Building Services Engineering Design Apprentice

Support the production of mechanical design drawings using AutoCAD or Revit (with training) Assist with mechanical calculations such as heating and cooling loads, pipe sizing, and airflow Learn to use software tools like Excel and AutoCAD under guidance Help prepare technical schedules and equipment specifications. Attend internal project meetings and take notes or assist with documentation Shadow engineers during site visits and surveys
Research products, standards, or solutions to support the design process Keep your learning record up to date and participate in apprenticeship training

Training:
Standard workweek (e.g., 37.5 - 40 hours) One day a week at the City of Liverpool College

Training Outcome:

Design Engineer

Employer Description:
At Kimpton, we’ve been delivering M&E infrastructure and HVAC services across Liverpool since 1963. Our clients include Merseyside’s largest employers across every sector including Unilever, Walkers Crisps, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Radisson and Hilton Hotels, Kraft Heinz, Daresbury Laboratories, Liverpool Hope University and we look after the entire M&S Bank Arena – the hosts of Eurovision 2023. We installed the entire water and gas pipe network at Liverpool One, a 1.65million sq ft open-air complex of 170 stores, bars and restaurants, cinema and hotel – one of Europe’s leading retail and leisure destinations. We’re carrying out a £9m upgrade and refurbishment of the HVAC systems and offices throughout The Capital Building on the Strand, the largest Grade A office space in Liverpool, housing The Home Office and Crown Commercial Services. We installed the HVAC systems for Paul McCartney when he created LIPA in 1995 and at The Philharmonic Hall on Hope Street when it was refurbished in 1994. We’ve maintained both buildings ever since. It's because we have always been innovators in HVAC, and this thinking continues to the present day. For many, Heat Pump technology is new, but here at Kimpton, we installed our first heat pumps back in the 1970’s for Walkers Crisps and Golden Wonder. They were used to keep stocks of potatoes fresh and dry and were an innovative technology that would go on to save many £000’s in fuel costs and even more in carbon saving. We have continued to be at the forefront of heat pump system design and have gained many years of expertise in their design and installation since those early days. This culture of innovation has led to the delivery of two other UK firsts in renewable technology – we designed and installed the UK’s first tidal water source heat pumps in open sea at Plas Newydd, Anglesey for the National Trust and installed one of the UK’s first Transpired Solar Collectors with TATA steel at the SBEC Building on Deeside.

Working Hours :
Standard workweek: 8:30am to 5.00pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Problem solving skills,Number skills,Team working,Initiative