Apprentice Fire Alarm Systems Estimating Designer

Summary

We are seeking a full time, permanent Apprentice Fire Design Engineer. You will be trained to design, Fire Alarms and other Life Safety detection and alarm systems. You will design, Estimating and project management of fire/life safety detection and alarm systems.

Wage

£16,640 for your first year, then could increase depending on your age

National Minimum Wage rate for apprentices

Annual review based on performance and college progress within the year

Training course

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

Hours

Monday to Friday (excluding Bank Holidays), 8.30am - 5.30pm.

40 hours a week

Start date

Monday 5 October 2026

Duration

3 years

Positions available

1

Work

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

What you'll do at work

This is an exciting and rewarding role for someone with a passion for engineering. Duties include:

• Design, Estimating and project management of fire/life safety detection and alarm systems
• Take instruction/training from other design team members
• Daily use of software including AutoCAD, Bluebeam Revu PDF and other design resources
• Providing excellent customer service and communications

Where you'll work

LLORET HOUSE
20 ULLSWATER CRESCENT
COULSDON
SURREY
CR5 2HR

Training

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Training provider

EAST SURREY COLLEGE

Training course

Construction design and build technician (level 4)

What you'll learn

Course contents

• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software
• Apply mathematical, statistical and data interpretation tools, using analytical and computational methods to interpret and solve technical, engineering and design problems.
• Interpret and compare performance information to choose compliant materials, components and parts.
• Select and use technical literature and other sources of information and data.
• Produce design and technical drawings, designs, and models, using analytical and computer-based software packages.
• Produce technical design solutions.
• Comply with industry standards, CDM, statutory regulation and legislation, policies, and codes of practice.
• Comply with health, safety and welfare regulations, standards and guidance.
• Complete risk assessments to identify, evaluate and mitigate risk.
• Apply principles of sustainable development and assess impact.
• Apply ethical and data security principles to design projects.
• Prepare written design reports.
• Interact with the operation and maintenance of a Common Data Environment CDE and ensure this maintains integrity and follows agreed protocols and that data security.
• Handle information including validating, managing, disseminating and storing throughout all stages of a project or asset.
• Identify design defects and solve problems to advise a compliant outcome, escalate issues or concerns.
• Apply quality assurance techniques.
• Use computer based software systems and packages to manage construction projects for example BIM tools, data analytics and databases.
• Conduct site inspections of designs and report findings.
• Comply with sustainability regulations, standards, and guidance including the management and designing out of waste.
• Optimise energy use through design of efficient fabric, passive and active design solutions, low energy lighting, building controls, energy performance.
• Optimise site potential and building space.
• Communicate with internal and external stakeholders using sector specific terminology.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders.
• Apply project management techniques. For example: project budgets, estimating, cost control, cost forecasting, and investment appraisal.
• Interpret and extract relevant information from drawings, specifications and work instructions including BIM, and other task specific modelling software

Training schedule

3 year apprenticeship scheme 40 hours per week, 830am-530pm based in our head office Coulsdon Surrey. Formal training Construction design and build technician (level 4) weekly day release to East Surrey College, Redhill.

Additional product training shall be provided by the manufacturer's of the specialist product we use. 

All business travel and expenses re-imbursed.

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 2)
• Maths (grade 2)

Share if you have other relevant qualifications and industry experience. The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect what you already know.

Skills

• Communication skills
• IT skills
• Attention to detail
• Problem solving skills
• Administrative skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative
• Initiative
• Interest/passion engineering
• Maintaining deadlines

Other requirements

Working in a busy office and occasional visits to construction sites or other client premises, for the purposes of surveys or meetings, with senior designers.