Apprentice Project Engineer - Controls - Liverpool

Summary

Join Johnson Controls and dive into the world of building management system technology! We’re talking all the complex software and hardware that controls the electrical and mechanical systems within a building. These systems control lighting, security, fire safety, HVAC and can help reduce emissions and increase efficiency.

Wage

£16,640 a year

All equipment

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Access to Company pension scheme

Training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

Hours

Days to be be confirmed, between the hours of 08.30 - 16:30, or as per business needs.

37 hours 30 minutes a week

Start date

Tuesday 1 September 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

• You'll deliver BMS projects for industrial, commercial, and residential markets
• Consulting with clients to enhance their buildings, reduce running costs and emissions, and improve overall performance
• You'll gain a solid understanding of the main areas our systems interact with, including HVAC controls, Mechanical, Electrical, and Building Services Systems
• Your mentor will guide you in fundamental BMS engineering principles, teaching you innovative methods to lower energy costs, reduce emissions, and improve building efficiency
• You'll create detailed project plans and, for various systems, ensuring compliance with industry and legislative standards
• Visit a wide variety of customer’s sites and businesses — no two days are the same! You must be a confident driver

Where you'll work

Philharmonic Hall
Hope Street
Liverpool
L1 9BP

Training

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

Training provider

TRAIN'D UP RAILWAY RESOURCING LIMITED

Training course

Project controls technician (level 3)

What you'll learn

• Develop work breakdown and coding structures to meet the scope laid out in the projects’ technical information and specification, ensuring that the controls will monitor project progress and performance accurately.
• Manage data: source, retrieve, check, edit, format, record and analyse data – using it to create relevant time, cost and resource reports.
• Estimate: develop cost estimates for defined scopes of work, create appropriate benchmarks, analyse quotes from sub- contractors and suppliers, and input to tenders and the early stages of projects.
• Schedule and plan: break down the scope into activities to create a logical linked control schedule to input to the development of outline and integrated plans and baseline schedules; identify critical milestones; gather accurate progress data for controlling the schedule; and monitor progress.
• Cost engineer and control: prepare control budgets, carry out cost control activities, gather and interpret cost data, monitor progress on a regular basis, interpret trends and forecasts; keep in line with contractual requirements, maintain baselines; ensure accurate reporting and control.
• Monitor progress/performance and analyse data: associated with milestones, schedules, progress, manpower, resource and costs; undertake earned value analysis, create progress reports and identify variances from plan and likely consequences if no corrective action is taken.
• Use computer based technology: model potential trends and resource use etc. using the right software package for the right task.
• Problem solve: recommend early corrective actions to reduce variances, identify issues and risks, present and maintain related action plans and contingencies.
• Effectively communicate: with good interpersonal skills and share the right information with the right people in an appropriate format to enable effective project control.
• Input to project closeout: generate key benchmarks and outturns including lessons learnt.
• Observe and apply professional ethics, and maintain a duty of care.
• Apply safety in the context of the role: comply with relevant national and international health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Work in accordance with company management systems, policies and procedures: especially those relating to quality, data security, risk, change and document management.

Training schedule

• You will be enroled in a Level 3 Project Control Technician qualification
• You will have a weekly remote day release to meet your college requirements with other JCI apprentices

Requirements

Essential qualifications

GCSE in:

• English (grade 5)
• Maths (grade 5)

Other in:

FULL UK Driving Licence (grade FULL)

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
• Organisation skills
• Problem solving skills
• Number skills
• Analytical skills
• Logical
• Team working
• Creative

Other requirements

You will be based out of our Manchester office and a client office in Liverpool. You may be required to travel all over the UK, specifically in the North and Midlands areas. You need to be flexible to travel and stay away from home.