Apprenticeships at Churchill Retirement
Apprenticeships are in our DNA here at Churchill. We have a track record of developing our apprentices from A level equivalent qualifications all the way to degree education if that is the path you want to take. Many of our senior leaders started out their working lives as apprentices, including our Chairman and CEO.
Why join an apprenticeship with Churchill Retirement?
We are a growing company and apprentices are an important part of our growth plans. We want to set you up for success, not only in your apprenticeship, but in your future career. So regardless of which apprenticeship you are taking with us, you can expect.
About the role
We’relooking for a Digital Engineering Apprentice to join our team in our offices at Bromsgrove in Worcestershire. As part of our team, you’ll have the opportunity
to help us deliver retirement living schemes. This role will be on a
multi-disciplinary basis and has an Architectural and Structural design bias.
You
will learn the digital skills used to develop our planning application and
technical project designs, creating Sketchup and AutoCAD models/drawings,
working with building engineering data, all whilst collaborating with a team of
Churchill Retirement Living’s Design and Construction professionals. Below is a
list of some of the activities you can expect to be doing when you join our
team:
your formal education at one of our local partner colleges, you will develop
your skills via on-the-job trainingwhilstworking
alongside other members of our team who will work with you day-to-day to provide
you with the support and guidance you need to progress your career.
Year 1
You’ll gain experience of working in the three core areas of design in the business on rotation during the first year. These being:
Year 2 & 3
During
these years there will be the opportunity to specialise in two of the areas
rotated during the first year.
Exposure
and overview understanding will be provided throughout the apprenticeship to
aide with studies and to enhance collaborative working practice.
Throughout your
apprenticeship, you’ll have access to our multi-disciplinary approach to design
and construction. You’ll also be able to learn through webinar training and
have the opportunity to receive knowledge and understanding of wider
construction disciplines, providing a respect and appreciation for this
enriching and diverse industry.
An apprenticeship with
Churchill Retirement Living also offers a professional, friendly and family
values working environment where vital ‘soft’ skills such as report writing,
communication, teamwork and effective and efficient working practices will be
developed.
What Qualification do I get?
You
will gain 3 qualifications as part of this programme:
Digital
Engineering Technician Apprenticeship
BTEC
level 3 in Construction and the Built Environment
NVQ
level 3 Diploma in Built Environment Design
What opportunities are there for progression?
If
you do well on this apprenticeship you could follow on to apprenticeship
qualifications at level 4, and degree level to further your career as an
Architect or Architectural Technologist or Structural Engineer
About you
To be successful in the role you will need to demonstrate the following:
Upon joining the programme you will need the following qualifications:
How you’ll be rewarded:
We have Excellent Colleague benefits including:
About Churchill
We’re a family-run, privately-owned business and we’re going places. We’re proud of what we do and the people we work with. We have ambitious growth plans for the future, now employing over 700 people and growing all the time.
We pride ourselves on building beautiful, quality, and purpose-built one and two bedroom apartments in desirable locations across the UK for those looking for an independent lifestyle in later life. Our developments are designed to take away all the hassle and fears that can be experienced by older people and provide security, peace of mind and independence.
We’ve won a host of awards; most recently we have been recognised by The Sunday Times as the 3rd Best Company to Work For and in 2016 we became the first ever retirement living specialist to have been named overall ‘Housebuilder of the Year’ by the WhatHouse? Awards
Next steps
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, click Apply for this job.
Selection Process: July 2023
Start Date: September 4th 2023
Please note, your details will be shared with our partner Learning Skills Partnership to check eligibility for the programme.
