Annual wage Competitive This pay rate is above National Minimum Wage Working week Monday - Friday, 9.00am - 5.00pm. Total hours per week: 37.0 Expected duration 4 Years Possible start date 01 Jul 2024 Date posted 19 Apr 2024 Apprenticeship level Degree Level 6 (Degree with honours) Reference number VAC1000246128 Positions 1 available What you will do in your working day The role is that of a learning role, where alongside your apprentice (Level 6) degree, you will also learn by way of hands-on experience by working on live fire engineering projects, and putting into practice the lessons you learn during your time at university Some key areas that you will perform are: Developing your understanding of fire engineering and the role of the fire engineer on projects ranging from inception through to practical completion and into the buildings’ operational life Developing your knowledge whilst working as part of a team within OFR to both understand and apply fire safety legislation and design guidance within the UK as a part of project delivery (for both our Design and Implementation Teams) Developing a range of skills to enable you to carry out fire engineering calculations including smoke modelling, evacuation analysis and computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling Enhance your knowledge to be able to identify the appropriate fixed fire protection systems to support fire engineering design solutions i.e. automatic fire detection, suppression systems, etc. Developing your communication and people skillset. This will actively support and enhance your ability to communicate with clients and internally across a range of skills, abilities and technical knowledge Developing an ability to influence and negotiate (this will follow on from above communication skillsets) Developing a practical knowledge of the construction, consultancy and property industry, including relative United Kingdom standards, guidelines and/or acceptable solutions Developing your knowledge of technical software (such as FDS, Brisk, Simulex etc.), and the Microsoft Office suite The training you will be getting Fire Safety Engineer (degree) Level 6 (Degree with honours). Training will be block release Training location University of Central Lancashire Preston Campus https://www.uclan.ac.uk/degree-apprenticeships/courses/fire-engineering-beng What to expect at the end of your apprenticeship Fire safety engineer within the business Requirements and prospects Desired skills and personal qualities Communication skills, IT skills, Organisation skills, Problem solving skills, Analytical skills, Team working, Initiative Qualifications GCSE or equivalent English (Grade 5) Essential GCSE or equivalent Maths (Grade 5) Essential A Level or equivalent Maths (Grade C or above) Essential A Level or equivalent Physics (Grade C or above) Essential Things to consider You may be required to work at various locations.