BEng (Hons) Building Services & Sustainable Engineering Building Services Design Engineer – Degree Apprenticeship

University of Lancashire

Our Building Services and Sustainable Engineering Degree Apprenticeship looks at the comfort and safety of people inside buildings, plus energy use and conservation. Learn how to design, install and maintain the services in a building.

Engineers work closely with architects to design a healthy indoor environment and promote comfortable thermal, aural and visual conditions in buildings.

You’ll consider acoustics, health and safety, heating, lighting, power and supply, and security. Sustainability issues will place you at the cutting edge of designing, developing and managing the new technologies that help to keep a building’s carbon emissions low.

Why study with us

• Located within one of the most intense engineering and manufacturing areas in the UK, our £35m Engineering Innovation Centre provides an integrated space for teaching, research and work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners. 
• Engineering at the University of Central Lancashire is ranked in the UK's top 20 according to the Complete University Guide 2020.
• Learn how to use your knowledge of fundamental engineering principles, such as mechanics, materials, and computer-aided design, to analyse and design buildings that promote healthy, comfortable, safe, productive and sustainable indoor conditions.

Why choose a Degree Apprenticeship?

With a Degree Apprenticeship you get a great qualification and a career boost. It’s the perfect opportunity to develop your skills and knowledge through work-based learning, as you earn.

You’ll grow and nurture your talent through the forward-thinking businesses we collaborate with to offer a Degree Apprenticeship.

Who is this course for?

We are looking for able and motivated, high-calibre students from within UK or overseas. This course will equip you with a thorough understanding of building services design and engineering principles and practices.

Building Services Design Engineers manage a team of engineers and technicians, collaborating with other construction professionals to design the various services found in buildings and infrastructure projects.

You will explore renewable and emerging technologies, energy management, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, drainage, lighting, power, water services, building management systems, life-safety systems, communications and building transportation, eg lifts in the context of new builds and refurbishment.

You’ll consider business, client and end user needs while working within financial and safety constraints. And you’ll employ current and emerging technologies to produce innovative solutions for development, manufacture and construction.

Professional qualifications

On completion, you will have fully satisfied the requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer by the relevant professional engineering institution.

Future careers and job roles

Our Building Services and Sustainable Engineering, BEng (Hons) - Degree Apprenticeship readies you for progression to senior positions with consultants or contractors engaged in Building Services Engineering and Energy Management.

Pursue a career in a technical department of government or semi-government institutions where building energy management is a major concern.

Specialisms related to building services and sustainable engineering include electrical engineering, façade engineering, mechanical engineering, public health, and sustainable and renewable energy.