Apprentice Building Services Design Engineer Review
at Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP
Degree Apprenticeship
Construction
Euston
Review Submitted: May 2023
Overall Rating
4.7 /5
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Overview of Role
Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
We have regular meetings where we discuss goals, aims and how well we achieved, or didn't, last meeting's goals and aims. This is a good example of how TB+A is investing in us to promote career development. If there is anything relevant I want to see or do, I am confident TB+A would arrange it.
These are just a couple examples of the opportunities offered to me by TB+A.
Skills Development
Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
Apart from software's other skills I have developed are building interpersonal relationships through working as part of a team or taking the lead in the design and delegating tasks to my team.
My time management has improved by managing workloads and deadlines for university and work simultaneously.
My ability to learn has been developed and is always tested as we are part of a constantly changing professional environment with changing regulations and ethical codes of conduct.
I have visited active building sites we are involved in the design for, here I am able to learn and action best health and safety practices like wearing full PPE if required.
Structure and Support
How well organised/structured is your programme?
The workload can be a lot, but this should be expected as it is a course where you will work at the same time as studying for a degree.
The associated training provider, London South Bank University, was definitely less organised than TB+A, but support available at TB+A was able to inform us on things that LSBU may not have been clear on.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
As a result the support has greatly improved.
Support available from TB+A for all other aspects of work including technical support, or personal support are always available. I have a personal mentor, a line manager who I have reviews with. We also have a dedicated mental health specialist available to talk to.
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
As a result the support has greatly improved.
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
We also often have internal team social events where we do activities in the evening (like bowling for example) or visit the pub or play rounders or just walk at the local parks as a team. We are involved in a yearly industry 5 a side football tournament also.
Man of my colleagues share interests with me including golf, snooker and squash so I play these sports with colleagues outside of work sometimes.
Recommendations & Advice
Would you recommend Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP to a friend?
Why?
I feel like my career development is ahead of the curve as a result of the support and training provided at TB+A.
My responsibilities are increasing at a rate I feel I deserve, and importantly I also feel like I get the recognition I deserve for doing well.
The sense of proudness I get from visiting sites I have had an input into designing is rewarding.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Troup Bywaters + Anders LLP?
Usually building services and the associated jobs of designing them are split into two disciplines, electrical and mechanical. At the same time be aware that holistically building services design is a lot to learn and people often choose specialisms in particular parts like only lighting for example.