Commissioning Apprentice

You will gain job-specific training and experience and will join a team that is committed to providing highly competitive design, build and maintain solutions for our customers in the data centre,  pharmaceutical and life science markets. 

The Commissioning Apprentices will work alongside Mechanical and Electrical Engineers to gain hands-on experience and site-based learning at a data centre project. 

The successful candidates will attend college to study the Engineering Manufacturing Technician L4 apprenticeship focusing on plant commissioning, isolation and testing, plant preparation, plant start-up and shut down, monitoring and controlling plant and dealing with critical operational problems. 

Whilst on site, you will learn the 5 steps of data centre commissioning and gain knowledge of building services systems.  

Working alongside an experienced team, the key tasks you will be involved in are:

Attending workshops and participating in as many learning opportunities as possible. Assisting within the commissioning department, but also learning about other aspects of the company. Assisting engineers in commissioning and testing various systems according to project specifications. Completing all tests, presentations, and other required evaluations. Collaborate with project teams to identify and resolve issues during the commissioning phase. Working in the project office and on site and travelling to other projects when required. Quality Assurance and Quality Control Training. Tasks such as installation inspections, reviewing test results and collating test documents. Taking ownership and responsibility. Be aware of health and safety requirements in all aspects of the role.

Training:

The Engineering Manufacturing Technician Level 4 apprenticeship will be studied via day release at Uxbridge College over 36-42 months.

Upon completion you will achieve a BTEC Level 4 Higher National Certificate in Engineering and be eligible for IET / Eng Tech and IMechE / Eng Tech professional recognition.

Training Outcome:

Upon completion of the apprenticeship, a diverse and exciting career awaits. Progression routes could include, amongst others: senior technical engineering, project management, or specialised design roles. The apprenticeship provides a foundation in mission-critical infrastructure, setting the stage for roles in a sector experiencing high demand for talent.

Employer Description:

Equans Data Centers is a strategic data centre partner. We deliver the whole data centre, providing full general contracting for hyperscaler and colocation data centre projects across Europe, through a single point of contact.

Leveraging Bouygues Energies & Services and Equans' experiences, we provide expertise in construction and engineering, global standardisation, precision localisation and total control of the supply chain. This enables us to deliver data centres with the best possible quality, speed to delivery and high repeatability and scalability - to realise client needs for cost transparency, low risk, continual availability, innovation and certainty of planning and outcomes.

With more than 1,200 highly skilled employees across 8 European countries, Equans Data Centres has delivered over 400,000m2 of data halls, exceeding 640MW of IT space for major data centres providers such as VIRTUS Data Centers, Digital Reality, Equinix, Vantage Data Centers, Stack Infrastructure, Data4 and many others.

Working Hours :
Monday to Friday 8am-5pm.

Skills:
Communication skills,IT skills,Attention to detail,Organisation skills,Customer care skills,Problem solving skills,Administrative skills,Number skills,Analytical skills,Team working