Apprentice Mechanical Engineer

About us…

Ingleton Wood is a value-led, people focussed practice providing clients with inspirational and practical design solutions; we exist to improve the communities in which we all live and work.

Originally established in 1935, we are a dynamic multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, providing a wide range of services across many industry sectors, including commercial, education, defence, residential and more.

We develop long term relationships with clients, adding value at every stage of development. We are one of a few medium-sized consultancies offering integrated design and technical expertise.

We have a nationwide presence with offices located across the UK. We plan to open further sites in the future to develop our national service.

busy but great fun, we work hard, and we play hard. There is a huge emphasis on teams and working collaboratively both professionally and socially.

We bring people together to improve the quality and sustainability of the built environment through our expert knowledge in delivering local solutions for global issues. A sentiment underpinned by our shared vision of solving global challenges one building at a time, and supported through our values;

✅ We are progressive

✅ We collaborate

✅ We support

✅ We take ownership

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• Opportunities for flexible and remote working – we understand a work life balance helps us all.
• Holiday entitlement of 25 days plus bank holidays with long service recognition and festive shutdown.
• Opportunities for personal and professional growth in a supportive environment including in-house coaching and mentoring.
• Competitive salaries with regular review and benchmarking to ensure fair pay. We are a real living wage employer.
• Competitive Company Pension Scheme.
• Health cash plan scheme.
• Professional membership support
• Family policies
• Great office team building events and fully expensed seasonal social events.
• Cycle to work Scheme.
• On-site parking facilities (excluding London office)
• Season Ticket Loan (if applicable)
• Death in service benefit.
• Early Finish incentives when the Practice targets are hit.
• Additional leave allocated for volunteering (up to 2 days).
• Health & Mental Wellness Programs.
• Employee Referral Scheme.
• Employee working groups

We are currently recruiting an Apprentice Mechanical Engineer into our Practice and are offering a place at LSBU (London Southbank University) for the Building Services Design Engineering Degree Apprenticeship.

We are a multi-award-winning private practice, renowned for offering excellent support and are seeking an ambitious, career-driven Apprentice Mechanical Engineer to join our team in Colchester.

The successful candidate will work alongside like-minded engineers and work to complete their degree, while gaining vital experience.

As a successful Apprentice Mechanical Engineer, you will accept advice and training in order to provide an efficient and effective service in the engineering design discipline in the built environment, to the Practice, and its clients. To accept direction with the view to be able to deliver, design, develop, plan, co-ordinate, supervise and project manage design schemes.

Please Note:

This role may be subject to Disclosure and Barring Service, Baseline Personnel Security Standard, Counter Terrorist Check, Security Check, or Developed Vetting clearance.

You will gradually take on more responsibility as your skills, knowledge, and confidence grow. The selected candidate will be expected to:

• Ensure all projects are completed to a high technical standard, on time and on budget.
• Carry out fee earning work, getting involved in design of schemes where appropriate and particularly where high-level technical expertise is required.
• Complete tasks as assigned by the team leader including assisting in the formation of sound engineering, providing cost effective solutions.
• Meet with clients to establish project brief and budget costs for client consideration.
• Draw up detailed specifications and drawings against client’s briefs.
• Review tenders received and prepare tender reports and…