Building Services Engineering Apprentice

Your role at a glance

As the Building Services Engineering Apprentice, you will be part of the LON1 Operations team, reporting to the Data Center Manager. This is an exciting opportunity to grow your career in the dynamic Data Center industry. You will gain hands on experience and knowledge of data center best practice including hardware management, installations, implementation, support and monitoring. This role will have 80% on the job training and 20% college attendance at a local college enabling the attainment of a recognized qualification.

Key Responsibilities:

• You will review designs and installation controls for heating and ventilation systems and understand how to operate and control.
• You will ensure works meet building regulations, conform to health and safety requirements and approved codes of practice.
• You will work with health and safety teams, to learn to assess and control risks, to recognise and report hazards and help find solutions to align with site safety culture.
• You will coordinate the work of technicians and craftspeople and support with commissioning, organizing and assessing the work of contractors
• You will assess the life cycle of buildings and their component services to minimize resources consumed and the impact on the environment to promote continuous improvement by using market intelligence and best practice
• You will use a sound, evidence-based approach to problem solving to develop building services engineering design solutions which maintain and enhance the quality of the environment and community and meet client, financial and safety objectives
• You ll also focus on sustainability including the dynamic thermal performance of buildings, energy resources, combined heat and power, wind power generation and lighting and electrical systems
• You will review plant operations to ensure their optimum operation.
• You will assist with installation and maintenance work and ensure standards are met in line with our drive towards operational excellence.
• You will estimate costs, present ideas, and produce progress reports for CAPEX works.
• You will learn expected incident responses, contribute towards incident reporting, RCAs and lessons learned to ensure a culture of continuous improvement.
• You will ensure you have a good understanding of company processes and operating systems and ensure work tasks are documented accurately.

Your Profile:

• Interest in the data center environment, and specifically either IT, network, security or mechanical and/or electrical engineering
• Good communication skills and ability to work well as part of a team (internally and externally)
• Computer literacy, comfortable with MS Office 365
• Enthusiastic, eager to learn, pro-active, strong sense of ownership, determined and flexible to adapt to a dynamic environment and demand from the client or supervisor
• Proven ability to navigate and learn quickly in ambiguity
• A Level EEE - Must include Mathematics and preferably a Science in either Chemistry or Physics (UCAS points: 48)
• T-level (Pass or above) in Construction: Design, Surveying and Planning. (UCAS points: 72)
• BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma MPP in an Engineering subject area or Construction and Built Environment area (Must include Mathematics and Further Mathematics) (UCAS points: 64)
• BTEC Level 3 National Diploma MM in an Engineering subject area, with a minimum of merit in Mathematics and Further Mathematics. (UCAS points: 64)
• Building Services Engineering Technician level 3 apprenticeship MP (UCAS points: 48) alongside grade Pass or Distinction at EPA
• Any other technical qualifications awarded with UCAS points at a similar level supported by substantial relevant work experience
• Applicants must hold 5 GCSEs A-C including Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).
• To undergo full security checks to BS7858:2019 standard

Further Details:

Location: LON1 in Dagenham.

Education level: Bachelor level

Positions available: 1

Start date: 1st September 2026

Duration of the apprenticeship: 78 months (6 years and 6 months)

Working week: Monday Friday, 42.5 hours per week / One day at London South Bank University

At least 18 years by September 2026 of age

After Successful Completion of Your Apprenticeship:

Your knowledge should encompass:

First principles relating to the operation and maintenance of appropriate plant and equipment

Relevant industry health and safety standards, regulations, and environmental and regulatory requirements

Maintenance and operational practices, processes and procedures covering a range of plant and equipment

The relevant engineering theories and principles related to the occupation

Who we are

As the third largest data center provider, we operate over 150 data centers in more than 20 countries and regions. We understand that every business large and small has its own unique needs and goals. We offer local-to-global data center expertise, aligned with our connected platform of AI-ready data centers to create solutions that enable our clients to seamlessly scale their digital businesses, anywhere and anytime.