using appropriate engineering terminology and conventions.
  • Apply ethical principles to building services engineering projects, including the secure use of data and information.
  • Plan, undertake and review their own professional competence, updating and reviewing their CPD to improve performance.

Behaviours

  • Works to health, safety and welfare requirements, industry standards, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice, and ensuring others do likewise.
  • Makes independent decisions when delivering building services engineering projects, whilst knowing their own limitations and when to ask for help or to escalate.
  • Works individually and as part of a team, being aware of their actions and the impact they may have on others, and demonstrating awareness of diversity and inclusion issues so as to meet the requirement of fairness at work.
  • Solves problems with attention to detail, accuracy, and diligence, and seeks to continually improve.
  • Maintains professional and ethical working relationships with internal, external, and other stakeholders.
  • Takes responsibility for their own professional development, seeking opportunities to enhance their knowledge, skills, and experience, and support others when requested.
Apprenticeship category (sector)
Construction and the built environment
Qualification level
4
Equal to higher national certificate (HNC)
Course duration
36 months
Maximum funding
£13,000
Maximum government funding for
apprenticeship training and assessment costs.
Job titles include
  • Assistant design engineer
  • Assistant engineer
  • Building services engineering senior technician
  • Building services engineering supervisor
  • Building services site technician
  • Electrical engineering senior technician
  • Infrastructure senior technician
  • Mechanical engineering senior technician
  • Senior bim technician
  • Senior construction technician
  • Senior design technician
  • Senior engineering technician
  • Senior mep technician
  • Senior revit technician
  • Senior site technician

View more information about Building services engineering senior technician (level 4) from the Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education.