MEP Apprentice Engineering Technician

Civic is a team of system thinkers in the built environment, creating positive impact for people, places and the planet.

We want our work to have a positive impact on the environment — helping people to live healthier, happier lives while respecting natural limits. We build without destroying, explore without exploiting, and seek to reuse rather than just consume. Above all, we listen, learn, and aim to create a lasting legacy.

Thriving together, today we have a team of over 200 members working across the UK, all united by our creative belief, bringing art and science together to solve problems. Our award-winning practice has studios in Manchester, London, Leeds, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Dublin.

Join us as an Apprentice Engineering Technician in our Building Services/MEP and Sustainability team support the engineering team in the design, development, installation, and maintenance of building services systems and assessing the environmental impact they have on the built environment. This includes gaining practical experience and technical knowledge while working towards a formal qualification through your apprenticeship programme.

You will have the opportunity to work alongside industry experts with a variety of engineering and consultancy skills to provide integrated coordinated designs with high profile private and public-sector clients and collaborators within an award winning system thinking multi specialist practice.

Key elements of the job

As an Apprentice Engineering Technician, you will be contributing to:

Design and Technical Support

• Assist in the preparation of engineering drawings, plans, and specifications under supervision.
• Carry out basic calculations and support the development of mechanical, electrical, public health (MEP) and low carbon systems.
• Learn to use engineering and design software (e.g., AutoCAD, Revit, BIM tools).
• Participate in developing sustainable and energy-efficient building services solutions.

Site and Project Support 

• Attend site visits with senior engineers to support inspections, surveys, and monitoring of installations.
• Record site information and assist in reporting on project progress and technical issues.
• Observe and apply health and safety requirements during all site and office-based tasks.

Collaboration and Communication 

• Work as part of a system thinking team, supporting coordination between design consultants, contractors, mixed specialisms and suppliers.
• Take part in team meetings and technical workshops.
• Communicate effectively with internal colleagues and external stakeholders.
• Join in with team and company social events and collaboration.

     Learning and Development 

• Follow the apprenticeship training plan, including attending college or training centre as required.
  Apply learning from coursework to practical tasks in the workplace.
• Keep a log of training, experience, and development progress to meet apprenticeship standards.

    Your apprenticeship

• Full‑time role with 1 day per week at university and 4 days in practice.
• Apply learning from coursework to practical tasks in the workplace.
• Keep a log of training, experience, and development progress to meet apprenticeship standards.

Competencies

• A levels (or equivalent) in Mathematics and Physical Sciences
• 5 GCSEs including Math and English (grade 4 and above)
• Clear written and verbal communication.
• Strong attention to detail and visual/graphical skills.
• Confidence with IT and digital tools.
• A collaborative mindset and willingness to learn.

Is this you?

The ideal candidate will be collaborative, curious, ingenious, helpful, and passionate about the built environment and making a positive impact for people, planet and place. 

Our commitment to DEI

Civic is made up of brilliant people. Each of us is unique, whether in terms of our background, personal characteristics, experience, skills or motivations. And we value our people for the differences they bring to the table. These differences - this diversity - is powerful.

Nurturing an inclusive culture helps each of us to benefit from a wider range of these different perspectives, experiences and skills. We believe that this creates a happier, more productive working environment for us all.

We encourage applications from individuals who bring diverse perspectives and are passionate about contributing to an equitable and respectful work environment.

💰A fair and competitive salary, taking into consideration market rates and your experience level

🫶Flexibility. Our core hours are between 10:30am-4:30pm, with an early Friday finish!

⚖️Hybrid working. Most of our full-time employees come into the studio 3 days a week

🌴Generous holidays! 26 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time employees). An extra day when you reach 3 years’ service, and another at 5 years!

🌞Holiday options. Buy or sell a week of holiday each year, or create a sabbatical pot by banking a week’s holiday for 3 years to take a month off on year 4!

👪 Enhanced Family Leave. Enhanced maternity, paternity, adoption, shared parental and neonatal care leave pay, plus 2 days paid dependency leave and 1 weeks paid carers leave

🌱Wellbeing support. Mental health first aider support, mindfulness sessions and access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

🩹Health benefits. Life Assurance, Health Care Cash Plan, Gym discounts and free Eye tests

🤒Sick Pay. 4 weeks enhanced sick leave, plus 2 mental wellness days

⭐DEI network. An established Equity, Diversity and Inclusion network with regular team activities, plus 2 days of paid volunteering leave each year to support causes close to your heart

💡 Professional Development. Paid professional memberships, 2 days paid study leave (+ extra for exams), Chartership Preparation Courses, Chartership completion bonus, in-house ‘Civic Academy’ training, Management Development Programmes and a Mentorship programme for all employees

💷Financial benefits. Access to our HMRC friendly Workplace Nursery scheme, plus enrolment to our workplace pension scheme

🚆Sustainable travel. Season Ticket Loans & National Rail Cards, plus two salary sacrifice cycle to work schemes and cycling facilities at all our studios (showers, bike racks etc).